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Altered Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​1

Arpeggios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​2

Bebop Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​17

Blues Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​21

Chromatic Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​23

Dorian Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​27

Harmonic Minor Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​28

Jazz Minor Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​41

Locrian Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​49

Lydian Augmented Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​50

Lydian Dominant Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​51

Lydian Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​52

Major Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​53

Melodic Minor Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​66

Mixolydian Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​79

Modal Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​80

Natural Minor Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​97

Octatonic Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​110

Pentatonic Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​115

Phrygian Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​119

Whole Tone Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​120

Practice Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​123

Manuscript Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ​124

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C Altered F Altered
     
                          
    

A# Altered D# Altered
           
                    
  
 


G# Altered C# Altered
         
                    
   

F# Altered B Altered
                   
                  

E Altered A Altered
                   
                    
 

D Altered G Altered
                     
                    

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Major/Dur/Majeur
C F B♭  E♭
                    
       
 

A♭ D♭ G♭ B
        

               
        
 

E A D G
                  
             

Minor/Moll/Mineur
A D G C
   
                      
 
  

F B♭ E♭ A♭
   
                                   
 

C# F# B E
                  
        
    

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Augmented/Ubermaßiges/Augmenté
C F B♭  E♭
                   
      
  
 

A♭ D♭ G♭ B
           
               
    
   

E A D G
              

             
  
 

Diminished/Vermindertes/Diminué
A D G C
      
                  
      

F B♭ E♭ A♭
   
                                      
 

C# F# B E
                  
        
    
 

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Major Sevenths/Dur-Septimen/Septièmes Majeures

C F B♭
                   
 
 

E♭ A♭ D♭
  
    
            
 

G♭ B E
                 
         
 

A D G
      
             
 


Dominant Sevenths/Dominant-Septimen/Septièmes Dominants

C F B♭

            
      
 

E♭ A♭ D♭
    
                 
  

G♭ B E
               
           
 

A D G
             
         

 

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Minor Sevenths/Moll-Septimen/Septièmes Mineures

A D G
  
          
          


C F B♭
 
                           
   
 

E♭ A♭ C#
   
                  
  
    
 

F# B E
              
           
 

Dominant Sevenths ♭5/Dominant-Septimen ♭5/Septièmes Dominants ♭5

C F B♭

               
       
 

E♭ A♭ D♭
         
                 

  

G♭ B E
                    
                  
 

A D G
              
             
 
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Half-Diminished Sevenths/Halbe-Verminderte Septimen/Septièmes Demi-Diminués

A D G
       
           
               


C F B♭
                              
        
 

D# G# C#
       
                     
 
   

F# B E
                    
       
  
 

Diminished Sevenths/Verminderte Septimen/Septièmes Diminués

A D G
           
     
           
    

C F B♭
                            
          
 

D# G# C#
           
                      
    

F# B E
                  
             
    
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Major Ninths/Dur-Nonen/Neuvièmes Majeures

C F B♭ 

   
                

  

E♭ A♭  D♭
  
    
          
   
 

G♭ B E
                
             
 

A D G
       
               


Minor Ninths/Moll-Nonen/Neuvièmes Mineures

A  D G
               
     

C F B♭ 
  
             
     
   
 

 

E♭ A♭  C#
    
            

    
  

F# B E
              
  
        
 

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Dominant Ninths/Dominant-Nonen/Neuvièmes Dominants

C F B♭

        
          
  
 

E♭ A♭ D♭
            
                    
 

G♭ B E
               
     
  
   
 

A D G
              
              
 

Dominant Minor Ninth/Dominant-Mol-Nonen/Neuvièmes Dominants Mineures

C F B♭

                      
   
      

E♭    A♭ D♭   
    
                    
   

G♭ B E
                    
                  
 

A D G
                       
  
        
 
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Major/Dur/Majeur
C  F B♭   
         
     
 
    
  
 

E♭
  A♭    D♭ 
             
                   
 

 
G♭
 B    E  
       
            
        
   

A      D  G   

               
     
    

Minor/Moll/Mineur

A
    D
  G
     
            
      


C  F B♭   
          
         
           
 

E♭
 A♭   C#
    
      
           
        
       
 

F#   B     E 
           
            
   
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Augmented/Ubermaßiges/Augmenté
C F  B♭     
           
       
 
        
    
 

E♭  A♭     D♭
                  
                      

 

G♭    B      E 
                 
                 
      
  

A      D  G     
        

       
 

         

  

Diminished/Vermindertes/Diminué
A      D  G    

      
     
        
        
 

C F  B♭     
              
          
 
        
    
 

E♭ A♭
 C#
           
    
                 
      
  
    

F#  B     E
     
               
            
    
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Major Sevenths/Dur-Septimen/Septièmes Majeures

C   F  
  
   

    
   
  

B♭
   E♭  
    
         
  
 

A♭    D♭ 
   
     
         


G♭   B
 
      
       
        

E A
 
            
   
       
 

D   G   
       
   

      
 

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Dominant Sevenths/Dominant-Septimen/Septièmes Dominants

C   F
      
          
   

B♭    E♭   

 
  
         
   
 

A♭  D♭   

    
  
          


G♭ B  
       
  

        
 

E     A 
           
         


D    G 
 
      
      
     

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Minor Sevenths/Moll-Septimen/Septièmes Mineures

A    D  
  
          
  
 

G    C
     
   

    
   
  

F   B♭   
       
  
         

E♭ A♭  
          
   
           

C#   F#  
          
        
  

B    E 
 
       
      
   


