https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=zBLkBPsHrhs

Incorporating Jazz Chords into your Riffs

Maj7,Maj7-11#, Min9, MinAdd9, Min7Flat6
Lydian vertical position for metal chords.
http://docs.solfege.org/3.21/C/scales/hun.html

HUNGARIAN SCALE AND ITS MODES

See also the COMPARATIVE TABLE below

GRAD
E

NAME

HUNGARIAN

II

SUPERLOCRIAN bb6
bb7

III

HARMONIC MINOR b5

IV

SUPERLOCRIAN #6

JAZZ MINOR #5

VI

DORIAN b9 #11

VII

LYDIAN AUGMENTED
#3

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

HUNGARIAN

Alternative names: Hungarian Major, Lydian Dominant sharp 2, Mixolydian sharp 9 sharp 11, Lydian #2 b7, Mixolydian #2 #4
It starts from the first grade of hungarian scale
Structure: 3121212
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C7, C7(#9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7, C, C7(b5)

SUPERLOCRIAN bb6 bb7

It starts from the second grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 1212123
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C

HARMONIC MINOR b5

Alternative names: Harmonic Minor flat 5

It starts from the third grade of hungarian scale

Structure: 2121231
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

minor with major seventh and diminished fifth

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm^(b5)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

SUPERLOCRIAN #6

Alternative names: Superlocrian sharp 6

It starts from the fourth grade of hungarian scale
Structure: 1212312
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Seventh chord:

dominant with diminished fifth

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5), C13(b5 b9 #9)

JAZZ MINOR #5

Alternative names: Melodic Minor sharp 5

It starts from the fifth grade of hungarian scale
Structure: 2123121
chords over first notes:

Seventh chord:

Complete chord:

minor with major seventh and augmented fifth

Chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

DORIAN b9 #11

Alternative names: Dorian flat 9 sharp 11

It starts from the sixth grade of hungarian scale
Structure: 1231212
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(b9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7(b5)

Complete chord:

LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3

Alternative names: Lydian Augmented sharp 3, Lydian #3 #5

It starts from the seventh grade of hungarian scale
Structure: 2312121

COMPARATIVE TABLE
between Octatonic scale and some Hungarian scale modes (I, II, IV and VI)

OCTATONIC

HUNGARIAN(Major)

SUPERLOCRIAN bb6 bb7

SUPERLOCRIAN #6

DORIAN b9 #11

Db

D#

F#

Bb

D#

F#

Bb

Db

D#

F#

Db

D#

Gb

Db

Eb

Formula

R m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7

F#

Bb

Bb

Hungarian Minor: w - h - + - h - h - + - h ( R M2 m3 A4 P5 m6 M7 R ) [Aeolian first tetrachord, with Lydian A4 and last tritone(Egyptian)]

First tritone(egyptian) with Lydian A4 and

Dorian/MixoLydian M6-m7

Between Diminished scale and the rest of modes from Hungarian scale (III, V and VII)

DIMINISHED

Eb

Gb

G#

HARMONIC MINOR b5

Eb

Gb

Ab

MELODIC MINOR #5

Eb

LYDIAN AUGMENTED #3

E#

F#

G#

G#

See also Diminished (and Octatonic) scale

DIMINISHED SCALE AND ITS MODES
GRADE

NAME

DIMINISHED

II

OCTATONIC

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

DIMINISHED

Alternative names: Wholestep - Halfstep

It starts from the first grade of diminished scale
Structure: 21212121
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C

There are only 3 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.

OCTATONIC

Alternative names: Halfstep - Wholestep

It starts from the second grade of diminished scale
Structure: 12121212
chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Chord simbols: C7, C7(b9), C13(b9), C13(b9 #9 #11)

There are only 3 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.
http://robsilverguitars.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/hungarian-minor.html

Complete chord:

http://docs.solfege.org/3.21/C/scales/

AUGMENTED SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

AUGMENTED

II

AUGMENTED
INVERSE

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

AUGMENTED

It starts from the first grade of augmented scale

Structure: 313131

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C+, C^(#5)

There are only 4 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.

AUGMENTED INVERSE

It starts from the second grade of augmented scale

Structure: 131313

chords over first notes:

Triad:

augmented

There are only 4 transposition of this mode:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.

