Scale Syllabus

The Scales Syllabus Dialog is a great learning and creative musical tool in Mingus. A glossary of major scales and modes, minor scales, dominant scales, and many other scales at your fingertips—in ALL KEYS!

Select a scale from the list and you’ll see all related information:

The notes of the scale
The scale degrees
The scale pattern in steps and half steps
The chords the scale produces
General information about the scale and its common uses

Hover over the notes and chords to hear the sounds they produce.

A useful feature for both learning and creativity: hover over the notes to hear how the scale sequence sounds, or hover over the generated chords to get ideas for chord sequences—great for creators and music writers.

Use the root selector to transpose a scale to any key.

Use the root selector to transpose a scale to any key. Simply select a root to view all scales in that key. And if you play a transposing instrument, you can use the global transposer to hear the scales and chords in your instrument’s pitch.

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List of Scales

Diatonic Modes:

1. Major (Ionian)
2. Natural Minor (Aeolian)
3. Dorian
4. Phrygian
5. Lydian
6. Mixolydian
7. Locrian

Harmonic & Melodic Minor:

1. Harmonic Minor
2. Melodic Minor

Pentatonic Scales:

1. Major Pentatonic
2. Minor Pentatonic

Blues Scales:

1. Blues Scale
2. Major Blues

Bebop Scales:

1. Bebop Major
2. Bebop Minor
3. Bebop Dominant

Other Scales:

1. Hungarian Minor
2. Phrygian Dominant
3. Whole Tone
4. Diminished (Half-Whole)
5. Diminished (Whole-Half)
6. Altered Scale
7. Lydian b7
8. Chromatic