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Dominant Sevenths ♭5/Dominant-Septimen ♭5/Septièmes Dominants ♭5

C     F
    
            
        
  

B♭ E♭
  
      
 
         
           

A♭    D♭       
           
               
  
     

G♭     B      
             
                    
 

   
E   A    
            
 
     
 

D        G     
         
             
 
  

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Half-Diminished Sevenths/Halbe-Verminderte Septimen/Septièmes Demi-Diminués

A     D
    
     
       
              
  

G       C    
      
             

   
 

F      B♭      
       
            
  
     

D#
      G#      
         
                  
 

C# F#   
               
   
      
 


 

B       E   
  
          
        
    
  

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Diminished Sevenths/Verminderte Septimen/Septièmes Diminués

A    D
        
             
         
  

G     C    
              
               
 

F   B♭   

                     
          

D#
        G#    
            
                  
 

C#     F#   
                 
       
      
 

B     E        
           
      
   
    

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major F Major
     
                         
  

B♭ Major E♭ Major

                                       

A♭ Major D♭ Major
                                
     
   

G♭ Major B Major

                                         
     

E Major A Major
                     
      
            

D Major G Major
        
                        
  

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Bebop Scales Bebop-Tonleitern Gammes Bebop
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor D Minor
                  
                  
  

G Minor C Minor
 
                            
         

F Minor B♭ Minor
                              
              

E♭ Minor A♭ Minor
                                    
              

C# Minor F# Minor
                          
              
       

B Minor E Minor
                      
                
       

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Bebop Scales Bebop-Tonleitern Gammes Bebop
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
D Dorian G Dorian
     
                           
  

C Dorian F Dorian
                               
    
  

B♭ Dorian E♭ Dorian
                          
                     

A♭ Dorian C# Dorian

           
     
                    
  

F# Dorian B Dorian
                                
  
    

E Dorian A Dorian
                      
      
     

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Bebop Scales Bebop-Tonleitern Gammes Bebop
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Dominant F Dominant
     
                           
  

B♭ Dominant E♭ Dominant
                                            

A♭ Dominant D♭ Dominant
                                  
    
  

G♭ Dominant B Dominant
                                
          

E Dominant A Dominant
 
                                     
   

D Dominant G Dominant
          
              
        

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Blues Scales Bluestonleitern Gammes de Blues
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor Blues D Minor Blues
                     
        

G Minor Blues C Minor Blues

                       
        

F Minor Blues B♭ Minor Blues

 
                                  


E♭ Minor Blues A♭ Minor Blues

          
                       

C# Minor Pentatonic F# Minor Pentatonic

           
                   
 

B Minor Pentatonic E Minor Pentatonic

                       
         


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Blues Scales Bluestonleitern Gammes Blues
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major Blues F Major Blues
  
                     
      

B♭ Major Blues E♭ Major Blues

                                  

A♭ Major Blues D♭ Major Blues

               
                  
 

G♭ Major Blues B Major Blues

                          
           

E Major Blues A Major Blues

                   
               

D Major Blues G Major Blues

      
                       
   

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Chromatic Scales Chromatische Tonleitern Gammes Chromatiques
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave

C Chromatic
  
                          
    
C# Chromatic
                 
      
       
D Chromatic
                  
            
E♭ Chromatic
                      
          
E Chromatic
                        
        
F Chromatic
               
                 
F# Chromatic
                
                
G Chromatic
                   
             
A♭ Chromatic
                   
            
A Chromatic
                    
          
B♭ Chromatic
                                

B Chromatic
                           
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves

C Chromatic
           
                 

        
          
            

C# Chromatic
         
         
          

         
        
           
  

D Chromatic
                 
    
         

          
        
         
  

E♭ Chromatic
          
                   

         
          
         
 
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves

E Chromatic        
    
       
       
 

          
           
         


F Chromatic
        
 
               
    

      
         
       
     

F# Chromatic
              
      
        

      
           
        
    

       
G Chromatic 
             
       

       
        
         
   
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves

A♭ Chromatic
            
        
       

      
          
              

A Chromatic                
       
      

      
          
         
    

B♭ Chromatic        
                   


      
           
          
    

B Chromatic              
            

      
           
        
    
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Dorian Scales Dorischen Tonleitern Gammes Doriennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
D Dorian
 44            
           
G Dorian
                 
 
    
C Dorian
            
          
 
F Dorian
          
    
       
  
B♭ Dorian
       
   
               
E♭ Dorian
              
            
A♭ Dorian
                 
          
C# Dorian
       
          
       
F# Dorian
                
        
B Dorian
          
              
E Dorian
            
           

A Dorian
                
       
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Harmonic Minor Scales Harmonisches Moll-Tonleitern Gammes Mineures Harmoniques
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave

A Harmonic Minor
         
              
D Harmonic Minor

               
   
 
 
G Harmonic Minor
 
                    
  
C Harmonic Minor
   
             
         
F Harmonic Minor
         
                 
B♭ Harmonic Minor
                
          
E♭ Harmonic Minor
              
             
A♭ Harmonic Minor
                 
          
C# Harmonic Minor
   
              
 
    
F# Harmonic Minor
                
        
B Harmonic Minor
                
        
E Harmonic Minor
           
            
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Thirds Terzen Tierces
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Harmonic Minor
                    
       
 
D Harmonic Minor
               
           
   
G Harmonic Minor
                        
      
C Harmonic Minor          
                     

F Harmonic Minor
           
            
        

