Scales

Ever felt restrained and locked up in your playing? Stuck in the minor pentatonic swamp? Trying different tonality that one is not comfortable with often does the trick for me. Spending time with an unorthodox mode can do wonders to your playing and open many new musical doors.

Synthetic & Exotic Scales

The Church Modes

Hirajoshi, Traditional Japanese

Double Harmonic, Persian, Byzantine, Gypsy

Super Locrian

Neopolitan Minor

Neopolitan Major

Hungarian Minor

Locrian Major

Acoustic, Hindustan, Charukesi

Ritusen

Arabian

Auxiliary Diminished Blues

Moorish Phrygian

Leading Whole Tone Scale

Lydian Minor

Iwato

Prometheus

Piongio, Japanese

Scriabin

Egyptian, Madhyamavati

Kumoi

9 Tone

Hungarian Gypsy

3rd mode of Pantuvarali (from "OK")

Javaneese

Algerian

Diminished (thirds)

Diminished (half/whole)

Diminished (whole/half)

Todi (ascending)

Todi (descending)

Multani (ascending)

Multani (descending)

Phrygian Major, Jewish, Gypsy (variation)

Hawaiian

Ethiopian, Minor

7 Tone Blues

Spanish 8 Tone

Chinese

Enigmatic

Pantuvarali

Kanakangi

Rasikapriya

Romanian Minor

Balenesian, Pelog

Lydian Dominant, Overtone

Hirajoshi, Traditional Japanese

Harmonic Minor, Mohammedan

Oriental

Minor Pentatonic

Pentatonic Major, Mongolian

Blues

Melodic Minor (ascending)

Melodic Minor (descending)

Six Tone Symmetrical

Ultra Locrian

Whole Tone

Chromatic

Okinawa

Suryakantham

3rd mode of Suryakantham (from "Big Machine")

Chalanata (ascending)

Chalanata (descending)

Hindol (ascending)

Hindol (descending)

Marva (ascending)

Marva (descending)

The Church Modes

Ionian

Dorian

Phrygian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Locrian