List of scales and modes

Nerk scales

Every heptatonic scale that doesn't contain consecutive half-steps. These scales occupy the Neo-Rimsky-Korsakovian (NeRK) space.

Church modes

• Ionian
• Dorian
• Phrygian
• Lydian
• Mixolydian
• Aeolian
• Locrian

Mode	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Name	Ionian Aka. Major	Dorian	Phrygian	Lydian	Mixolydian	Aeolian Aka. Minor	Locrian
Notes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7	1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7	1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
Intervals	W-W-H-W-W-W-H	W-H-W-W-W-H-W	H-W-W-W-H-W-W	W-W-W-H-W-W-H	W-W-H-W-W-H-W	W-H-W-W-H-W-W	H-W-W-H-W-W-W

Melodic minor modes

• Athenian
• Cappadocian
• Asgardian
• Arcadian
• Olympian
• Sisyphean
• Palamidian

Mode	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Name	Athenian Aka. Melodic Minor, Ascending Melodic Minor.	Cappadocian Aka. Dorian b2.	Asgardian Aka. Lydian Augmented, Lydian #5.	Arcadian Aka. Lydian Dominant, Lydian b7, Mixolydian #4.	Olympian Aka. Mixolydian b6.	Sisyphean Aka. Half Diminished, Locrian #2, Aeolian b5.	Palamidian Aka. Altered Scale, Super Locrian, Locrian b4.
Notes	1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7	1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7	1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7	1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7	1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
Intervals	W-H-W-W-W-W-H	H-W-W-W-W-H-W	W-W-W-W-H-W-H	W-W-W-H-W-H-W	W-W-H-W-H-W-W	W-H-W-H-W-W-W	H-W-H-W-W-W-W

Harmonic minor modes

• Appalachian
• Adonian
• Thesian
• Paralydian
• Herculean
• Calliopean
• Morphean

Mode	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Name	Appalachian Aka. Harmonic Minor, Aeolian ♮7	Adonian Aka. Locrian ♮6, Javanese ♭5	Thesian Aka. Ionian ♯5, Augmented Major	Paralydian Aka. Dorian #11, Dorian #4, Romanian Minor, Arabic Nikriz, Mi Sheberakh, Altered Dorian	Herculean Aka. Phrygian Dominant, Hijaz, Double Harmonic Major ♭7, Mixolydian ♭2 ♭6, Freygish	Calliopean Aka. Lydian ♯2	Morphean Aka. Super Locrian 𝄫7, Ultra Locrian, Altered Diminished
Notes	1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7	1 2 3 4 ♯5 6 7	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7	1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 6 7	1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7
Intervals	W-H-W-W-H-3H-H	H-W-W-H-3H-H-W	W-W-H-3H-H-W-H	W-H-3H-H-W-H-W	H-3H-H-W-H-W-W	3H-H-W-H-W-W-H	H-W-H-W-W-H-3H

Harmonic major modes

• Laramidian
• Dolorian
• Plummetian
• Morossian
• Sangarian
• Empyrean
• Phobetorian

Mode	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Name	Laramidian Aka. Ionian ♭6	Dolorian Aka. Dorian-Locrian, Dorian ♭5	Plummetian Aka. Phrygian ♭4	Morossian Aka. Diminished Lydian, Lydian ♭3	Sangarian Aka. Mixolydian ♭2	Empyrean Aka. Asgardian ♯2, Lydian ♯2 ♯5	Phobetorian Aka. Locrian 𝄫7
Notes	1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 7	1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7	1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 5 ♭6 ♭7	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7	1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7	1 ♯2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7
Intervals	W-W-H-W-H-3H-H	W-H-W-H-3H-H-W	H-W-H-3H-H-W-W	W-H-3H-H-W-W-H	H-3H-H-W-W-H-W	3H-H-W-W-H-W-H	H-W-W-H-W-H-3H