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Choose a root note and discover its church modes, classical, and exotic scales. Click on the notes or play back the scale.

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Learning Tip: Everyone knows the C major scale. Move the slider below to the left or right to see and hear how the steps (intervals) visually shift across the keys. This makes learning transposition incredibly easy!

CC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B

1. Ionian (Major)

Activated
Major Scale
1
C
C#Db
2
D
D#Eb
3
E
4
F
F#Gb
5
G
G#Ab
6
A
A#Bb
7
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

2. Dorian

Select
Minor-like
1
C
C#Db
2
D
3
D#Eb
E
4
F
F#Gb
5
G
G#Ab
6
A
7
A#Bb
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

3. Phrygian

Select
Minor-like
1
C
2
C#Db
D
3
D#Eb
E
4
F
F#Gb
5
G
6
G#Ab
A
7
A#Bb
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

4. Lydian

Select
Major Scale
1
C
C#Db
2
D
D#Eb
3
E
F
4
F#Gb
5
G
G#Ab
6
A
A#Bb
7
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

5. Mixolydian

Select
Major Scale
1
C
C#Db
2
D
D#Eb
3
E
4
F
F#Gb
5
G
G#Ab
6
A
7
A#Bb
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

6. Aeolian (Natural Minor)

Select
Minor Scale
1
C
C#Db
2
D
3
D#Eb
E
4
F
F#Gb
5
G
6
G#Ab
A
7
A#Bb
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B

7. Locrian

Select
Diminished
1
C
2
C#Db
D
3
D#Eb
E
4
F
5
F#Gb
G
6
G#Ab
A
7
A#Bb
B
8
C
C#Db
D
D#Eb
E
F
F#Gb
G
G#Ab
A
A#Bb
B
Interactive InstrumentScale: C Ionian (Major)

C Ionian (Major)

Sound Character:Happy, bright, optimistic, stable.
Usage:The foundation of Western pop and classical music.
Intervals (Semitones):
+0 HT+2 HT+4 HT+5 HT+7 HT+9 HT+11 HT+12 HT
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C#
D#
F#
G#
A#
C#
D#
F#
G#
A#
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