B♭ Harmonic Minor 
                      
       
 
E♭ Harmonic Minor
    
                     
       

A♭ Harmonic Minor
                        
       
 
C# Harmonic Minor 
                        
       
F# Harmonic Minor
                 
           

B Harmonic Minor
                       
        

E Harmonic Minor
              

              
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Fourths Quarten Quartes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Harmonic Minor
                 
             
D Harmonic Minor              
                 

G Harmonic Minor
                   
        
    
C Harmonic Minor          
                     

F Harmonic Minor
                    
          
 
B♭ Harmonic Minor  
                          
    
E♭ Harmonic Minor
             
                
    
A♭ Harmonic Minor
                 
             
   
C# Harmonic Minor        

                     
   
F# Harmonic Minor
                  
            

B Harmonic Minor  
                      
        
E Harmonic Minor

                 
           
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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Harmonic Minor
          
  
               
  

D Harmonic Minor
        

                   
  

G Harmonic Minor
                
 
            


C Harmonic Minor
        
  
                 
   

F Harmonic Minor
                   
            


B♭ Harmonic Minor  
                    
        
 

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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Harmonic Minor     
                       

    

A♭ Harmonic Minor    
              
               


C# Harmonic Minor       
 
                    
  

F# Harmonic Minor

              
           
    

B Harmonic Minor  
              
           
   

E Harmonic Minor 
                  
        
   

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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Harmonic Minor    
      
 
                
 

D Harmonic Minor
           

                 
 

G Harmonic Minor 
              
          
      

C Harmonic Minor     
    
          
          
   

F Harmonic Minor 

                        
       

B♭ Harmonic Minor
     
   
 
    
             
 

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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Harmonic Minor 
                           
      

A♭ Harmonic Minor  
                
          
    

C# Harmonic Minor      
    

                 
  

F# Harmonic Minor 


                         
    

B Harmonic Minor  
              
           
  

E Harmonic Minor 
  
                       
   

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A Harmonic Minor    
         
           
    

D Harmonic Minor    
          
       
   
   

G Harmonic Minor      
      
              

  

C Harmonic Minor 
         
          
         


F Harmonic Minor      
              
            

B♭ Harmonic Minor    
        
          
      
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E♭ Harmonic Minor    
                 
            

A♭ Harmonic Minor        
                 
        

C# Harmonic Minor 
          
             
     

F# Harmonic Minor    
                 






 
   

B Harmonic Minor    
   
          



     
    

E Harmonic Minor    
              




  
     

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Harmonic Minor Scales Harmonisches Moll-Tonleitern Gammes Mineures Harmoniques
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaven

A Harmonic Minor          

           

         
  
D Harmonic Minor
               

              
          
G Harmonic Minor        
               
       
 
C Harmonic Minor
               

              
    
     
F Harmonic Minor          
             
              

       
B♭ Harmonic Minor       
          
        
  
E♭ Harmonic Minor        
                
              
   
A♭ Harmonic Minor           
               
            
    
C# Harmonic Minor 
             
              
             

F# Harmonic Minor      
         
        
      
   
       
B Harmonic Minor       
               
       
 
E Harmonic Minor         
            
      

   

      
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
A Harmonic Minor           
      
  
       
 

      
              
        

D Harmonic Minor      
       
               
 

    
              
         


G Harmonic Minor           
                  
  

      
               
        

C Harmonic Minor
           
               
   

      
               
        
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
F Harmonic Minor
          
       
             

      
               
        

B♭ Harmonic Minor           
 
  
                


    
                
        


E♭ Harmonic Minor       
  
      
                

      
               
        

A♭ Harmonic Minor           
                     
 

      
             
         


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Thirds Terzen Tierces
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves

C# Harmonic Minor
              
            
   


                        
       

F# Harmonic Minor
          
                
   

     
                

      

B Harmonic Minor           
 
  
                

    
               
  
       

E Harmonic Minor       
   

              
   

     
                
       
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Jazz Minor Scales Jazz-Moll-Tonleitern Gammes Mineures de Jazz
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave

A Jazz Minor
         
              
D Jazz Minor
            
          

G Jazz Minor
 
                 
 
   
C Jazz Minor
           
          
    
F Jazz Minor
          
                
B♭ Jazz Minor
                        
 

E♭ Jazz Minor
               
             
A♭ Jazz Minor
                
           
C# Jazz Minor
   
              
 
    
F# Jazz Minor
           
             
B Jazz Minor
                       
     
E Jazz Minor
            
           
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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Jazz Minor
                     
           
D Jazz Minor
            
                
    
G Jazz Minor
                        
       
C Jazz Minor         
                      
 
F Jazz Minor
          
                     
B♭ Jazz Minor 
                      
       
 
E♭ Jazz Minor
 
                       
       
A♭ Jazz Minor
                        
       
 
C# Jazz Minor
              
               
 
F# Jazz Minor
                    
         
B Jazz Minor 
                          
       
E Jazz Minor
                 

           
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Fourths Quarten Quartes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Jazz Minor
                 

              

D Jazz Minor                
                  
 
G Jazz Minor
                    
        
   
C Jazz Minor          
                     
 
F Jazz Minor
                    
           

B♭ Jazz Minor  
                    
       
  
E♭ Jazz Minor
  
                     
       

A♭ Jazz Minor
                   
             

C# Jazz Minor           
 
                      

F# Jazz Minor
                   
             

B Jazz Minor  
                        
        
E Jazz Minor

                  
           
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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Jazz Minor
                