BEBOP SCALES

NAME

NOTES

DESCRIPTION

BEBOP MAJOR

Ionian scale adding sharp 5th

BEBOP DOMINANT

Mixolydian scale adding major 7th

BEBOP DORIAN

Dorian scale adding major 3rd

BEBOP MINOR

Jazz Minor scale adding sharp 5th

BEBOP LOCRIAN

Locrian scale adding natural 5th

LUES SCALE

NAME

NOTES

BLUES

BLUES SCALE

It is a Minor Pentatonic scale with an augmented fourth added

MINOR PENTATONIC

Eb

BLUES SCALE

Eb

F#

Bb

Bb

Structure: 321132

This artificial scale is very useful and can be played over every kind of chord (major, minor, dominant, ecc.) and over every blues progression or turnaround.

Its tipical bluesy sound cames from the blue notes this scale contains: minor third, minor seventh, augmented fourth.

DOUBLE HARMONIC SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

DOUBLE HARMONIC
MAJOR

II

LYDIAN #2 #6

III

ULTRAPHRYGIAN

IV

HUNGARIAN MINOR

ORIENTAL

VI

IONIAN AUGMENTED #2

VII

LOCRIAN bb3 bb7

DOUBLE HARMONIC MAJOR

Alternative names: Ionian flat 2 flat 6, Double Harmonic, Bizantine, Major Gipsy, Charhargah

It starts from the first grade of double harmonic scale

MAJOR

HARMONIC MAJOR

DOUBLE HARMONIC

Db

Structure: 1312131

As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode

chords over first notes:

Ab

Ab

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C^, C^(b6 b9)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5)

This mode works well even on dominant chords

LYDIAN #2 #6

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 2 sharp 6

It starts from the second grade of double harmonic scale

Structure: 3121311

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Chord simbols: Cmaj7, C^, C^(#11), C^(#6 #9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7, Cm7, C, C7(b5), C^(b5)

ULTRAPHRYGIAN

Alternative names: Phrygian b4 bb7, Ultralocrian natural 5

It starts from the third grade of double harmonic scale

Structure: 1213113

chords over first notes:

Complete chord:

Triad:

minor

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Triad:

major

HUNGARIAN MINOR

Alternative names: Harmonic Minor sharp 4, Lydian flat 3 flat 6, Double Harmonic Minor, Algerian, Minor Gipsy

It starts from the fourth grade of double harmonic scale

HARMONIC MINOR

Eb

DOUBLE HARMONIC MINOR

Eb

F#

Ab

Ab

Structure: 2131131

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^9, Cm^(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(b5), Cm^(#5)

Complete chord:

ORIENTAL

Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 5 flat 9, Mixolydian b2 b5

It starts from the fifth grade of double harmonic scale

Structure: 1311312

chords over first notes:

Seventh chord:

Complete chord:

dominant

Chord simbols: C7, C7(b5), C7(b5 b9)

IONIAN AUGMENTED #2

Alternative names: Ionian sharp 2 sharp 5

It starts from the sixth grade of double harmonic scale

Structure: 3113121

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C+, Cmaj7(#5), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5 #9)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

LOCRIAN bb3 bb7

It starts from the seventh grade of double harmonic scale

Complete chord:

Structure: 1131213

Enharmonic interpretation:

HARMONIC MAJOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

HARMONIC MAJOR

II

DORIAN b5

III

PHRYGIAN b4

IV

LYDIAN b3

MIXOLYDIAN b9

VI

LYDIAN AUGMENTED
#2

VII

LOCRIAN bb7

NOTES

HARMONIC MAJOR

Alternative names: Ionian flat 6

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

It starts from the first grade of harmonic major scale

HARMONIC MINOR

HARMONIC MAJOR

Eb

Ab

Ab

Structure: 2212131

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C(maj7), C^, C9(maj7), C^9, C^(b6), C^(b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5), C^9(#5)

DORIAN b5

Alternative names: Locrian sharp 2 sharp 6, Dorian flat 5

It starts from the second grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 2121312

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Chord simbols: Cm7(b5), Cm9(b5), C, C9

PHRYGIAN b4

Alternative names: Phrygian flat 4, Superlocrian natural 5, Superphrygian

It starts from the third grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 1213122

Complete chord:

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7, C7(#5), C7(b9 #9 b13)

LYDIAN b3

Alternative names: Lydian flat 3, Jazz Minor sharp 4, Jazz Minor #11, Lydian Diminished

It starts from the fourth grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 2131221

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^9, Cm^(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(b5)

Complete chord:

MIXOLYDIAN b9

Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 2

It starts from the fifth grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 1312212

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C7, C7(b9), C13(b9)

