Name |
Symbol |
Alt.
Symbol (best first) |
Notes |
Note
numbers |
Scales (in order of fit). |
C major (triad) |
C |
Cmaj, CM (not good) | C E G |
1 3 5 |
Ion, Mix, Lyd, MajPent, MajBlu, DoHar, HarmMaj,
RagPD, DomPent |
C 6 |
C6 |
C E G A |
1 3 5 6 |
Ion, MajPent, MajBlu, Lyd, Mix | |
C major 7 |
C∆ |
Cmaj7, CM7 (not good) | C E G B | 1 3 5 7 | Ion, Lyd, DoHar, RagPD, MajPent |
C major 9 |
C∆9 |
Cmaj9 |
C E G B D |
1 3 5 7 9 | Ion, Lyd, MajPent |
C 7 (or dominant 7th) | C7 |
CM7 (not good) | C E G Bb |
1 3 5 b7 |
Mix, LyDom, PhrDom, DomPent, RagCha, ComDim, MajPent, MajBlu, Blues |
C 9 |
C9 |
C E G Bb D |
1 3 5 b7 9 | Mix, LyDom, RagCha, DomPent, MajPent, MajBlu, Blues | |
C 7 sharp 9 |
C7#9 |
C7+9, C7alt. |
C E G Bb D# | 1 3 5 b7 #9 | ComDim, Blues |
C 7 flat 9 |
C7b9 |
C7alt. |
C E G Bb Db | 1 3 5 b7 b9 | ComDim, PhrDom |
C 7 flat 5 |
C7b5 |
C E Gb Bb | 1 3 b5 b7 | Whole, LyDom, SupLoc, Blues | |
C 7 sharp 11 | C7#11 | Bb+/C |
C E G Bb D F# |
1 3 5 b7 9 #11 |
LyDom |
C 13 |
C 13 |
C9 add 13 |
C E G Bb D A | 1 3 5 b7 9 13 |
Mix, LyDom, DomPent, MajBlu, Blues |
C minor (triad) | Cm | C-, Cmin | C Eb G |
1 b3 5 | Dor, Aeo, Phr, HarmMin, MelMin, DoHarMin, MinPent, Ukdor, Blues, Pelog |
C minor 7 |
Cm7 |
Cmin7, C-7 |
C Eb G Bb | 1 b3 5 b7 |
Dor, Aeo, Phr, MinPent, UkDor, Blues |
C minor major 7 |
Cm∆ |
Cm maj7, C- maj7 |
C Eb G B | 1 b3 5 7 |
HarmMin, MelMin, DoHarMin |
C minor 6 |
Cm6 |
C-6 |
C Eb G A | 1 b3 5 6 |
Dor, MelMin |
C minor 9 | Cm9 |
C-9 |
C Eb G Bb D |
1 b3 5 b7 9 |
Dor, Aeo, MinPent |
C diminished (triad) | Cº |
Cdim |
C Eb Gb |
1 b3 b5 |
Loc, Dim, ComDim, SupLoc |
C diminished 7 | Cº7 |
Cdim7 |
C Eb Gb A(Bbb) |
1 b3 b5 6(bb7) |
Dim |
C half diminished |
Cø |
Cm7b5 |
C Eb Gb Bb |
1 b3 b5 b7 |
Half diminished, Loc |
C augmented (triad) | C+ |
Caug |
C E G# |
1 3 #5 |
Whole, SupLoc, LydAug, RagPD, Aug |
C augmented major 7 |
C+∆ |
Caug maj7 |
C E G# B | 1 3 #5 7 |
LydAug, RagPD, Aug |
C augmented 7 |
C+7 |
Caug7 |
C E G# Bb | 1 3 #5 b7 |
Whole, SupLoc |
C augmented 7 sharp 9 |
C+7#9 |
Caug7#9 |
C E G# Bb D# | 1 3 #5 b7 #9 |
SupLoc |
C suspended 4 |
Csus4 |
Csus |
C F G |
1 4 5 |
Ion, Mix (avoid 3) |
C 7 suspended 4 | C7sus4 |
C7sus |
C F G Bb |
1 4 5 b7 |
Mix (avoid 3) |
C 11 |
C11 |
Bb/C |
C Bb D F |
1 b7 9 11 |
Mix (avoid 3) |
C 6 suspended 2 sharp 11 |
D/C |
C6sus2#11, Dmaj/C |
C D F# A |
1 2 #4 6 |
Lyd, LyDom, UkDor |
Name |
Abbrev. |
Alt. names |
Notes in C |
Note
numbers |
Intervals |
Chords (in order of fit). |
Ionian |
Ion | Major |
C D E F G A B |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
2212221 |
C, C6, C∆, C∆9, Csus4 |
Dorian |
Dor |
Jazz minor | C D Eb F G A Bb | 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 |
2122212 |
Cm7, Cm9, Cm, Cm6 |
Phrygian |
Phr |
C Db Eb F G Ab Bb | 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
1222122 |
Cm, Cm7 |
|
Lydian |
Lyd |
C D E F# G A B | 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 |
2221221 |
C, C6, C∆, C∆9 | |
Mixolydian |
Mix |
Dominant 7th |
C D E F G A Bb | 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 |
2212212 |
C, C6, C7, C9, C11, C13, Csus7 |