             
 
D Jazz Minor
                 
              
  
G Jazz Minor 
                  
        
    
C Jazz Minor            
          
         
 
F Jazz Minor
                   
           
 
B♭ Jazz Minor   
                         
    
E♭ Jazz Minor
               
             
   
A♭ Jazz Minor  
                  
          
C# Jazz Minor         
                    
   
F# Jazz Minor
   
           
          
    
B Jazz Minor   
                      
        

E Jazz Minor  
              
     
       


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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Jazz Minor    
      
    
             
  

D Jazz Minor 


  
        
           
   

G Jazz Minor 
             
           

   
  

C Jazz Minor        
 
                     
   

F Jazz Minor 
                            
      

B♭ Jazz Minor       
   
  
    
             
  

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Jazz Minor  
                         
       

A♭ Jazz Minor  
                


          
  

C# Jazz Minor
          
 
                  
 

F# Jazz Minor 
                               
    

B Jazz Minor      
   
                     
 

E Jazz Minor 
         
              
   
   

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Sevenths Septimen Septièmes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Jazz Minor    
         
           
    

D Jazz Minor  
           
     
          


G Jazz Minor        
             
          

C Jazz Minor 
          
            
       

F Jazz Minor      
               
           

B♭ Jazz Minor     
               
        
   

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Jazz Minor    
                 
            

A♭ Jazz Minor      
          
              
  

C# Jazz Minor 
               
     
   
     

F# Jazz Minor    
                  




  
    

B Jazz Minor    
        
             
    

E Jazz Minor    
               
     
     

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Locrian Scales Lokrischen Tonleitern Gammes Locriennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
B Locrian
4               
4         
E Locrian
              
          
A Locrian
         
               
D Locrian
           
     
     
 
G Locrian

                  
 
   
C Locrian
  
         
            
F Locrian
             
           
A# Locrian
                
         
D# Locrian
      
    
   
        

G# Locrian
             
           
C# Locrian
     
          
      
 
F# Locrian
           
         
  
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Lydian Augmented Scales Lydischen Ubermaßige-Tonleitern Gammes Lydiennes Augmentés
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
F Lydian Augmented
4         
4          
    
B♭ Lydian Augmented
             
            
E♭ Lydian Augmented
           
              
A♭ Lydian Augmented
          
               
D♭ Lydian Augmented
     

         
       
 
G♭ Lydian Augmented
           
             
C♭ Lydian Augmented
          
 
            
E Lydian Augmented
           
          
    
A Lydian Augmented
             
  
          
D Lydian Augmented
            
        
    
G Lydian Augmented
          
           
  
C Lydian Augmented
    
          
       
 
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Lydian Dominant Scales Lydischen Dominant-Tonleitern Gammes Lydiennes Dominants
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
F Lydian Dominant
4         
4          
    
B♭ Lydian Dominant
                  
 
    
E♭ Lydian Dominant
             
           
A♭ Lydian Dominant
         
               
D♭ Lydian Dominant
            
          
 
G♭ Lydian Dominant
          
              
C♭ Lydian Dominant
         
 
             
E Lydian Dominant
             
            
A Lydian Dominant
                  
 
    
D Lydian Dominant
           
             
G Lydian Dominant
          
              
C Lydian Dominant
         
     
      
 
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Lydian Scales Lydischen Tonleitern Gammes Lydiennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
F Lydian
4         
4          
    
B♭ Lydian
            
     
 
    
E♭ Lydian
           
             
A♭ Lydian
          
              
D♭ Lydian
            
          
 
G♭ Lydian
          
              
C♭ Lydian
        
 
              
E Lydian
             
            
A Lydian
                  
 
    
D Lydian
            
            
G Lydian
            
            
C Lydian
    
         
       
 
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Major Scales Dur-Tonleitern Gammes Majeures
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major
           
            
F Major
            
           
B♭ Major
          
              
E♭ Major
              
           
A♭ Major
          
                
D♭ Major
             
             
G♭ Major
           
           
    
B Major
                  
       
E Major
              
          
A Major
                  
 
    
D Major
     
         
      
  
G Major

                
 
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Thirds Terzen Tierces
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major          
                    
F Major
               

             
B♭ Major 
                     
        
E♭ Major
           
                    
A♭ Major
                      
       
  
D♭ Major
   
                          
  
G♭ Major
                       
          
B Major 
                           
   
E Major
                 

            
A Major
                      
       

D Major
               
             
 
G Major
                    
         

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Fourths Quarten Quartes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major           
 
                 
F Major
               
             

B♭ Major  
                   
        

E♭ Major
                
              

A♭ Major 
                      
         
D♭ Major         

                  
    
G♭ Major
                     
       
    
B Major  
                    
       
 
E Major
                
            
 
A Major 
                   
       
  
D Major            
                  
G Major
                
             

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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major            
  
              


F Major
              
              


B♭ Major     
 
              
        


E♭ Major     
                   

      

A♭ Major 
                    
        
  

D♭ Major
             
                 
 

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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
G♭ Major
                     
       
    

B Major   
                  
        
 

E Major     
                   
      

A Major    
           
    
         


D Major
             

               


G Major
              
              


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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major       

                   
  

F Major  
                       
    

B♭ Major 
                
            


E♭ Major 
                    
          

A♭ Major  
               
          
    

D♭ Major            

                
   

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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
G♭ Major 
                        
        

B Major     
     
      
           
  

E Major 
   
                       
  

A Major     
    
  
   
             
 

D Major        

                   
  

