15 essential scales and 5 different ways to play each
( I tabbed it all in the key of C)
C Major (Ionian) WWHWWWH
Type 1
| 7 8 |
| 8 10 |
| 7 9 10 |
| 7 9 10 |
| 7 8 10 |
| 8 10 |
Type 2
| 10 |
| 10 12 13 |
| 10 12 |
| 10 12 14 |
| 10 12 14 |
| 10 12 13 |
Type 3
| 12 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 14 15 |
| 12 14 15 |
| 12 13 15 |
Type 4
| 1 3 |
| 3 5 |
| 2 4 5 |
| 2 3 5 |
| 2 3 5 |
| 3 5 |
Type 5
| 5 |
| 5 6 8 |
| 5 7 |
| 5 7 9 |
| 5 7 8 |
| 5 7 8 |
C Natural Minor (Aeolian) WHWWHWW
Type 1
| (8) |
| 9 11 |
| 8 10 12 |
| 8 (10) 12 |
| 8 10 11 |
| (8) 10 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| (13) 15 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 11 13 (15) |
| 11 13 15 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| (1) 3 4 |
| 1 3 |
| 1 3 5 |
| 1 (3) 5 |
| 1 3 4 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 3 4 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 3 5 6 |
| (3) 5 6 |
| 3 4 6 |
Type 5
| 6 |
| 8 9 |
| 7 8 10 |
| 6 8 (10) |
| 6 8 10 |
| 6 (8) 10 |
C Dorian WHWWWHW
Type 1
| (8) |
| 8 10 11 |
| 8 10 |
| 8 (10) 12 |
| 8 10 12 |
| (8) 10 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| (13) 15 |
| 12 14 15 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 12 13 (15) |
| 11 13 15 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| 3 4 |
| 2 3 (5) |
| 1 3 5 |
| 1 (3) 5 |
| 1 3 5 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 3 4 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 3 5 7 |
| (3) 5 6 |
| 3 5 6 |
Type 5
| 5 6 |
| 6 8 |
| (5) 7 8 |
| 5 7 8 |
| 5 6 8 |
| 6 (8) |
C Phrygian HWWWHWW
Type 1
| (8) |
| 8 9 11 |
| 8 10 |
| 8 (10) 11 |
| 8 10 11 |
| (8) 9 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| (13) 14 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 11 13 15 |
| 11 13 (15) |
| 11 13 15 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| (1) 2 4 |
| 1 3 |
| 1 3 5 |
| 1 (3) 4 |
| 1 3 4 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 4 6 |
| 3 (5) 6 |
| 3 5 6 |
| (3) 4 6 |
| 3 4 6 |
Type 5
| 6 |
| 6 8 9 |
| 6 8 |
| 6 8 (10) |
| 6 8 10 |
| 6 (8) 9 |
C Lydian WWWHWWH
Type 1
| 7 (8) |
| 7 8 10 |
| 7 9 |
| 7 9 (10) |
| 7 9 10 |
| (8) 10 |
Type 2
| (8) 10 |
| 10 12 |
| 9 11 12 |
| 9 (10) 12 |
| 9 10 12 |
| 10 12 |
Type 3
| 12 |
| 12 (13) 15 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 14 16 |
| 12 14 (15) |
| 12 14 15 |
Type 4
| 2 3 |
| 3 5 |
| 2 4 (5) |
| 2 4 5 |
| 2 (3) 5 |
| 3 5 |
Type 5
| 5 |
| 5 7 8 |
| (5) 7 |
| 5 7 9 |
| 5 7 9 |
| 5 7 (8) |
C Mixolydian WWHWWHW
Type 1
| 6 (8) |
| 8 10 |
| 7 9 10 |
| 7 8 (10) |
| 7 8 10 |
| (8) 10 |
Type 2
| 10 |
| 10 11 (13) |
| 10 12 |
| (10) 12 14 |
| 10 12 14 |
| 10 12 14 |
Type 3
| 12 |
| (13) 15 |
| 12 14 15 |
| 12 14 15 |
| 12 13 (15) |
| 12 13 15 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 3 5 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 3 5 7 |
| (3) 5 7 |
| 3 5 6 |
Type 5
| 5 |
| 5 6 8 |
| (5) 7 |
| 5 7 8 |
| 5 7 8 |
| 5 6 (8) |
C Locrian HWWHWWW
Type 1
| (8) |
| 9 11 |
| 8 10 11 |
| 8 (10) 11 |
| 8 9 11 |
| (8) 9 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| 11 (13) 14 |
| 11 13 |
| 11 13 15 |
| 11 13 (15) |
| 11 13 14 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| (1) 2 4 |
| 1 3 |
| 1 3 4 |
| 1 (3) 4 |