Aeolian | Aeo |
Natural minor |
C D Eb F G Ab Bb | 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 | 2122122 |
Cm, Cm7, Cm9 |
Locrian |
Loc |
C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 | 1221222 |
Cº, Cø |
|
Harmonic Minor (HM1) |
HarmMin |
C D Eb F G Ab B | 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 | 2122131 |
Cm, Cm∆ |
|
Ukranian Dorian (HM4) |
UkDor |
Romanian minor, Misheberak, Raga Saugandh | C D Eb #F G A Bb |
1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7 |
2131212 |
Cm, Cm7 |
Phrygian Dominant (HM5) |
PhrDom |
Freygish, Hijaz, Spanish, Gypsy |
C Db E F G Ab Bb |
1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 | 1312122 |
C7, C7b9 |
Melodic Minor (MM1) |
MelMin |
Melodic Minor ascending |
C D Eb F G A B | 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 | 2122221 |
Cm, Cm6, Cm∆, |
Lydian Augmented (MM3) |
LydAug |
C D E F# G# A B |
1 2 3 #4 #5 6 7 |
2222121 |
C+∆ | |
Lydian Dominant (MM4) |
LyDom |
Harmonics Scale, "The Simpsons" |
C D E F# G A Bb |
1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 |
2221212 |
C7, C9, C7b5, C7#11, C13 |
Raga Charukeshi (MM5) |
RagCha |
C D E F G Ab Bb |
1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7 |
2212122 |
C7, C9 |
|
Super Locrian (MM7) |
SupLoc |
Diminished Whole tone, Altered |
C Db Eb E F# G# Bb |
1 b2 b3 3 #4 #5 b7 |
1212222 |
C+, C+7 |
Double Harmonic (DH1) |
DoHar |
Raga Bhairav, "Misirlou" | C Db E F G Ab B | 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7 | 1312131 |
C, C∆ |
Double Harmonic Minor (DH4) | DoHarMin |
Hungarian Minor, Maqam Nawa Athar |
C D Eb F# G Ab B |
1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7 |
2131131 |
Cm, Cm∆ |
Harmonic Major |
HarmMaj |
C D E F G Ab B |
1 2 3 4 5 b6 7 | 2212131 |
C, C∆, |
|
Raga Puriya Daneshri |
RagPD |
"Pash Crush", Purvi Thaat |
C Db E F# G Ab B |
1 b2 3 #4 5 b6 7 | 1321131 |
C, C∆, C+∆ |
Whole tone |
Whole |
C D E F# Ab Bb |
1 2 3 #4 b6 b7 | 222222 |
C+, C+7, C7b5, C9(no 5) |
|
Diminished |
Dim |
Whole step/half Step |
C D Eb F Gb Ab A B | 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7 |
21212121 |
Cº |
Combination Diminished |
ComDim |
Half step/whole step, Altered |
C Db Eb E F# G A Bb | 1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7 |
12121212 |
C7, C7#9, C7b9, Cº |
Augmented Scale |
Aug |
3-1 scale [Note: Try 1-3 too!] |
C D# E G Ab B |
1 #2 3 5 b6 7 |
313131 |
C+, C+∆, C, C∆ |
Major Pentatonic |
MajPent |
C D E G A |
1 2 3 5 6 |
22323 |
C, C6, C∆, C∆9, C7, |
|
Dominant Pentatonic |
DomPent |
African Pentatonic |
C D E G Bb |
1 2 3 5 b7 |
22332 |
C, C7, C9, C13 |
Minor Pentatonic |
MinPent |
C Eb F G Bb |
1 b3 4 5 b7 | 32232 |
Cm, Cm7, Cm9 |
|
Pelog Pentatonic |
Pelog |
Phrygian Pentatonic, Indian Pentatonic* |
C Db Eb G Ab |
1 b2 b3 5 b6 |
12414 |
Cm |
Blues Scale |
Blues |
Minor Blues |
C Eb F F# G Bb |
1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 |
321132 |
Cm, Cm7, C7#9, C7, C9, C13, C7b5 |
Major Blues Scale |
MajBlu |
C D Eb E G A |
1 2 b3 3 5 6 |
211323 |
C, C6, C7, C9, C13 |
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