Common Jazz Scales Chart

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Common Jazz Scales C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D A B C D E F# G# A C D E F# G# A# C F G A Bb C D E F G A Bb C D E F G D E F G A B C# D F G A B C# D# F Bb C D Eb F G A Bb C D Eb F G A Bb C G A Bb C D E F# G Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F C D Eb F G A B C Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb F G Ab Bb C D E F Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb Bb C Db Eb F G A Bb C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# A# B# C# D# E# Fx Gx A# Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb D F G Ab A C D F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# D# E# F# G# A# B# Cx D# G Bb C Db D F G Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab C Eb F Gb G Bb C B C# D# E F# G# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# B C# G# A# B C# D# E# Fx G# F Ab Bb B C Eb F E F# G# A B C# D# E F# G# A B C# D# E F# C# D# E F# G# A# B# C# Bb Db Eb E F Ab Bb A B C# D E F# G# A B C# D E F# G# A B F# G# A B C# D# E# F# Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db Eb D E F# G A B C# D E F# G A B C# D E B C# D E F# G# A# B D# F# G# A A# C# D# G A B C D E F# G A B C D E F# G A E F# G A B C# D# E Ab Cb Db D Eb Gb Ab G# B C# D D# F# G# Db Fb Gb G Ab Cb Db G A B C D E F G B C D E F G A B A B C D E F G# A C# E F# G G# B C# C D E F G A Bb C E F G A Bb C D E D E F G A Bb C# D F# A B C C# E F# F G A Bb C D Eb F A Bb C D Eb F G A G A Bb C D Eb F# G B D E F F# A B Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb D Eb F G Ab Bb C D C D Eb F G Ab B C E G A A# B D E Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G F G Ab Bb C Db E F A C D D# E G A Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Bb C Db Eb F Gb A Bb G# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# A# B# C# D# E# F# Gx A# Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D Eb C# D# E# F# G# A# B C# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# D# E# F# G# A# B Cx D# Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G Ab F# G# A# B C# D# E F# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# G# A# B C# D# E Fx G# V- G- B C# D# E F# G# A B D# E F# G# A B C# D# C# D# E F# G# A B# C# I C E F# G# A B C# D E G# A B C# D E F# G# F# G# A B C# D E# F# A B C# D E F# G A C# D E F# G A B C# B C# D E F# G A# B D E F# G A B C D F# G A B C D E F# E F# G A B C D# E A B C D Eb F F# G# A D E F G Ab Bb B C# D G A Bb C Db Eb E F# G Compiled by Paul Elkouss Only three diminished scales. The scale can start on any of the chord tones. 4th mode of Melodic Minor 3rd mode of Melodic Minor Suspended 4th (X7sus4) *4 Use Mixolydian ( X7) Diminished Whole-Tone ( X7+9) 7th mode of Melodic Minor Other Scales 2nd mode of Major 5th mode of Major 7th mode of Major *1 *2 X I7sus4 ie. Pentatonic Scale Major (X7) Dorian Minor (X-7) *1 Mixolydian ( X7) *2 Half Diminished - Locrian ( X7) *3 Whole Tone Augmented ( X7+) Harmonic Minor (X-) Melodic Minor (X-) Diminished (X) Blues (for X7 & X-7) Only two whole tone scales. Start on any note. Notes *3 Lydian (X+4) Half Diminished #2 ( X7 #2) Lydian Dominant (X7+4) 4th mode of Major Lydian Augmented (X+5+4) 6th mode of Melodic Minor

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This is a set of charts showing the letter name notes in all 12 keys of different jazz scales.

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Common Jazz Scales

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D A B C D E F# G# A C D E F# G# A# CF G A Bb C D E F G A Bb C D E F G D E F G A B C# D F G A B C# D# FBb C D Eb F G A Bb C D Eb F G A Bb C G A Bb C D E F# GEb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F C D Eb F G A B CAb Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb F G Ab Bb C D E FDb Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb Bb C Db Eb F G A BbC# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# A# B# C# D# E# Fx Gx A#Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb D F G Ab A C DF# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# D# E# F# G# A# B# Cx D# G Bb C Db D F GCb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab C Eb F Gb G Bb CB C# D# E F# G# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# B C# G# A# B C# D# E# Fx G# F Ab Bb B C Eb FE F# G# A B C# D# E F# G# A B C# D# E F# C# D# E F# G# A# B# C# Bb Db Eb E F Ab BbA B C# D E F# G# A B C# D E F# G# A B F# G# A B C# D# E# F# Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db EbD E F# G A B C# D E F# G A B C# D E B C# D E F# G# A# B D# F# G# A A# C# D#G A B C D E F# G A B C D E F# G A E F# G A B C# D# E Ab Cb Db D Eb Gb Ab

G# B C# D D# F# G#Db Fb Gb G Ab Cb Db

G A B C D E F G B C D E F G A B A B C D E F G# A C# E F# G G# B C#C D E F G A Bb C E F G A Bb C D E D E F G A Bb C# D F# A B C C# E F#F G A Bb C D Eb F A Bb C D Eb F G A G A Bb C D Eb F# G B D E F F# A BBb C D Eb F G Ab Bb D Eb F G Ab Bb C D C D Eb F G Ab B C E G A A# B D EEb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G F G Ab Bb C Db E F A C D D# E G AAb Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Bb C Db Eb F Gb A BbG# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# A# B# C# D# E# F# Gx A#Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D EbC# D# E# F# G# A# B C# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# D# E# F# G# A# B Cx D#Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G AbF# G# A# B C# D# E F# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# G# A# B C# D# E Fx G# V- G-B C# D# E F# G# A B D# E F# G# A B C# D# C# D# E F# G# A B# C# I CE F# G# A B C# D E G# A B C# D E F# G# F# G# A B C# D E# F#A B C# D E F# G A C# D E F# G A B C# B C# D E F# G A# BD E F# G A B C D F# G A B C D E F# E F# G A B C D# E

A B C D Eb F F# G# AD E F G Ab Bb B C# DG A Bb C Db Eb E F# G

Compiled by Paul ElkoussOnly three diminished scales. The scale can

start on any of the chord tones.

4th mode of Melodic Minor3rd mode of Melodic Minor

Suspended 4th (X7sus4) *4 Use Mixolydian (X7)Diminished Whole-Tone (X7+9) 7th mode of Melodic Minor

Other Scales

2nd mode of Major5th mode of Major7th mode of Major

*1*2

X

I7sus4 ie.

Pentatonic Scale

Major (X∆7) Dorian Minor (X-7) *1

Mixolydian (X7) *2 Half Diminished - Locrian (X∅7) *3

Whole Tone Augmented (X7+)

Harmonic Minor (X-∆)

Melodic Minor (X-∆)

Diminished (X○)

Blues (for X7 & X-7)

Only two whole tone scales. Start on any note.

Notes

*3

Lydian (X∆+4)

Half Diminished #2 (X∅7 #2)Lydian Dominant (X7+4)

4th mode of MajorLydian Augmented (X∆+5+4)

6th mode of Melodic Minor