List of scales and modes

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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

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. 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

Other non-cluster scales

Most scales that don't contain clusters (two consecutive semitones)

Whole

Whole-half

Half-whole

Augmented-half

Half-augmented

Mode I II
Name Whole-half Aka. Whole-half diminished Half-whole Aka. Half-whole Diminished
Notes 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 1 ♭2 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7
Intervals W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W
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