Common Jazz Scales

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D A B C D E F# G# A C D E F# G# A# CF G A Bb C D E F G A Bb C D E F G D E F G A B C# D F G A B C# D# FBb C D Eb F G A Bb C D Eb F G A Bb C G A Bb C D E F# GEb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb F C D Eb F G A B CAb Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb F G Ab Bb C D E FDb Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db Eb Bb C Db Eb F G A BbC# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# D# A# B# C# D# E# Fx Gx A#Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb Ab Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D Eb D F G Ab A C DF# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# G# D# E# F# G# A# B# Cx D# G Bb C Db D F GCb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F G Ab C Eb F Gb G Bb CB C# D# E F# G# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# B C# G# A# B C# D# E# Fx G# F Ab Bb B C Eb FE F# G# A B C# D# E F# G# A B C# D# E F# C# D# E F# G# A# B# C# Bb Db Eb E F Ab BbA B C# D E F# G# A B C# D E F# G# A B F# G# A B C# D# E# F# Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db EbD E F# G A B C# D E F# G A B C# D E B C# D E F# G# A# B D# F# G# A A# C# D#G A B C D E F# G A B C D E F# G A E F# G A B C# D# E Ab Cb Db D Eb Gb Ab

G# B C# D D# F# G#Db Fb Gb G Ab Cb Db

G A B C D E F G B C D E F G A B A B C D E F G# A C# E F# G G# B C#C D E F G A Bb C E F G A Bb C D E D E F G A Bb C# D F# A B C C# E F#F G A Bb C D Eb F A Bb C D Eb F G A G A Bb C D Eb F# G B D E F F# A BBb C D Eb F G Ab Bb D Eb F G Ab Bb C D C D Eb F G Ab B C E G A A# B D EEb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G F G Ab Bb C Db E F A C D D# E G AAb Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Bb C Db Eb F Gb A BbG# A# B# C# D# E# F# G# B# C# D# E# F# G# A# B# A# B# C# D# E# F# Gx A#Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb D EbC# D# E# F# G# A# B C# E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# D# E# F# G# A# B Cx D#Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb G AbF# G# A# B C# D# E F# A# B C# D# E F# G# A# G# A# B C# D# E Fx G# V- G-B C# D# E F# G# A B D# E F# G# A B C# D# C# D# E F# G# A B# C# I CE F# G# A B C# D E G# A B C# D E F# G# F# G# A B C# D E# F#A B C# D E F# G A C# D E F# G A B C# B C# D E F# G A# BD E F# G A B C D F# G A B C D E F# E F# G A B C D# E

A B C D Eb F F# G# AD E F G Ab Bb B C# DG A Bb C Db Eb E F# G

Compiled by Paul ElkoussOnly three diminished scales. The scale can

start on any of the chord tones.

4th mode of Melodic Minor3rd mode of Melodic Minor

Suspended 4th (X7sus4) *4 Use Mixolydian (X7)Diminished Whole-Tone (X7+9) 7th mode of Melodic Minor

Other Scales

2nd mode of Major5th mode of Major7th mode of Major

*1*2

X

I7sus4 ie.

Pentatonic Scale

Major (X∆7) Dorian Minor (X-7) *1

Mixolydian (X7) *2 Half Diminished - Locrian (X∅7) *3

Whole Tone Augmented (X7+)

Harmonic Minor (X-∆)

Melodic Minor (X-∆)

Diminished (X○)

Blues (for X7 & X-7)

Only two whole tone scales. Start on any note.

Notes

*3

Lydian (X∆+4)

Half Diminished #2 (X∅7 #2)Lydian Dominant (X7+4)

4th mode of MajorLydian Augmented (X∆+5+4)

6th mode of Melodic Minor