| 1 2 4 |
Type 4
| 2 |
| 4 6 |
| 3 (5) 6 |
| 3 4 6 |
| (3) 4 6 |
| 2 4 6 |
Type 5
| 6 |
| 7 9 |
| 6 8 10 |
| 6 8 (10) |
| 6 8 9 |
| 6 (8) 9 |
C harmonic minor WHWWHm3H
Type 1
| (8) |
| 9 12 |
| 8 10 12 |
| 9 (10) 12 |
| 8 10 11 |
| (8) 10 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| 12 (13) 15 |
| 12 13 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 11 14 (15) |
| 11 13 15 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| (1) 3 4 |
| 1 4 |
| 1 3 5 |
| 2 (3) 5 |
| 1 3 4 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 3 4 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 3 5 6 |
| (3) 5 6 |
| 3 4 7 |
Type 5
| 7 |
| 8 9 |
| 7 8 10 |
| 6 9 (10) |
| 6 8 10 |
| 7 (8) 10 |
C jazz melodic minor WHWWWWH
Type 1
| (8) |
| 8 10 12 |
| 8 10 |
| 9 (10) 12 |
| 8 10 12 |
| (8) 10 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| 12 (13) 15 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 13 15 |
| 12 14 (15) |
| 11 13 15 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| 3 4 |
| 2 4 (5) |
| 1 3 5 |
| 2 (3) 5 |
| 1 3 5 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 4 6 |
| 4 (5) 7 |
| 3 5 7 |
| (3) 5 6 |
| 3 5 7 |
Type 5
| 7 |
| 8 10 |
| 7 8 10 |
| 7 9 (10) |
| 6 8 10 |
| 7 (8) 10 |
C Lydian flat-seven WWWHWHW
Type 1
| 6 (8) |
| 7 8 10 |
| 7 9 |
| 7 8 (10) |
| 7 9 10 |
| (8) 10 |
Type 2
| (8) 10 |
| 10 12 |
| 9 11 12 |
| 9 (10) 12 |
| 9 10 12 |
| 10 12 |
Type 3
| 12 |
| 12 (13) 15 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 14 16 |
| 12 14 (15) |
| 12 14 15 |
Type 4
| 2 3 |
| 3 5 |
| 2 4 (5) |
| 2 4 5 |
| 2 (3) 5 |
| 3 5 |
Type 5
| 5 |
| 5 7 8 |
| (5) 7 |
| 5 7 9 |
| 5 7 9 |
| 5 7 (8) |
C whole tone WWWWWW
Type 1
| 8 |
| 9 11 |
| 7 9 11 |
| 8 (10) |
| 7 9 11 |
| (8) 10 |
Type 2
| 2 |
| 3 5 |
| 3 (5) |
| 2 4 6 |
| (3) 5 |
| 2 4 6 |
C diminished (whole-half) WHWHWHWH
Type 1
| 7 (8) |
| 7 9 10 |
| 7 8 10 |
| 7 9 (10) |
| 8 9 11 |
| (8) 10 11 |
Type 2
| 2 4 |
| 3 4 6 |
| 2 4 (5) |
| 3 4 6 |
| (3) 5 6 |
| 4 5 7 |
C pentatonic (major) WWm3Wm3
Type 1
| (8) |
| 8 10 |
| 7 9 |
| 7 (10) |
| 7 10 |
| (8) 10 |
Type 2
| 10 |
| 10 (13) |
| 9 12 |
| (10) 12 |
| 10 12 |
| 10 12 |
Type 3
| 12 |
| (13) 15 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 14 |
| 12 (15) |
| 12 15 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 3 5 |
| 2 (5) |
| 2 5 |
| (3) 5 |
| 3 5 |
Type 5
| 5 |
| 5 8 |
| (5) 7 |
| 5 7 |
| 5 7 |
| 5 (8) |
C pentatonic (minor) m3WWm3W
Type 1
| 8 |
| 8 11 |
| 8 10 |
| 8 (10) |
| 8 10 |
| (8) 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| 11 13 |
| 10 12 |
| (10) 13 |
| 10 13 |
| 11 13 |
Type 3
| 1 |
| (1) 4 |
| 0 3 |
| 1 3 |
| 1 (3) |
| 1 3 |
Type 4
| 3 |
| 4 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 3 5 |
| (3) 6 |
| 3 6 |
Type 5
| 6 |
| 6 8 |
| (5) 8 |
| 5 8 |
| 6 8 |
| 6 (8) |
C blues scale (with major third and flatted fifth) m3HHHHm3W
Type 1
| 8 |
| 8 11 |
| 8 9 10 11 |
| 8 10 |
| 7 8 9 10 |
| (8) 11 |
Type 2
| 11 |
| 11 (13) |
| 10 11 12 |
| (10) 13 14 |
| 10 13 |
| 11 12 13 14 |
Type 3
| 11 12 13 |
| 11 (13) |
| 11 12 |
| 13 14 15 |
| 13 (15) |
| 13 14 15 |
Type 4
| 2 3 |
| 4 5 6 |
| 3 (5) |
| 2 3 4 5 |
| (3) 6 |
| 3 6 |
Type 5
| 6 |
| 5 6 7 8 |
| (5) 8 |
| 5 8 |
| 6 7 8 9 |
| 6 (8) |
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