The following is a list ofmusical scales andmodes.Degrees are relative to the major scale.
| Name | Image | Sound | JSID (Pitch-Class Membership)[1][2] | Degrees | Intervals | Integer notation | # of pitch classes | Lowertetrachord | Uppertetrachord | Use ofkey signature usual or unusual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 equal temperament |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
| 16 equal temperament |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 17 equal temperament |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 19 equal temperament |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | |
| 21 equal temperament |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | |
| Acoustic scale orLydian dominant scale |  | Playⓘ | 2742 (101010110110) | 1 2 3♯4 5 6♭7 | W-W-W-H-W-H-W | (0,2,4,6,7,9,10) | 7 | Whole tone | Minor | Usual |
| Aeolian mode ornatural minor scale |  | Playⓘ | 2906 (101101011010) | 1 2♭3 4 5♭6♭7 | W-H-W-W-H-W-W | (0,2,3,5,7,8,10) | 7 | Minor | Phrygian | Usual |
| Algerian scale |  | Playⓘ | 2873/2880 (101100110101/ 101101000000) | 1 2♭3♯4 5♭6 7 etc. | W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H-W-H-W | (0,2,3,6,7,8,11,12,14,15,17) | Variable | — | — | — |
| Alpha scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 15.39 | — | — | — | |
| Altered scale orSuper Locrian scale |  | Playⓘ | 3498 (110110101010) | 1♭2♭3♭4♭5♭6♭7 | H-W-H-W-W-W-W | (0,1,3,4,6,8,10) | 7 | Diminished | Whole tone | Unusual |
| Augmented scale |  | Playⓘ | 2457 (100110011001) | 1♭3 3 5♯5 7 | 3H-H-3H-H-3H-H | (0,3,4,7,8,11) | 6 | — | — | Usual |
| Bebop dominant scale |  | Playⓘ | 2775 (101011010111) | 1 2 3 4 5 6♭7 7 | W-W-H-W-W-H-H-H | (0,2,4,5,7,9,10,11) | 8 | Major | Chromatic | Usual |
| Beta scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 18.75 | — | — | — | |
| Blues scale |  | Playⓘ | 2418 (100101110010) | 1♭3 4♭5 5♭7 | 3H-W-H-H-3H-W | (0,3,5,6,7,10) | 6 | — | — | — |
| Bohlen–Pierce scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chromatic scale |  | Playⓘ | 4095 (111111111111) | 1♯1 2♯2 3 4♯4 5♯5 6♯6 7 7♭7 6♭6 5♭5 4 3♭3 2♭2 1 | H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H | (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11) | 12 | Chromatic | Chromatic | Unusual |
| Delta scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 85.7 | — | — | — | |
| Dorian mode |  | Playⓘ | 2902 (101101010110) | 1 2♭3 4 5 6♭7 | W-H-W-W-W-H-W | (0,2,3,5,7,9,10) | 7 | Minor | Minor | Usual |
| Double harmonic scale (also calledFlamenco mode) |  | Playⓘ | 3289 (110011011001) | 1♭2 3 4 5♭6 7 | H-3H-H-W-H-3H-H | (0,1,4,5,7,8,11) | 7 | Harmonic | Harmonic | Unusual |
| Enigmatic scale |  | Playⓘ | 3243 (110010101011) | 1♭2 3♯4♯5♯6 7 | H-3H-W-W-W-H-H | (0,1,4,6,8,10,11) | 7 | Harmonic | — | Unusual |
| Euler–Fokker genus |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Gamma scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 34.29 | — | — | — | |
| "Gypsy" scale |  | Playⓘ | 2874 (101100111010) | 1 2♭3♯4 5♭6♭7 | W-H-3H-H-H-W-W | (0,2,3,6,7,8,10) | 7 | Gypsy | Phrygian | Unusual |
