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Hungarian Gypsy Persian C,Db,E,F,G,Ab,B
                                                1,b2,3,4,5,b6,7
-Contains elements of Hungarian folk,Persian nomadic, and Gypsy Music-

Theta, Asavari C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb
                            1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
-Once used in Bali, Indonesia-

Harmonic Minor  C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,B
                                1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7
-Aka Mohammaedan, Musical Style of Islam-
-Common practice in Classical Music-
-Avoided as Melodic Foundation in Western Music-
-It's Tonality is very Powerful-

Spanish/Gypsy Scale  C,Db,E,F,G,Ab,Bb
                                       1,b2,3,4,5,b6,b7
-Used in Spanish & Gypsy Music-

Melodic Minor Scale  C,D,Eb,F,G,A,B
                                       1,2,b3,4,5,6,7
-Used in German Music-
-Used in Jazz-
-Used in Classical Music-

Pentatonic Major  C,D,F,G,A
                                  1,2,3,5,6
-Celtic Folk Music-
-African-American Spirtuals-
-American Blues-
-Rock Music-
-Used in Ancient Greece-
-Used in Southern Albania-
-Used in Ethiopia-
-Used in Indonesia-
-Used in Japanese Folk Music-
-Used in Chinese Folk Music-
-Used in Polish Music-
-Used in Western Classical Music-
-Used in Russia-
-Used in Czech Music-
 
 

Pentatonic Natural  C,D,F,G,Bb
                                     1,2,4,5,b7
-Same as Pentatonic Major-

Pentatonic Minor  C,Eb,F,G,Bb
                                  1,b3,4,5,b7
-Used in Japanase folk music-
-Used in jazz-

Penatonic Blues  C,Eb,F,Gb,G,Bb
                                1,b3,4,b5,5,b7

Ionian  C,D,E,F,G,A,B
              1,2,3,4,5,6,7
-Used in Ancient Greese (usually in the key of G) G,A,B,C,D,E,Gb -
-Once used in Mediaeval Europe-
-Used in Classical European Music-
-Used in North Indian Music-

Aeolian  C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb
                1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
-Used in Ancient Greece- (usually in the key of A) A,B,C,D,E,F,G
-Used in Mediaeval Europen Churches-

Dorian  C,D,Eb,F,G,A,Bb

               1,2,b3,4,5,6,b7
-Used in Greek Music-

 

Mixolydian C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb
                     1,2,3,4,5,6,b7
-Ancient Greece-
-China Groove-
-Doobie Brothers-
-AC/DC "Back in Black" Key of E-
-Peral Jam "Evenflow" Key of D-
-Jane's Addiction "Jane Say's" Key of A-
-Coldplay "Clocks" Key of Eb-
-Collective Soul "Shine" Key of Db-
-Guns n' Roses "Sweet Child" Key of Db-
-Rage Aganist the Machine-
-Gratfull Dead-
-Jimmy Hendrix-
 

Phrygian C,Db,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb
                  1,b2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
-Jefferson Airplane-
-Pink Floid-
-Used in Hewbrew Music-
-Used in Spanish Music-
-Used in Turkish Music-
-Can have a Arabic Sound-

Lydian C,D,E,Gb,G,A,B
          1,2,3,#4,5,6,7
-Used in Ancient Greece-
-Simpsons Theme-
-Jetsons Theme-
-U2-
-Chris Cornell-
-Steve Vai-
-Tom Petty-

Locrian C,Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb
               1,b2,b3,4,b5,b6,b7
-Classical Music before the 1850's-
-Heavy Metal-
-Rush-
-Bjork-

Dim Half C,Db,Eb,E,Gb,G,A,Bb
-Used for a Arabic Sound-

Dim Hole C,D,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,A,B
-Used for a Arabic Sound-

Whole Tone C,D,E,F#,G#,Bb
                       1,2,3,#4,#5,b7
-Mozart-
-Can have a Dreamy Sound-
-Kansas-
-Stevie Wonder-
-Dwight Yoakam-
-Used in French Music-

Augmented C,D#,E,F#,G#,B
                      1,#2,3,#4,#5,7
-Musical Styile of the Classical & Romantic Ara-
 

Chromatic C,Db,D,Eb,E,F,Gb,G,G#,A,Bb,B
                     1,b2,2,b3,3,4,b5,5,#5,6,b7,7
-Used in Ancient Greece-

Roumanian Minor C,D,Eb,Gb,G,A,Bb
                                  1,2,b3,#4,5,6,b7
-Used in Jazz-

Blues C,Eb,F,F#,G,Bb
            1,b3,4,#4,5,b7
-play bits and pices-

Diatonic C,D,E,G,A
                 1,2,3,5,6
-Used in Ancient Greece-
-Used in Medieval & Renaissance Periods-
-Some Classical-
-Some Jazz-

Double Harmonic C,Db,E,F,G,Ab,B
                                 1,b2,3,4,5,b6,7
-Arabic/North African Sound-

Eight Tone Spanish C,Db,D#,E,F,Gb,Ab,Bb
                                    1,b2,#2,3,4,b5,b6,b7
-Used in Spanish Music-

Enigmatic C,Db,E,F#,G#,A#,B
                    1,b2,3,#4,#5,#6,7
-A Scale thats not Major or Minor-

Leading Whole Tone C,D,E,F#,G#,A#,B
                                       1,2,3,#4,#5,#6,7
-Dreamy Sound-

Lydian Augmented C,D,E,F#,G#,A,B
                                    1,2,3,#4,#5,6,7
-Used in Ancient Greece-
-Tom Petty-
-Chris Cornell-
-Prince-
-The Police-

Pelog C,Db,Eb,Gb,Bb,B
            1,b2,b3,5,b6
-Native to Bali & Java, Indonesia

Prometheus C,D,E,Gb,A,Bb
                       1,2,3,b5,6,b7
-Used in Ancient Greece-

Six Tone Symmetrical C,Db,E,F,G#,A
                                         1,b2,3,4,#5,6
-Used in Jazz-

Super Locrian C,Db,D#,E,F#,G#,Bb
                           1,b2,#2,3,#4,#5,b7
-Used in Jazz-

Lydian Minor Scale C,D,E,F#,G,Ab,Bb
                                     1,b2,#2,3,#4,#5,b7
-Used in Ancient Greece-

Lydian Diminished C,D,Eb,F#,G,A,B
                                   1,2,b3,#4,5,6,7
-Used in Ancient Greece-

Auxiliary Diminished C,D,Eb,F,F#,G#,A,B
                                      1,2,b3,4,#4,#5,6,7
-Used in Jazz-

Auxiliary Augmented C,D,E,F#,G#,A#
                                        1,2,3,#4,#5,#6
-used in Jazz-

Auxiliary Diminished Blues C,Db,Eb,E,Gb,G,A,Bb
                                                 1,b2,b3,3,b5,5,6,b7

Major Locrian C,D,E,F,Gb,Ab,Bb
                            1,2,3,4,b5,b6,b7
-Used in French Music-
-Used in Arabic Music-

Overtone C,D,E,F#,G,A,Bb
                  1,2,3,#4,5,6,b7
-Beatiful Simplicity-

Diminished Whole Tone C,Db,Eb,E,Gb,Ab,Bb
                                            1,b2,b3,3,b5,b6,b7
-Used in Jazz-

Pure Minor   C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb
                        1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
-Used in Jazz-
 

Dominant 7th C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb
                           1,2,3,4,5,6,b7
-Used in The Blues-

































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