G Major
               
             


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Sevenths Septimen Septièmes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Major 
         
            
      

F Major      
              
         


B♭ Major    
             
        
    

E♭ Major    
              
          
  

A♭ Major    
              
          
   

D♭ Major  
        
    

               
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Sevenths Septimen Septièmes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
G♭ Major        
               
          

B Major     
              
         
  

E Major    
              
        
   

A Major      
      
   
       




 


  
D Major        
             
    
 

G Major      
              
       
 

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Major Scales Dur-Tonleitern Gammes Majeures
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
C Major
          

         
          
F Major  
  
  
         
       
   
B♭ Major          

            
         
 
E♭ Major
             

                 
   
A♭ Major      
  
            

        
D♭ Major 
            
          
      

G♭ Major        
              
              

    
B Major       
            
         
 
E Major      

            
          
    
A Major       
         
              
 
D Major    
            
        
           
G Major      
  
       
    
         
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C Major
             
              
 

                     
        

F Major         
     
    
      
   

      
               
       

B♭ Major           
 
                
 

      
              
         

E♭ Major       
   
      
              

      
                
        

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A♭ Major             
                 
  

    
               
           


D♭ Major     
        
             

    

      
                 
        

G♭ Major
            
                

   

      
                  
        

      
B Major    
                   
 

      
               
          
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E Major       
       
              
 

     
                
        

A Major         
    
    
        
   

      
                
       

D Major     
       
            

    

      
                
       

G Major
            

              
 

    
                
        

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Melodic Minor Scales Melodisches Moll-Tonleitern Gammes Mineures Mélodiques
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Melodic Minor
            
           
D Melodic Minor
   
    
     
     
   
G Melodic Minor
            
         
  
C Melodic Minor
   
             
         
F Melodic Minor
                   
        
B♭ Melodic Minor
                      
     
E♭ Melodic Minor
          
         
 
    
 
A♭ Melodic Minor
              
             
C# Melodic Minor
   
               
 
    
F# Melodic Minor
          
    
     
   
B Melodic Minor
        
 
              
E Melodic Minor
           
            
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A Melodic Minor
                     
       
 
D Melodic Minor
                 
       
      
G Melodic Minor
                        
        
C Melodic Minor        
                      
 
F Melodic Minor
  
                   
        
     
B♭ Melodic Minor
                       
       
  
E♭ Melodic Minor
    
                      
       
A♭ Melodic Minor
                       
       
  
C# Melodic Minor  
                         
       
F# Melodic Minor
                    
            
B Melodic Minor
                          
       

E Melodic Minor
                 
           
   
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Fourths Quarten Quartes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Melodic Minor
                 
             
 
D Melodic Minor            
                      

G Melodic Minor
                    
       
     
C Melodic Minor  
                    
       
 
F Melodic Minor
  
                  
        
     
B♭ Melodic Minor
                    
              

E♭ Melodic Minor
                    
                

A♭ Melodic Minor
                      
              

C# Melodic Minor    

                      
        

F# Melodic Minor
                    
             

B Melodic Minor 
                        
        
 
E Melodic Minor

                 

            

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Fifths Quinten Quintes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Melodic Minor
 
             
           
   

D Melodic Minor  
                  
            
 

G Melodic Minor
          
 
                   
  

C Melodic Minor     
 
                
         
 

F Melodic Minor
                   
            
 

B♭ Melodic Minor  
                    
        
  

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Melodic Minor 
                   
         
   

A♭ Melodic Minor
 
             
          
     

C# Melodic Minor      
   
 
                  
  

F# Melodic Minor
   
                
        
  

B Melodic Minor
  
                      
       
 

E Melodic Minor     
                 
    
      

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Sixths Sexten Sixtes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Melodic Minor
  
             
          
   

D Melodic Minor 
     
 
           
            
  

G Melodic Minor
      
   
                  
   

C Melodic Minor        
   
           
 
      
   

F Melodic Minor 

                           
      

B♭ Melodic Minor     
    
       

             
  

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Melodic Minor 
                           
       

A♭ Melodic Minor
  
               


         
   

C# Melodic Minor     
       
                  
 

F# Melodic Minor 
                               
 
  

B Melodic Minor
         
      

             
 

E Melodic Minor 
                          
 
   

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Melodic Minor   
       
        
        
 

D Melodic Minor  
     
            
      
  

G Melodic Minor      
      
               

 

C Melodic Minor
         
            
        


F Melodic Minor    
     
                
 
    

B♭ Melodic Minor   
       
           
        
 

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E♭ Melodic Minor  
             
     
      
     

A♭ Melodic Minor      
          
              
  

C# Melodic Minor
 
             


    
         

F# Melodic Minor    
     
                
 
   

B Melodic Minor    
            
          
   

E Melodic Minor  
             
   
      
     

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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
A Melodic Minor      
         

 
            
D Melodic Minor
                 

           
         
     
G Melodic Minor      
             
      
     
   
 

C Melodic Minor
                  
            
       
F Melodic Minor       
         
     
               
B♭ Melodic Minor              

         
       
  
E♭ Melodic Minor       
               
                    

A♭ Melodic Minor
           
   
           
         

C# Melodic Minor
                

         


  

         
F# Melodic Minor        
        
       
       
  
B Melodic Minor              

            
       
 
E Melodic Minor       
          
         
 
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
A Melodic Minor
            
               
 

    
              
          

D Melodic Minor
              
               
 

      
              
         


G Melodic Minor
           
                  
  