LYDIAN AUGMENTED #2

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 2 sharp 5

It starts from the sixth grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 3122121

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C+, Cmaj7(#5), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5 #9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C^(b5), Cm^(b5)

LOCRIAN bb7

Alternative names: Locrian diminished 7

Complete chord:

It starts from the seventh grade of harmonic major scale

Structure: 1221213

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C, C7

HARMONIC MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

HARMONIC MINOR

II

LOCRIAN #6

III

IONIAN AUGMENTED

IV

ROMANIAN

PHRYGIAN DOMINANT

VI

LYDIAN #2

VII

ULTRALOCRIAN

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

HARMONIC MINOR

Alternative names: Aeolian major 7, Melodic Minor flat 6, Mohammedan

It starts from the first grade of harmonic minor scale

NATURAL MINOR

Eb

Ab

HARMONIC MINOR

Eb

Ab

Bb

Structure: 2122131

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^, Cm9(maj7), Cm^9, Cm(b6), Cm^(b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm(#5), Cm^(#5)

LOCRIAN #6

Alternative names: Locrian sharp 6

It starts from the second grade of harmonic minor scale

Structure: 1221312

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Chord simbols: Cm7(b5), Cm7(b5 b9), C, C(b9)

Complete chord:

IONIAN AUGMENTED

Alternative names: Ionian sharp 5

It starts from the third grade of harmonic minor scale

Structure: 2213121

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C+, C+(maj7), C^+, C9+(maj7), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5)

ROMANIAN

Alternative names: Dorian sharp 4, Dorian #11, Misheberakh

It starts from the fourth grade of harmonic minor scale

Structure: 2131212

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm7(#11), Cm9(#11), Cm13(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7(b5), C

PHRYGIAN DOMINANT

Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 9 flat 13, Phrygian Major, Balkan, Spanish Gipsy, Ahava Rabah, Mixolydian b2 b6

Complete chord:

It starts from the fifth grade of harmonic minor scale

PHRYGIAN

Db

PHRYGIAN DOMINANT

Db

Eb

Ab

Bb

Ab

Bb

Structure: 1312122

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C7, C7(b9), C7(b9 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5), C7(#5 b9)

LYDIAN #2

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 2

It starts from the sixth grade of harmonic minor scale

Structure: 3121221

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C^, Cmaj7(#9 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^, Cm^(b5), C^(b5)

ULTRALOCRIAN

Alternative names: Diminished , Superlocrian bb7

It starts from the seventh grade of harmonic minor scale

Complete chord:

Structure: 1212213

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

diminished

Chord simbols: Cdim, C, C7

MAJOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

See alsto the COMPARATIVE TABLE below

GRADE

NAME

IONIAN

II

DORIAN

III

PHRYGIAN

IV

LYDIAN

MIXOLYDIAN

VI

AEOLIAN

VII

LOCRIAN

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

IONIAN

Alternative names: Major, Diatonic, Greek Lydian, Hypolydian

It starts from the first grade of major scale

Structure: 2212221

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C6, C^, Cmaj7(9), C^9, C6/9

DORIAN

Alternative names: Greek Phrygian, Hypomixolydian

It starts from the second grade of major scale

Structure: 2122212

As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm13, Cm6, Cm6/9

PHRYGIAN

Alternative names: Greek Dorian, Hypoaeolian, Maqam Kurd, Major Inverse

Complete chord:

It starts from the third grade of major scale

Structure: 1222122

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(b9), Cm11(b9), Cm11(b9 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Csus(b9)

LYDIAN

Alternative names: Greek Hypolydian, Hypolocrian

It starts from the fourth grade of major scale

Structure: 2221221

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C6, C^, Cmaj7(9), C^9, C6/9, Cmaj7(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cmaj7(b5)

MIXOLYDIAN

Alternative names: Greek Hypophrygian, Hypoionian

It starts from the fifth grade of major scale

Structure: 2212212

chords over first notes:

Complete chord:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C11, C13, Csus, C7sus, C9sus, C13sus

AEOLIAN

Alternative names: Natural Minor, Pure Minor, Ancient Minor, Greek Hypodorian, Hypodorian

It starts from the sixth grade of major scale

Structure: 2122122

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm7(b13), Cm9(b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7(#5), Cm9(#5)

LOCRIAN

Alternative names: Half Diminished, Greek Mixolydian, Hypophrygian

It starts from the seventh grade of major scale

Structure: 1221222

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Complete chord:

