Many of you contacted us regarding Alix Beans' article a few weeks back, expressing interest on the alternate scales she made mention of. I thought it might be useful to offer you more info on the subject.

If you need to explore new melody structures it often helps to noodle with some alternate scales for inspiration. Cut and paste this information and attach it into your writing books. Have fun.

R = Root ( any key)
T = Tone (space between notes)
S = Semitone
b3 = Minor 3rd (3 frets)
3 = Major 3rd (4 frets)

Whole Tone --- R-T-T-T-T-T-T
Whole-Half Diminished Scale (or Romanian) --- R-T-S-T-S-T-S-T-S
Half-Whole Diminished Scale (or Arabian) --- R-S-T-S-T-S-T-S-T
Dorian b2 Scale --- R-S-T-T-T-T-S-T
Lydian Augmented Scale --- R-T-T-T-T-S-T-S
Lydian b7 Scale (or Overtone) --- R-T-T-T-S-T-S-T
Mixolydian b13 Scale --- R-T-T-S-T-S-T-T
Locrian #2 Scale --- R T S T S T T T
Altered Scale (or Super Locrian) --- R-S-T-S-T-T-T-T
Mixolydian b2 b6 Scale --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-T-T
Phrygian-dominant (or Spanish-flamenco) --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-T-T
Neapolitan Minor --- R-S-T-T-T-S-b3-S
Neapolitan Major --- R-S-T-T-T-T-T-S
Hungarian Minor --- R-T-S-b3-S-S-b3-S
Hungarian Major --- R-b3-S-T-S-T-S-T
Egyptian --- R-T-b3-T-b3-T
Japanese --- R-S-3-T-S-3
Oriental --- R-S-b3-S-S-b3-S-T
Double Harmonic --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-b3-S
Enigmatic --- R-b3-S-T-T-T-S-S
Hindu --- R-T-T-S-T-S-T-T
Spanish 8 Tone --- R-S-T-S-S-S-T-T-T
Hungarian Gypsy --- R-T-S-b3-S-S-T-T
Gypsy --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-b3-S
Persian --- R-S-b3-S-S-T-b3-S
Algerian --- R-T-S-b3-S-S-b3-S
Jewish --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-T-T
Mongolian (or Major Pentatonic) --- R-T-T-b3-T-b3
Major Phrygian --- R-S-b3-S-T-S-T-T
Major Locrian --- R-T-T-S-S-T-T-T
Lydian Minor --- R-T-T-T-S-S-T-T
Ethiopian --- R-T-S-T-T-S-T-T
Spanish --- R-S-T-S-T-S-T-T
Chinese --- R-3-T-S-3-S
Englimatic --- R-S-b3-T-T-T-S-S
Hirajoshi --- R-T-S-3-S-3
Kumoi --- R-T-S-3-T-b3
Pelog --- R-S-T-3-S-3
Kokin Joshi --- R-S-b3-T-b3-T
P'yongio --- R-T-b3-T-T-S-T
Iwato --- R-S-3-S-3-T
Scriabin --- R-S-b3-b3-T-b3
Hindustan --- R-T-T-S-T-S-T-T
Prometheus --- R-T-T-T-3-T
Ritusen --- R-T-b3-T-T-b3

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~ Jana Reid