C Blues Scale
The C blues scale contains C, Eb, F, Gb, G and Bb. It has a gritty minor-pentatonic sound sharpened by the expressive flat fifth. It is also known as the Minor blues scale. This…
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The C diminished half-whole scale contains C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A and A#. It has a symmetrical dominant sound packed with altered tensions. It is also known as the Dominant diminished scale.…
C Diminished Whole-Half Scale
The C diminished whole-half scale contains C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A and B. It has a symmetrical diminished sound that repeats every three semitones. It is also known as the Fully diminished…
C Dorian Scale
The C dorian mode contains C, D, Eb, F, G, A and Bb. It has a minor sound lifted by a natural sixth. It is also known as the Second mode of the major…
C Double Harmonic Major Scale
The C double harmonic major scale contains C, Db, E, F, G, Ab and B. It has an intense major sound with two dramatic augmented-second gaps. It is also known as the Byzantine scale.…
C Harmonic Minor Scale
The C harmonic minor scale contains C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab and B. It has a dramatic minor sound with a strong leading tone below the root. This interactive guide maps every note…
C Locrian Scale
The C locrian mode contains C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab and Bb. It has an unstable minor sound shaped by both the flat second and flat fifth. It is also known as the…
C Lydian Scale
The C lydian mode contains C, D, E, F#, G, A and B. It has a bright major sound with a floating raised fourth. It is also known as the Fourth mode of the…
C Major Blues Scale
The C major blues scale contains C, D, Eb, E, G and A. It has a bright blues sound that mixes the minor and major third. This interactive guide maps every note across the…
C Major Pentatonic Scale
The C major pentatonic contains C, D, E, G and A. It has an open, melodic sound with very little harmonic friction. This interactive guide maps every note across the first 12 frets and…
C Major Scale
The C major scale contains C, D, E, F, G, A and B. It has a bright, complete sound with a strong sense of home. It is also known as the Ionian mode. This…
C Melodic Minor Scale
The C melodic minor scale contains C, D, Eb, F, G, A and B. It has a smooth minor sound with natural sixth and major seventh. It is also known as the Jazz minor…