Chord simbols X: Cm7(b5), C, Cm7(b5 b9), C(b9)

COMPARATIVE TABLE
From the brighter mode (Lydian) to the darker one (Locrian)
In the middle there is the Dorian mode

LYDIAN

IONIAN

MIXOLYDIAN

DORIAN

AEOLIAN

PHRYGIAN

LOCRIAN

F#

Bb

Eb

Bb

Eb

Ab

Bb

Db

Eb

Ab

Bb

Db

Eb

Ab

Bb

Gb

MELODIC MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

JAZZ MINOR

II

DORIAN b9

III

LYDIAN AUGMENTED

IV

LYDIAN DOMINANT

MIXOLYDIAN b6

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

VI

SEMILOCRIAN

VII

SUPERLOCRIAN

Classical Melodic Minor scale has two forms: ascending and descending:

the descending form correspond to the natural minor scale.

In modern music, however, even the ascending form can be used to descend.

JAZZ MINOR

Alternative names: Melodic Minor Ascending, Minor Major, Modern Minor, Ionian flat 3, Dorian maj7, Ipoionian, Dorian major 7

It starts from the first grade of melodic minor scale

The name Minor Major is because this mode starts like a minor mode an ends like a major one.

NATURAL MINOR

Eb

Ab

HARMONIC MINOR

Eb

Ab

MELODIC MINOR

Eb

Bb

Structure: 2122221

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm6, Cm^, Cm9(maj7), Cm^9, Cm6/9

Complete chord:

DORIAN b9

Alternative names: Dorian flat 9, Phrygian sharp 6, Javanese

It starts from the second grade of melodic minor scale

Structure: 1222212

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(b9), Cm11(b9), Cm13(b9)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Csus(b9)

LYDIAN AUGMENTED

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 5

It starts from the third grade of melodic minor scale

Structure: 2222121

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C+, C+(maj7), C^+, C9+(maj7), C^(#5), Cmaj7(#5), C^(#5 #11)

LYDIAN DOMINANT

Complete chord:

Alternative names: Overtone, Lydian flat 7, Mixolydian sharp 11, Mixolydian #4

It starts from the fourth grade of melodic minor scale

Structure: 2221212

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C7(#11), C9(#11), C13(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5)

MIXOLYDIAN b13

Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 6, Hindu, Aeolian sharp 3, Aeolian Dominant, Hindustan

It starts from the fifth grade of melodic minor scale

Structure: 2212122

As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Chord simbols: C, C7, C9, C7(b13), C9(b13), Csus, C7sus, C9sus

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5)

SEMILOCRIAN

Alternative names: Locrian natural 2, Half Diminished, Aeolian flat 5, Locrian #2

It starts from the sixth grade of melodic minor scale

Complete chord:

Structure: 2121222

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm7(b5), C, Cm9(b5), C9

SUPERLOCRIAN

Alternative names: Altered, Ravel, Diminished Whole-tone, Locrian flat 4

It starts from the seventh grade of melodic minor scale

The name Diminished Whole-tone is because this mode starts like a diminished mode an ends like a whole-tone one.

Structure: 1212222

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7alt, C7(b5), C7(#5), C+7, C7(b5 b9), C7(#5 #9), C7(b9 #9 #11 b13), ecc.
ALL SC ALES

Complete chord:

MODES AND SCALES

MAJOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

IONIAN

II

DORIAN

III

PHRYGIAN

IV

LYDIAN

MIXOLYDIAN

VI

AEOLIAN

VII

LOCRIAN

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

MELODIC MINOR SCALES AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

JAZZ MINOR

II

DORIAN b9

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

III

LYDIAN AUGMENTED

IV

LYDIAN DOMINANT

MIXOLYDIAN b13

VI

SEMILOCRIAN

VII

SUPERLOCRIAN

HARMONIC MINOR SCALES AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

HARMONIC MINOR

II

LOCRIAN #6

III

IONIAN AUGMENTED

IV

ROMANIAN

PHRYGIAN DOMINANT

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

VI

LYDIAN #2

VII

ULTRALOCRIAN

HARMONIC MAJOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

HARMONIC MAJOR

II

DORIAN b5

III

PHRYGIAN b4

IV

LYDIAN b3

MIXOLYDIAN b9

VI

LYDIAN #2 #5

VII

LOCRIAN bb7

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

NEAPOLITAN SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRAD
E

NAME

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

NEAPOLITAN

II

LEADING WHOLE-TONE

III

LYDIAN AUGMENTED
DOMINANT

IV

LYDIAN DOMINANT b6

MAJOR LOCRIAN

VI

SEMILOCRIAN b4

VII

SUPERLOCRIAN bb3

NEAPOLITAN MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

NEAPOLITAN MINOR

II

LYDIAN #6

III

MIXOLYDIAN
AUGMENTED

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

IV

HUNGARIAN GYPSY

LOCRIAN DOMINANT

VI

IONIAN #2

VII

ULTRALOCRIAN bb3

DOUBLE HARMONIC SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

DOUBLE HARMONIC
MAJOR

II

LYDIAN #2 #6

III

ULTRAPHRYGIAN

IV

HUNGARIAN MINOR

ORIENTAL

VI

IONIAN AUGMENTED #2

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

VII

LOCRIAN bb3 bb7

HUNGARIAN SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

HUNGARIAN

II

SUPERLOCRIAN bb6
bb7

III

HARMONIC MINOR b5

IV

SUPERLOCRIAN #6

MELODIC MINOR #5

VI

DORIAN b9 #11

VII

LYDIAN AUGMENTED
#3

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

ENIGMATIC SCALE

NAME

NOTES (ascending)

ENIGMATIC

SYMMETRIC SCALES

NOTES (descending)

DIMINISHED SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

DIMINISHED

II

OCTATONIC

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

WHOLE TONE SCALE

NAME

NOTES

WHOLE TONE

AUGMENTED SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

AUGMENTED

II

AUGMENTED
INVERSE

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

PENTATONIC SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

MAJOR PENTATONIC

II

SUSPENDED
PENTATONIC

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

III

MAN GONG

IV

RITUSEN

MINOR PENTATONIC

BLUES SCALE

NAME

NOTES

BLUES

BEBOP SCALES

NAME

NOTES

BEBOP MAJOR

BEBOP DOMINANT

BEBOP DORIAN

BEBOP MINOR

BEBOP LOCRIAN

NEAPOLITAN SCALE AND ITS MODES

See also the COMPARATIVE TABLE below

GRAD
E

NAME

NEAPOLITAN

II

LEADING WHOLE-TONE

III

LYDIAN AUGMENTED
DOMINANT

IV

LYDIAN DOMINANT b6

MAJOR LOCRIAN

VI

SEMILOCRIAN b4

VII

SUPERLOCRIAN bb3

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

NEAPOLITAN

Alternative names: Neapolitan Major, Jazz Minor flat 2

It starts from the first grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 1222221

As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^(b9)

LEADING WHOLE-TONE

Alternative names: Lydian Augmented sharp 6, Lydian sharp 5 sharp 6

It starts from the second grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2222211

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

major seventh with augmented fifth

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C^+, Cmaj7(#5), Cmaj7(#5 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5)

LYDIAN AUGMENTED DOMINANT

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 5 flat7, Mixolydian sharp 5 sharp 11, Mixolydian #4 #5

It starts from the third grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2222112

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C7(#5), C+7, C7(#5 #11)

Complete chord:

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5)

LYDIAN DOMINANT b6

Alternative names: Lydian flat 6 flat 7, Mixolydian sharp 11 flat 13, Mixolydian #4 b6, Lydian Minor

It starts from the fourth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2221122

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

dominant

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C7, C7(#11 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5), C7(#5)

MAJOR LOCRIAN

Alternative names: Mixolydian flat 5 flat 6, Mixolydian b5 b13, Locrian sharp 2 sharp 3, Arabian

It starts from the fifth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2211222

chords over first notes:

Seventh chord:

dominant with diminished fifth

Chord simbols: C7(b5), C9(b5), C7(b5 b13), C9(b5 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5)

Complete chord:

SEMILOCRIAN b4

Alternative names: Locrian natural 2 flat 4, Semilocrian flat 4

It starts from the sixth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2112222

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

diminished

half diminished

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5 #11), C7(#5 9 #9 #11), C7(b5)

SUPERLOCRIAN bb3

It starts from the seventh grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 1122222

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Complete chord:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

Complete chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5 #11), C7(b5), C7(#5 b9 9 #11)

COMPARATIVE TABLE
between Neapolitan scale and Whole-Tone scale

WHOLE-TONE (Db)

NEAPOLITAN

Db

Eb

Db

Eb

between Whole-Tone scale and the rest of modes from Neapolitan scale

WHOLE-TONE (C)

