Reference

Modes

Scale modes by pitch-class set — names and alternate names, from pentatonic through heptatonic.

modes

7-note

9-note

8-note

6-note

5-note

	pcs	steps	names	inv	shift
▶ 7-note 41
▶ major 7
#	`024579e`	`2212221`	major Ionian Ararai Ethiopian	0	0
#	`023579t`	`2122212`	Dorian jazz minor	1	2
#	`013578t`	`1222122`	Phrygian Spanish minor Raga Asavari descending	2	4
#	`024679e`	`2221221`	Lydian	3	5
#	`024579t`	`2212212`	Mixolydian Adonai malakh	4	7
#	`023578t`	`2122122`	natural minor Aeolian Geez Ezel Ethiopian	5	9
#	`013568t`	`1221222`	Locrian	6	11
▶ melodic minor 7
#	`023579e`	`2122221`	melodic minor (ascending) Hawaiian	0	0
#	`013579t`	`1222212`	Dorian b2	1	2
#	`024689e`	`2222121`	Lydian augmented	2	3
#	`024679t`	`2221212`	Lydian dominant Mixolydian #4 acoustic scale overtone scale Bartok The Simpsons	3	5
#	`024578t`	`2212122`	Aeolian dominant Hindu	4	7
#	`023568t`	`2121222`	half diminished Locrian ♮2 Sisyphean	5	9
#	`013468t`	`1212222`	altered super Locrian scale	6	11
▶ harmonic minor 7
#	`023578e`	`2122131`	harmonic minor	0	0
#	`013569t`	`1221312`	Locrian ♮6	1	2
#	`024589e`	`2213121`	major #5	2	3
#	`023679t`	`2131212`	Dorian #4 Romanian Ukrainian Dorian overtone minor	3	5
#	`014578t`	`1312122`	Phrygian dominant Freygish Hijaz Spanish Gypsy Jewish Spanish major Alhijaz Ahava Rabboh	4	7
#	`034679e`	`3121221`	Lydian #2	5	8
#	`0134689`	`1212213`	altered dominant bb7	6	11
▶ harmonic major 7
#	`024578e`	`2212131`	Harmonic major	0	0
#	`023569t`	`2121312`	Dorian b5	1	2
#	`013478t`	`1213122`	Phrygian b4	2	4
#	`023679e`	`2131221`	Lydian b3 Neapolitan minor (descending form) Lydian Diminished	3	5
#	`014579t`	`1312212`	Mixolydian b2	4	7
#	`034689e`	`3122121`	Lydian augmented	5	8
#	`0135689`	`1221213`	Locrian bb7	6	11

#	`014568e`	`1311231`	Persian
▶ Byzantine modes 3
#	`014578e`	`1312131`	Byzantine mode double harmonic major Arabic Gypsy major flamenco Major-Phrygian Maqams Turkish Ottoman classical	0	0
#	`023678e`	`2131131`	Hungarian minor Hungarian gypsy	3	5
#	`014569t`	`1311312`	Oriental mode	4	7

#	`034679t`	`3121212`	Hungarian major

#	`024678e`	`2221131`	Lydian Harmonic Major

#	`01468te`	`1322211`	Enigmatic
▶ Gypsy scale 2
#	`023678t`	`2131122`	Gypsy scale	0	0
#	`013578e`	`1222131`	Neapolitan minor Neapolitan minor (ascending form)	4	7
▶ Locrian major 4
#	`024568t`	`2211222`	Locrian major Arabian	0	0
#	`013579e`	`1222221`	Neapolitan major	3	5
#	`02468te`	`2222211`	Leading whole-tone scale	4	6
#	`024678t`	`2221122`	Lydian Minor	6	10
▶ 9-note 2
▶ Styptygic 2
#	`01345678t`	`121111122`	Styptygic	0	0
#	`02345679e`	`211111221`	Zolygic	1	1
▶ 8-note 10
▶ Octatonic scale 2
#	`0235689e`	`21212121`	Octatonic scale Diminished Whole–Half diminished	0	0
#	`0134679t`	`12121212`	Half–Whole diminished Inverted diminished Messiaen Mode 2	1	2
▶ Bebop 2
#	`024579te`	`22122111`	Bebop	0	0
#	`0245679e`	`22111221`	Bebop Major	3	5
▶ Major bebop 2
#	`0245789e`	`22121121`	Major bebop	0	0
#	`023578te`	`21221211`	Harmonic minor	6	9

#	`013578te`	`12221211`	Neapolitan Lydian major

#	`0235678e`	`21211131`	Algerian Scale (long)

#	`023567te`	`21211311`	Algerian modes (short)

#	`0125678e`	`11311131`	Messiaen mode 4
▶ 6-note 18
▶ Ionian 3
#	`024579`	`221223`	Ionian Major	0	0
#	`02357t`	`212232`	Aeolian Minor	1	2
#	`02579t`	`232212`	Mixolydian	4	7

#	`02347t`	`211332`	Blues major

#	`03467t`	`312132`	Blues hexatonic classic jazz

#	`03567t`	`321132`	Blues minor

#	`02468t`	`222222`	Whole tone Messiaen 1

#	`014589`	`131313`	Augmented

#	`01467t`	`132132`	Tritone

#	`02469t`	`222312`	Prometheus
▶ Dorian 3
#	`023579`	`212223`	Dorian	0	0
#	`02469e`	`222321`	Native American	2	3
#	`02578t`	`232122`	Ritsu hexatonic	4	7
▶ Phrygian 3
#	`03578e`	`322131`	Phrygian	0	0
#	`024589`	`221313`	Different pentatonic scale	1	3
#	`03479e`	`313221`	Sounds jazzy eastern	4	8

#	`024679`	`222123`	Lydian

#	`034579`	`311223`	Scale of harmonics
▶ 5-note 16
▶ Major pentatonic 5
#	`02479`	`22323`	Major pentatonic	0	0
#	`0257t`	`23232`	Dorian Egyptian suspended Qing Yu	1	2
#	`0358t`	`32322`	Blues minor Man Gong	2	4
#	`02579`	`23223`	Blues major Ritsusen yo scale	3	7
#	`0357t`	`32232`	Minor pentatonic	4	9
▶ Japanese 3
#	`02578`	`23214`	Japanese	0	0
#	`02379`	`21423`	Dorian Pentatonic	2	5
#	`0157t`	`14232`	Insen scale	3	7
▶ Hirajoshi 4
#	`02378`	`21414`	Hirajoshi	0	0
#	`0156t`	`14142`	Iwato scale Ivato Japanese	1	2
#	`01578`	`14214`	Raga Asavari Ascending In scale Sakura pentatonic scale Japan	3	7
#	`0467e`	`42141`	Hirajōshi Chinese	4	8
▶ Pentatonic (Balinese) 2
#	`01378`	`12414`	Balinese Balinese Pelog	0	0
#	`01568`	`14124`	Pentatonic (Balinese)	3	7

#	`02469`	`22233`	New pentatonic

#	`0137t`	`12432`	Pentatonic (Pelog)