| Half diminished scale |  | Playⓘ | 2922 (101101101010) | 1 2♭3 4♭5♭6♭7 | W-H-W-H-W-W-W | (0,2,3,5,6,8,10) | 7 | Minor | Whole tone | Unusual |
| Harmonic major scale |  | Playⓘ | 2777 (101011011001) | 1 2 3 4 5♭6 7 | W-W-H-W-H-3H-H | (0,2,4,5,7,8,11) | 7 | Major | Harmonic | Usual |
| Harmonic minor scale |  | Playⓘ | 2905 (101101011001) | 1 2♭3 4 5♭6 (♮)7 | W-H-W-W-H-3H-H | (0,2,3,5,7,8,11) | 7 | Minor | Harmonic | Usual |
| Harmonic scale |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| Hirajōshi scale |  | Playⓘ | 2225 (100010110001) | 1 3♯4 5 7 | 2W-W-H-2W-H | (0,4,6,7,11) | 5 | — | — | Usual |
| Hungarian "Gypsy" scale/Hungarian minor scale |  | Playⓘ | 2873 (101100111001) | 1 2♭3♯4 5♭6 7 | W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H | (0,2,3,6,7,8,11) | 7 | Gypsy | Harmonic | Unusual |
| Hungarian major scale |  | Playⓘ | 2486 (100110110110) | 1♯2 3♯4 5 6♭7 | 3H-H-W-H-W-H-W | (0,3,4,6,7,9,10) | 7 | — | Minor | Unusual |
| In scale |  | Playⓘ | 3160 (110001011000) | 1♭2 4 5♭6 | H-2W-W-H-2W | (0,1,5,7,8) | 5 | — | — | Unusual |
| Insen scale |  | Playⓘ | 3154 (110001010010) | 1♭2 4 5♭7 | H-2W-W-3H-W | (0,1,5,7,10) | 5 | — | — | Unusual |
| Ionian mode ormajor scale |  | Playⓘ | 2773 (101011010101) | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | W-W-H-W-W-W-H | (0,2,4,5,7,9,11) | 7 | Major | Major | Usual |
| Istrian scale |  | Playⓘ | 3504 (110110110000) | 1♭2♭3♭4♭5 5 | H-W-H-W-H-5H | (0,1,3,4,6,7) | 6 | Diminished | — | Unusual |
| Iwato scale |  | Playⓘ | 3170 (110001100010) | 1♭2 4♭5♭7 | H-2W-H-2W-W | (0,1,5,6,10) | 5 | — | — | Unusual |
| Locrian mode |  | Playⓘ | 3434 (110101101010) | 1♭2♭3 4♭5♭6♭7 | H-W-W-H-W-W-W | (0,1,3,5,6,8,10) | 7 | Phrygian | Whole tone | Usual |
| Locrian ♮6 | — | — | 3430 (110101100110) | 1♭2♭3 4♭5 6♭7 | H-W-W-H-3H-H-W | (0,1,3,5,6,9,10) | 7 | Phrygian | Gypsy | Unusual |
| Lydian augmented scale |  | Playⓘ | 2733 (101010101101) | 1 2 3♯4♯5 6 7 | W-W-W-W-H-W-H | (0,2,4,6,8,9,11) | 7 | Whole tone | Diminished | Usual |
| Lydian diminished scale |  | — | 2869 (101100110101) | 1 2♭3♯4 5 6 7 | W-H-3H-H-W-W-H | (0,2,3,6,7,9,11) | 7 | Gypsy | Major | Usual |
| Lydian mode |  | Playⓘ | 2741 (101010110101) | 1 2 3♯4 5 6 7 | W-W-W-H-W-W-H | (0,2,4,6,7,9,11) | 7 | Whole tone | Major | Usual |
| Majorbebop scale |  | Playⓘ | 2781 (101011011101) | 1 2 3 4 5 (♯5/♭6) 6 7 | W-W-H-W-(H-H)-W-H | (0,2,4,5,7,(8),9,11) | 7(8) | Major | Diminished | Usual |
| Major Locrian scale |  | Playⓘ | 2794 (101011101010) | 1 2 3 4♭5♭6♭7 | W-W-H-H-W-W-W | (0,2,4,5,6,8,10) | 7 | Major | Whole tone | Usual |
| Major pentatonic scale |  | Playⓘ | 2708 (101010010100) | 1 2 3 5 6 | W-W-3H-W-3H | (0,2,4,7,9) | 5 | — | — | Usual |
| Melodic minor scale |  | Playⓘ | 2901\2906(101101010101\ 101101011010) | 1 2♭3 4 5♮6♮7 8♭7♭6 5 4♭3 2 1 | W-H-W-W-W-W-H (ascending) W-W-H-W-W-H-W (descending) | (0,2,3,5,7,9,11) (ascending)(12,10,8,7,5,3,2) (descending) | 9 | Minor (ascending) Major (descending) | Major (ascending) Minor (descending) | Usual (ascending) Usual (descending) |
| Hawaiian orMelodic minor scale (ascending) |  | Playⓘ | 2901 (101101010101) | 1 2♭3 4 5 6 7 | W-H-W-W-W-W-H | (0,2,3,5,7,9,11) | 7 | Minor | Major | Usual |