      
               
        

C Melodic Minor
            
                
   



                      
        
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2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
F Melodic Minor        
       
  
             

     
               
         

B♭ Melodic Minor             
  
                


    
               
 
        

E♭ Melodic Minor
            
   
                

     
                
        

A♭ Melodic Minor            
                     
 

      
              
        


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C# Melodic Minor
              
              
 


                        
        

F# Melodic Minor        
   
                 
   

     
               
        

B Melodic Minor            

                       

    
               
  
       

E Melodic Minor      
     

               
   

      
               
       
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Mixolydian Scales Mixolydischen Tonleitern Gammes Mixolydiennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
G Mixolydian
4               
4         
C Mixolydian
  
          
           
F Mixolydian
           
          
  
B♭ Mixolydian
             
           
E♭ Mixolydian
            
            
A♭ Mixolydian
                 
 
     
D♭ Mixolydian
           
           
 
F# Mixolydian
                
         
B Mixolydian
               
         
E Mixolydian
               
         
A Mixolydian
                 
       
D Mixolydian
    
     
   
       
 
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C Ionian
  
        
            

D Dorian
            
           

E Phrygian
            
           

F Lydian
              
         

G Mixolydian
         
              

A Aeolian
        
               

B Locrian
                  
 
   

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F Ionian
         
         
    

G Dorian
          
             

A Phrygian
                 
 
    

B♭ Lydian
                  
 
   

C Mixolydian
           
          
 

D Aeolian
           
            

E Locrian
            
           

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B♭ Ionian
                   
 
   

C Dorian
  
               
 
    

D Phrygian
            
            

E♭ Lydian
            
            

F Mixolydian
               
         

G Aeolian
                  
 
    

A Locrian
                 
 
     

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E♭ Ionian
            
            

F Dorian
                
         

G Phrygian
                  
 
     

A♭ Lydian
          
               

B♭ Mixolydian
        
  
              

C Aeolian
           
            
 

D Locrian
             
            

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A♭ Ionian
           
               

B♭ Dorian
                    
 
    

C Phrygian
  
               
 
    

D♭ Lydian
              
            

E♭ Mixolydian
              
            

F Aeolian
        
           
    

G Locrian
            
              

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D♭ Ionian
    
          
      
  

E♭ Dorian
              
            

F Phrygian
             
          
  

G♭ Lydian
                 
         

A♭ Mixolydian
                   
 
     

B♭ Aeolian
                    
 
    

C Locrian
      
         
       
  

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G♭ Ionian
                     
      

A♭ Dorian
                  
         

B♭ Phrygian
          

             

C♭ Lydian
              
           
 

D♭ Mixolydian
              
             

E♭ Aeolian
            
            

F Locrian
                  
         

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
B Ionian
                   
      

C# Dorian
     
          
      
  

D# Phrygian
            
             

E Lydian
            
             

F# Mixolydian
               
          

G# Aeolian
                  
 
     

A# Locrian
                
         

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E Ionian
             
           

F# Dorian
                
        

G# Phrygian
                  
 
    

A Lydian
          
              

B Mixolydian
           
             

C# Aeolian
           
             

D# Locrian
             
           

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A Ionian
          
              

B Dorian
                   
 
   

C# Phrygian
   
              
 
    

D Lydian
             
           

E Mixolydian
             
           

F# Aeolian
         
          
    

G# Locrian
           
             

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D Ionian
             
           

E Dorian
            
            

F# Phrygian
          
    
     
   

G Lydian
                  
 
    

A Mixolydian
                
        

B Aeolian
              
          

C# Locrian
   
              
 
    

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G Ionian
                 
 
    

A Dorian
                 
 
    

B Phrygian
        
               

C Lydian
           
            

D Mixolydian
           
            

E Aeolian
             
          

F# Locrian
               
        

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Dorian Scales Dorischen Tonleitern Gammes Doriennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
D Dorian
            
           
G Dorian

                  
 
   
C Dorian
    

    
    
      
  
F Dorian
              
          
B♭ Dorian
            
       
    
E♭ Dorian
               
         
A♭ Dorian
          
          
   
C# Dorian
           
            
 
F# Dorian
                
        
B Dorian
            
            
E Dorian
               
         
A Dorian
              
         
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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E Phrygian
              
         
A Phrygian
          
              
D Phrygian
           
           
 
G Phrygian
               
         
C Phrygian
      
     
            
F Phrygian
              
          
B♭ Phrygian
           
        
 
  
D# Phrygian
            
             
G# Phrygian
         
               
C# Phrygian
            
        
   
F# Phrygian
                
        
B Phrygian
         
              
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Lydian Scales Lydischen Tonleitern Gammes Lydiennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
F Lydian
         
         
    
B♭ Lydian
            
     
 
    
E♭ Lydian
           
             
A♭ Lydian
          
              
D♭ Lydian
            
          
 
G♭ Lydian
          
              
C♭ Lydian
        
 
              
E Lydian
             
            
A Lydian
                  
 
    
D Lydian
            
            
G Lydian
            
            
C Lydian
    
         
       
 
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Mixolydian Scales Mixolydischen Tonleitern Gammes Mixolydiennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
G Mixolydian
                 
 
    
C Mixolydian
  
          
           
F Mixolydian
           
          
  
B♭ Mixolydian
             
           
E♭ Mixolydian
            
            
A♭ Mixolydian
                 
 
     
D♭ Mixolydian
           
           
 
