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SCALE TYPES
Scales with 2 or 3 tones
Bichord
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d r
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s l
Bitonal/Bitonic (m3 Range)
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m - s
Trichord
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d r m
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l t d
Tritonal/Tritonic (P4 range)
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m - s l
Pentatonic scales with 5 tones
No ½ steps (unhemitonic)
Do Pentatonic (major pentatonic)
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D r m - s l (- d')
Re Pentatonic
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R m - s l - d' (r')
Mi Petatonic
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M - s l - d r (m')
So Pentatonic
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S, l - d r m (- s)
La Pentatonic (minor pentatonic)
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L, - d r m - s (l)
Hexatonic scales with 6 tones
Including one ½ step and one minor 3rd
Do Hexatonic (+ ti)
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D r m - s l t (d')
Do Hexatonic (+ fa)/Do Hexachord
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D r m f s l (- d')
La Hexatonic
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L, t, d r m - s
Scales with 4 tones
Tetrachord (P4 range)
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d r m f
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l t d r
Tetratonic
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d - m - s l
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r m - s l
Do Tetratonic (P5 range)
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d r m - s
La Tetratonic (P5 range)
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l, - d r m
Pentatonic scales with 5 tones
Including one ½ step (P5 Range)
Do Pentachord
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D r m f s
La Pentachord
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L t d r m
Hexachord scales with 6 tones
Six successive tones with one ½ step
Do Hexachord/Do Hexatonic
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D r m f s l
La Hexachord
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L t d r m f
Diatonic scales with 7 tones
(Heptatonic)
Common with seven consecutive tones
Major/Ionian
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D r m f s l t
Natural Minor/Aeolian
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L t d r m f s
Harmonic Minor
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L t d r m f si
Melodic Minor
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l t d r m f fi s si
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l t d r m fi si (ascending) /
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s f m r d t l (descending)
Other Modes with 7 tones (Heptatonic)
Less common with seven consecutive tones
Dorian
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R m f s l t d
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L t d r m fi s
Phrygian
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M f s l t d r
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L ta d r m f s
Lydian
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F s l t d r m
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D r m fi s l t
Mixolydian
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S l t d r m f
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D r m f s l ta
Locrian
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T d r m f s l (t')
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D ra m f se le te (d')
Jazz Scalesᶲ
ᶲTo be added in future updates of SongPAL
Blues Minor Scale (Hexatonic)
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d ri f fi s li (d')
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d ma f si s ta (d')
Blues Major Scale (Heptatonic)
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d r ma f sa l ta d'
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d r ri f fi l li d' (Incorrectly written)
Acoustic/Overtone/Lydian Dominant/Lydian ♭7 scale (Heptatonic)
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d r m fi s l li d'
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d r m fi s l ta d' (Incorrectly written)
Diminished Scale (Octatonic)
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d r ma f sa lor l t d'
Japanese Scales*
*Still working on this. Any experts out there who can assist?
Yō Scale (Japanese)*
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l - d r m - s (l')
In Sen Scale (Japanese)*
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m f - l t d (- m')
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also called Miyako-Bushi or Sakura pentatonic scale
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Hirajōshi/Hirajoshi Scale
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d - m - fi s - t (d')
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d ra - f - sa - ta (- d')
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d r ma - s lor (- d')
Kumoi Scale
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d r ma - s lor (- d')
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