F#

G#

A#

LEADING
WHOLE-TONE

F#

G#

A#

LYDIAN AUGMENTED DOMINANT

F#

G#

LYDIAN DOMINANT b6

F#

MAJOR LOCRIAN

SEMILOCRIAN b4

SUPERLOCRIAN bb3

Db

D#

Bb

Ab

Bb

Gb

Ab

Bb

Gb

Ab

Bb

Gb

Ab

Bb

See also Whole-Tone scale

NEAPOLITAN MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

NEAPOLITAN MINOR

II

LYDIAN #6

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

III

MIXOLYDIAN
AUGMENTED

IV

HUNGARIAN GIPSY

LOCRIAN DOMINANT

VI

IONIAN #2

VII

ULTRALOCRIAN bb3

NEAPOLITAN MINOR

Alternative names: Neapolitan Major flat 6, Harmonic Minor flat 2, Phrygian maj7

It starts from the first grade of neapolitan scale

NEAPOLITAN

Db

Eb

NEAPOLITAN MINOR

Db

Eb

Ab

Structure: 1222131

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor with major seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm(maj7), Cm^(b9 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm^(#5)

Complete chord:

LYDIAN #6

Alternative names: Lydian sharp 6

It starts from the second grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2221311

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: C^, Cmaj7, Cmaj7(#11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C^(b5), C7, C7(b5)

MIXOLYDIAN AUGMENTED

Alternative names: Mixolydian sharp 5

It starts from the third grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2213112

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C7(#5), C+7, C7(#5)

HUNGARIAN GIPSY

Alternative names: Aeolian sharp 4

Complete chord:

It starts from the fourth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 2131122

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7, Cm7(#11 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: Cm7(b5), Cm7(#5)

LOCRIAN DOMINANT

Alternative names: Locrian sharp 3, Oriental flat 6, Mixolydian flat 5 flat 9 flat 13, Mixolydian b2 b5 b6

It starts from the fifth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 1311222

chords over first notes:

Seventh chord:

dominant with diminished fifth

Chord simbols: C7(b5), C7(b5 b9), C7(b5 b9 b13)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(#5)

IONIAN #2

Alternative names: Ionian sharp 2

It starts from the sixth grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 3112221

chords over first notes:

Complete chord:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

major

major seventh

Complete chord:

Chord simbols: Cmaj7, C^, C^(#9)

Enharmonic chord symbols: Cm^

ULTRALOCRIAN bb3

It starts from the seventh grade of neapolitan scale

Structure: 1122213

Enharmonic interpretation:

PENTATONIC SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

MAJOR PENTATONIC

II

SUSPENDED
PENTATONIC

III

MAN GONG

IV

RITUSEN

NOTES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

MINOR PENTATONIC

MAJOR PENTATONIC

It starts from the first grade of major pentatonic scale

Structure: 22323

chords over first notes:

Triad:

major

Chord simbols: C, Cmaj7, C6, C^, Cmaj7(9), C^9, C6/9

SUSPENDED PENTATONIC

Alternative names: Yo, Egyptian

It starts from the second grade of major pentatonic scale

Structure: 23232

As we can see from the structure, this is a palindromic mode

Chord simbols: C7sus, C9sus

MAN GONG

It starts from the third grade of major pentatonic scale

Structure: 32322

RITUSEN

It starts from the fourth grade of major pentatonic scale

Structure: 23223

MINOR PENTATONIC

It starts from the fifth grade of major pentatonic scale

Structure: 32232

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

minor

minor seventh

Chord simbols: Cm, Cm7

YMMETRIC SCALES
DIMINISHED SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

DIMINISHED

II

OCTATONIC

NOTES

WHOLE TONE SCALE

NAME

NOTES

WHOLE TONE

AUGMENTED SCALE AND ITS MODES

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

GRADE

NAME

NOTES

AUGMENTED

II

AUGMENTED
INVERSE

NOTES TRANSPOSED IN C

WHOLE-TONE SCALE AND ITS MODES

GRADE

NAME

NOTES

WHOLE-TONE

WHOLE-TONE

Alternative names: Exatonic, Anemitonic

Structure: 222222

Enharmonic interpretation:

chords over first notes:

Triad:

Seventh chord:

augmented

dominant with augmented fifth

Chord simbols: C+, C7(#5), C9(#5), C9(#5 #11)

Enharmonic chord simbols: C7(b5)

There are only 2 transposition of this mode:

Complete Chord:

every other trasposition contains the same (or enharmonic) notes of one of theese.