F# Mixolydian
                
         
B Mixolydian
               
         
E Mixolydian
               
         
A Mixolydian
                 
       
D Mixolydian
    
     
   
       
 
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Locrian Scales Lokrischen Tonleitern Gammes Locriennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
B Locrian
               
        
E Locrian
              
          
A Locrian
         
               
D Locrian
           
     
     
 
G Locrian

                  
 
   
C Locrian
  
         
            
F Locrian
             
           
A# Locrian
                
         
D# Locrian
      
    
   
        

G# Locrian
             
           
C# Locrian
     
          
      
 
F# Locrian
           
         
  
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Natural Minor Scales Natürliches Moll-Tonleitern Gammes Mineures Naturelles
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave

A Minor
         
              
D Minor
           
            
G Minor
         
               
C Minor
            
     
     
 
F Minor
                
          
B♭ Minor
                
          
E♭ Minor
             
              
A♭ Minor
           
                
C# Minor
            
        
   
F# Minor
                
        
B Minor
          
              
E Minor
            
           
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Thirds Terzen Tierces
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor
                  
           
D Minor
           
             
     
G Minor
                       
       
C Minor         
                     

F Minor
          
                    
B♭ Minor 
                    
       
 
E♭ Minor
 
                     
       
A♭ Minor
                  
            
C# Minor          
                     
F# Minor
                   

          
B Minor 
                      
       
E Minor
                

            
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Fourths Quarten Quartes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor
              

              
D Minor             
                 

G Minor
                   
        
  
C Minor          
                    

F Minor
                  
          
 
B♭ Minor  
                         
   
E♭ Minor             
             
   
A♭ Minor
             

             
  
C# Minor          
 
                  
  
F# Minor
                
            
 
B Minor  
                    
        
E Minor
               

            

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor
              

             


D Minor
                
            


G Minor
                 
            


C Minor            
  
               
 

F Minor
                   
            


B♭ Minor     
           
             
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E♭ Minor 
                         
       

A♭ Minor    
          
               


C# Minor           
 
                 


F# Minor
               
    
         


B Minor  
                   
        


E Minor     
                    

   

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor    
     
    
            
  

 
         
D Minor  
              
 

G Minor 
             
               


C Minor
        
                   
   

F Minor 
                         
      

B♭ Minor       
  
 
    
           
  

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Minor  
                     
       

A♭ Minor  
                


          
  

C# Minor  
              
           
  

F# Minor 
                         
    

B Minor      
  
                   
  

E Minor 
              
            
 

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
A Minor    
         
           
    

  
D Minor        
            
     


G Minor        
              
        

C Minor 
        
           
         


F Minor      
                 
         

B♭ Minor    
           
          
    

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1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E♭ Minor    
                 
            

A♭ Minor      
             
        
  

C# Minor 
        
             
      


F# Minor    
               




  
    

B Minor    
        
             
    

E Minor    
             
          
 

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2 Octaves 2 Oktaves 2 Octaves

A Minor       

      

 
           
D Minor
         

            
             
G Minor      
              
           

C Minor
        
              
         
     
F Minor    
            
          
 
    
B♭ Minor       
        
         
 
E♭ Minor      
      
        
   
 
    
  
A♭ Minor         
            
     
           
C# Minor 
           
          
        
     
F# Minor    
        
     
       
    
   
B Minor      
            
         

E Minor    
         
           
        
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A Minor           
      
  
     
   

    
                
        

D Minor
             
            

  

     
                
       

G Minor           
              

    

      
                
       

C Minor
            
             

    


                      
         
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F Minor         
       
    

          

      
                 
        

B♭ Minor             
                  
 

      
              
          


E♭ Minor       
     
      
              

      
                  
        

A♭ Minor           
                    
  

      
                  
        

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C# Minor
            
     
  
     
   

                      
        

F# Minor
          
              

    

      
                
       

      
B Minor    
              

    

      
              
         

E Minor        
     
            
   

      
               
       
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C Octatonic (Half-Whole) C Octatonic (Whole-Half)

    
                                  
     

C# Octatonic (Half Whole) C# Octatonic (Whole-Half)

  
                          
         

D Octatonic (Half Whole) D Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                    
              
     

E♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole) E♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                     
          
            

E Octatonic (Half-Whole) E Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                         
             
 

F Octatonic (Half-Whole) F Octatonic (Whole-Half)

              
                    
    

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F# Octatonic (Half-Whole) F# Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                               
           

G Octatonic (Half-Whole) G Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                 
                     

A♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole) A♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                     
                   

A Octatonic (Half-Whole) A Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                                     
    

B♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole) B♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                                            
   
 

B Octatonic (Half-Whole) B Octatonic (Whole-Half)

                                       
 

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C Octatonic (Half-Whole)
            
              
              
  

C Octatonic (Whole-Half)
               
               
   
 
   

C# Octatonic (Half Whole)

               
              
 
 
   

C# Octatonic (Whole-Half)
                
                
          

D Octatonic (Half Whole)

                 
               
   
 
 

D Octatonic (Whole-Half)
                  
              
   
 
 

E♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole)
            
               
      
          
 

E♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)
              
           
       
      
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E Octatonic (Half-Whole)
                
         
      
      

E Octatonic (Whole-Half)
                  
          
              

F Octatonic (Half-Whole)
              
            
             

F Octatonic (Whole-Half)
                  
         
      
     

F# Octatonic (Half-Whole)
                   
          
              


F# Octatonic (Whole-Half)
            
            
           

G Octatonic (Half-Whole)
        
