Common Jazz Scales

Major (X7) F G A Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb F# G# A# Cb Db Eb B C# D# Fb Gb Ab E F# G# A B C# D E F# G A B C D E Dorian Minor (X-7) *1 F G A B C Bb C D E F Eb F Bb G A Ab Bb C Eb D Db Eb F G Ab Gb Ab Bb C Db F# G# A# B# C# Cb Db Eb F Gb B C# D# E# F# Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb E F# G# A# B A B C# D# E D E F# G# A G A B C# D C D E F# G Melodic Minor (X-) C D E F# G# F G A B C# Bb C D E F# Eb F G A B Ab Bb C D E Db Eb F G A C# D# E# Fx Gx Gb Ab Bb C D F# G# A# B# Cx Cb Db Eb F G B C# D# E# Fx E F# G# A# B# A B C# D# E# D E F# G# A# G A B C# D# Harmonic Minor (X-) C D E F G# Bb C# F G A Eb F# Bb C D Eb F G Ab B Db E Ab Bb C Gb A Db Eb F C# D# E# F# Gx Gb Ab Bb Cb D F# G# A# B Cx Cb Db Eb Fb G B C# D# E Fx E F# G# A B# A B C# D E# D E F# G A# G A B C D# Whole Tone Augmented (X7+) D E F# G# A# C G A B C# D# F

C F Bb Eb Ab Db C# Gb F# Cb B E A D G

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

E A D G C F E# Bb A# Eb D# G# C# F# B

B E A D G C B# F E# Bb A# D# G# C# F#

C F Bb Eb Ab Db C# Gb F# Cb B E A D G

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

E A D G C F E# Bb A# Eb D# G# C# F# B

D G C F Bb Eb D# Ab G# Db C# F# B E A *3 B E A D G C B# F E# Bb A# D# G# C# F#

A D G C F Bb A# Eb D# Ab G# C# F# B E

B E A D G C B# F E# Bb A# D# G# C# F#

A D G C F Bb A# Eb D# Ab G# C# F# B E

C F

Only two whole tone scales. Start on any note. Blues (for X7 & X-7) C F G Ab A Bb C Db D F Eb F Gb G Bb Ab Bb B Eb C Db Eb E Ab F Bb Db Gb Ab A F# G# A A# C# Eb Gb Cb Db D B C# D D# F# Fb Gb G Ab Cb E F# G G# B A B C C# E D E F F# A G A A# B D C D D# E G Notes 2nd mode of Major 5th mode of Major 7th mode of Major VGie. I C Pentatonic Scale

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

A D G C F Bb A# Eb D# Ab G# C# F# B E

Mixolydian (X7) *2 B C D E E F G A Bb C A D Eb F D G G Ab Bb C Db Eb F C B# C# D# E# Gb Ab Bb F E# F# G# A# Bb Cb Db Eb A# B C# D# D# E F# G# G# A B C# C# D E F# F# G A B

F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb F# Cb B Fb E A D G C

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

Half Diminished - Locrian (X7) B C D E F G A Bb C E F G A D Bb C Eb F A D G Eb F D G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C B# C# D# E# F# G# A# Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F E# F# G# A# B C# D# Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab A# B C# D# E F# G# D# E F# G# A B C# G# A B C# D E F# C# D E F# G A B F# G A B C D E

A D G C F Bb A# Eb D# Ab G# C# F# B E

B E A D G C B# F E# Bb A# D# G# C# F#

A D G C F Bb A# Eb D# Ab G# C# F# B E

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

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

*1 *2 *3 I7sus4 X

Other Scales Lydian (X+4) 4th mode of Major 3rd mode of Melodic Minor Lydian Augmented (X+5+4) 4th mode of Melodic Minor Lydian Dominant (X7+4) 6th mode of Melodic Minor Half Diminished #2 (X7 #2) 7th mode of Melodic Minor Diminished Whole-Tone (X7+9) Suspended 4th (X7sus4) *4 Use Mixolydian (X7)

A D G

B E A

Diminished (X) Eb F C D F# F G Ab Bb B Bb C Db Eb E

G# A C# D F# G

Only three diminished scales. The scale can start on any of the chord tones.

Compiled by Paul Elkouss