| Minor pentatonic scale |  | Playⓘ | 2386 (100101010010) | 1♭3 4 5♭7 | 3H-W-W-3H-W | (0,3,5,7,10) | 5 | — | — | Usual |
| Mixolydian mode orAdonai malakh mode |  | Playⓘ | 2774 (101011010110) | 1 2 3 4 5 6♭7 | W-W-H-W-W-H-W | (0,2,4,5,7,9,10) | 7 | Major | Minor | Usual |
| Neapolitan major scale |  | Playⓘ | 3413 (110101010101) | 1♭2♭3 4 5 6 7 | H-W-W-W-W-W-H | (0,1,3,5,7,9,11) | 7 | Phrygian | Major | Unusual |
| Neapolitan minor scale |  | Playⓘ | 3417 (110101011001) | 1♭2♭3 4 5♭6 7 | H-W-W-W-H-3H-H | (0,1,3,5,7,8,11) | 7 | Phrygian | Harmonic | Unusual |
| Non-Pythagorean scale | — | Playⓘ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Octatonic scale |  | Playⓘ | 2925 (101101101101) 3510 (110110110110) | 1 2♭3 4♭5♭6 6 7 1♭2♭3 3♯4 5 6♭7 | W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W | (0,2,3,5,6,8,9,11) (0,1,3,4,6,7,9,10) | 8 | Minor Diminished | Diminished Minor | Unusual Unusual |
| Pelog |  | Playⓘ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Persian scale |  | Playⓘ | 3305 (110011101001) | 1♭2 3 4♭5♭6 7 | H-3H-H-H-W-3H-H | (0,1,4,5,6,8,11) | 7 | Harmonic | — | Unusual |
| Phrygian dominant scale |  | Playⓘ | 3290 (110011011010) | 1♭2 3 4 5♭6♭7 | H-3H-H-W-H-W-W | (0,1,4,5,7,8,10) | 7 | Harmonic | Phrygian | Unusual |
| Phrygian mode |  | Playⓘ | 3418 (110101011010) | 1♭2♭3 4 5♭6♭7 | H-W-W-W-H-W-W | (0,1,3,5,7,8,10) | 7 | Phrygian | Phrygian | Usual |
| Prometheus scale |  | Playⓘ | 2726 (101010100110) | 1 2 3♯4 6♭7 | W-W-W-3H-H-W | (0,2,4,6,9,10) | 6 | Whole tone | — | Usual |
| Quarter tone scale |  | Playⓘ | 1 1♯1 1 22♯22 33 44♯44 55♯55 66♯66 77
| Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q | (0,1/2,1,3/2,2,5/2,3, 7/2,4,9/2,5,11/2,6, 13/2,7,15/2,8,17/2,9, 19/2,10,21/2,11,23/2) | 24 | — | — | — | |
| Scale of harmonics |  | Playⓘ | 2516 (100111010100) | 1♭3 3 4 5 6 | 3H-H-H-W-W-3H | (0,3,4,5,7,9) | 6 | — | — | Usual |
| Slendro |  | Playⓘ orPlayⓘ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Tritone scale | .png) | Playⓘ | 3250 (110010110010) | 1♭2 3♭5 5♭7 | H-3H-W-H-3H-W | (0,1,4,6,7,10) | 6 | — | — | Unusual |
| Two-semitonetritone scale | .png) | Playⓘ | 3640 (111000111000) | 1♭2♮2♯4 5♭6 | H-H-2W-H-H-2W | (0,1,2,6,7,8) | 6 | — | — | Unusual |
| Ukrainian Dorian scale |  | Playⓘ | 2870 (101100110110) | 1 2♭3♯4 5 6♭7 | W-H-3H-H-W-H-W | (0,2,3,6,7,9,10) | 7 | Gypsy | Minor | Unusual |
| Vietnamesescale of harmonics |  | Playⓘ | 1 3♭3♮3 4 5 | 5Q-Q-H-H-W | (0,5/2,3,4,5,7) | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Whole tone scale |  | Playⓘ | 2730 (101010101010) | 1 2 3♯4♯5♯6 | W-W-W-W-W-W | (0,2,4,6,8,10) | 6 | Whole tone | Whole tone | Unusual |
| Yo scale |  | Playⓘ | 2644 (101001010100) | 1 2 4 5 6 | W-3H-W-W-3H | (0,2,5,7,9) | 5 | — | — | Unusual |
| Tetrachords | Semitones | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Chromatic | 1 1 1 | H-H-H |
| Diminished | 1 2 1 | H-W-H |
| Gypsy [sic] | 2 1 3 | W-H-3H |
| Harmonic | 1 3 1 | H-3H-H |
| Major | 2 2 1 | W-W-H |
| Minor | 2 1 2 | W-H-W |
| Phrygian/ Upper minor | 1 2 2 | H-W-W |
| Whole tone | 2 2 2 | W-W-W |
