Scale Formulas
Interval patterns for common scales
| Scale Name | Formula |
|---|---|
| Major | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 |
| Natural Minor | 1 - 2 - â3 - 4 - 5 - â6 - â7 |
| Harmonic Minor | 1 - 2 - â3 - 4 - 5 - â6 - 7 |
| Melodic Minor | 1 - 2 - â3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 |
| Major Pentatonic | 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 |
| Minor Pentatonic | 1 - â3 - 4 - 5 - â7 |
| Blues | 1 - â3 - 4 - â5 - 5 - â7 |
| Dorian | 1 - 2 - â3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - â7 |
| Phrygian | 1 - â2 - â3 - 4 - 5 - â6 - â7 |
| Lydian | 1 - 2 - 3 - â¯4 - 5 - 6 - 7 |
| Mixolydian | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - â7 |
| Locrian | 1 - â2 - â3 - 4 - â5 - â6 - â7 |