           
      
        

G Octatonic (Whole-Half)
            
           
         
        
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A♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole)
                       
       
          

A♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)
                   
               
       


A Octatonic (Half-Whole)
                    
                
       

A Octatonic (Whole-Half)
            
               
     


B♭ Octatonic (Half-Whole)     

           

                      

B♭ Octatonic (Whole-Half)      

             

                    
   

B Octatonic (Half-Whole)
              
      
                

B Octatonic (Whole-Half)       
             
                

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C Major Pentatonic F Major Pentatonic
              
        
 

B♭ Major Pentatonic E♭ Major Pentatonic

                          

A♭ Major Pentatonic D♭ Major Pentatonic

                   
        

G♭ Major Pentatonic B Major Pentatonic

         
                
   

E Major Pentatonic A Major Pentatonic

                  
       

D Major Pentatonic G Major Pentatonic

            
           
 

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A Minor Pentatonic D Minor Pentatonic
                 
     
 

G Minor Pentatonic C Minor Pentatonic

            
           
 

F Minor Pentatonic B♭ Minor Pentatonic

   
                          


E♭ Minor Pentatonic A♭ Minor Pentatonic

         
                   

C# Minor Pentatonic F# Minor Pentatonic

          
             
 

B Minor Pentatonic E Minor Pentatonic

                      
   

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C Major Pentatonic F Major Pentatonic 
            
              
       

B♭ Major Pentatonic   E♭ Major Pentatonic

                 
     
 

 

A♭ Major Pentatonic   D♭ Major Pentatonic

                      
       
 

 

G♭ Major Pentatonic  B Major Pentatonic   


    
             
             
  

E Major Pentatonic  A Major Pentatonic   

               
          
   

D Major Pentatonic  G Major Pentatonic     

            
           
  

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Pentatonic Scales Pentatonische Tonleitern Gammes Pentatoniques
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves

  
A Minor Pentatonic D Minor Pentatonic

           
        



G Minor Pentatonic
  C Minor Pentatonic
           
         
 

F Minor Pentatonic  B♭ Minor Pentatonic   


           
                   
   

E♭ Minor Pentatonic    A♭ Minor Pentatonic   

             
            
     

C# Minor Pentatonic F# Minor Pentatonic 

       
    
      

  

 
  

B Minor Pentatonic    E Minor Pentatonic

       
             
    
 

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Phrygian Scales Phrygischen Tonleitern Gammes Phrygiennes
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
E Phrygian
4            
4            
A Phrygian
                
       
D Phrygian
          
            
 
G Phrygian
           
              
C Phrygian
             
     
     
 
F Phrygian
                 
         
B♭ Phrygian
                 
          
D# Phrygian
 
                 
   
 

G# Phrygian
            
            
C# Phrygian
            
        
   
F# Phrygian
                
        
B Phrygian
            
     
 
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Whole Tone Scales Ganztonleitern Gammes de Ton Entière
1 Octave 1 Oktave 1 Octave
C Whole Tone C# Whole Tone
      
                
          

D Whole Tone E♭ Whole Tone

               
             

E Whole Tone F Whole Tone

                  
             

G♭ Whole Tone G Whole Tone

               
               

A♭ Whole Tone A Whole Tone

                     
   
     

B♭ Whole Tone B Whole Tone

                          
  
 

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Whole Tone Scales Ganztonleitern Gammes de Ton Entière
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
C Whole Tone
           
        
 
 
         

C# Whole Tone
               
         
   

D Whole Tone
     
         
    
       

E♭ Whole Tone      
   
         
  
     

E Whole Tone
            
       
           

F Whole Tone     
        
             
 

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Whole Tone Scales Ganztonleitern Gammes de Ton Entière
2 Octaves 2 Oktaven 2 Octaves
G♭ Whole Tone     
          
     
       

G Whole Tone      
       
       
       

A♭ Whole Tone       
            
        

A Whole Tone
            
          
    


B♭ Whole Tone             

   
    
     

B Whole Tone
           
            
     

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Altered Scales                      
Arpeggios                      
Bebop Scales                      
Blues Scales                      
Chromatic Scales                      
Dorian Scales                      
Harmonic Minor Scales                      
Jazz Minor Scales                      
Locrian Scales                      
Lydian Augmented Scales                      
Lydian Dominant Scales                      
Lydian Scales                      
Major Scales                      
Melodic Minor Scales                      
Mixolydian Scales                      
Modal Scales                      
Natural Minor Scales                      
Octatonic Scales                      
Pentatonic Scales                      
Phrygian Scales                      
Whole Tone Scales                      
Total Time                      
 
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Scales & Arpeggios for Double Bass

Altered Scales - 1 Octave

Arpeggios - 1-2 Octaves
Bebop Scales - 1 Octave
Blues Scales - 1 Octave
Chromatic Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Dorian Scales - 1 Octave
Harmonic Minor Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Jazz Minor Scales - 1 Octave
Locrian Scales - 1 Octave
Lydian Augmented Scales - 1 Octave
Lydian Dominant Scales - 1 Octave
Lydian Scales - 1 Octave
Major Seales - 1-2 Octaves
Melodic Minor Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Mixolydian Scales - 1 Octave
Modal Scales - 1 Octave
Natural Minor Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Octatonic Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Pentatonic Scales - 1-2 Octaves
Phrygian Scales - 1 Octave
Whole Tone Scales - 1-2 Octaves

This book contains charts of the most commonly practiced

scales and arpeggios in Western music education programs.

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