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Internationa Scale Names


Name
Aeolian
Algerian
Arabian (a)
Arabian (b)
Asavari Theta
Balinese
Bilaval Theta
Bhairav Theta
Bhairavi Theta
Byzantine
Chinese
Chinese Mongolian
Diminished
Dorian
Egyptian
Ethiopian (A raray)
Ethiopian (Geez & ezel)
Harmonic Minor
Hawaiian
Hindustan
Hungarian Major
Hungarian Gypsy
Hungarian Gypsy Persian
Hungarian Minor
Ionian
Japanese (A)
Japenese (B)
Japanese (Ichikosucho)
Japanese (Taishikicho)
Javaneese
Jewish (Adonai Malakh)
Jewish (Ahaba Rabba)
Jewish (Magan Abot)
Kafi Theta
Kalyan Theta
Khamaj Theta
Locrian
Lydian
Major
Marva Theta
Mela Bhavapriya (44)
Mela Chakravakam (16)
Mela Chalanata (36)
Mela Charukesi (26)
Mela Chitrambari (66)
Mela Dharmavati (59)
Mela Dhatuvardhani (69)
Mela Dhavalambari (49)
Mela Dhenuka (9)
Mela Dhirasankarabharana (29)
Mela Divyamani (48)
Mela Gamanasrama (53)
Mela Ganamurti (3)
Mela Gangeyabhusani (33)
Mela Gaurimanohari (23)

Relative
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12b345b6b7
1b2b35b6
1234567
1b2345b67
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1b2345b67
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12356
12b34#4#567
12b3456b7
1245b7
1234567
12b345b6b7
12b345b67
12b34567
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12b3#45b67
1b2345b67
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1b22b3456b7
1b2345b6b7
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12b3456b7
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123#4567
1234567
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123#45#67
12b3#4567
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1b23#45#56
1b2b345b67
1234567
1b2b3#45#67
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1b245b67
1#2345b67
12b34567

General
2122122
21211131
21212121
2211222
2122122
12414
2212221
1312131*
1222122
1312131*
42141
22323
21212121
2122212*
23232*
2212221
2122122
2122131
2122221
2212122*
3121212
2131131
1312131*
2131131
2212221
14214
23214
22111221
221112111
1222212
11122212
1312122
12122211
2122212*
2221221
2212212
1221222
2221221
2212221
1321221
1132113
1312212
3112311
2212122*
2221311
2131221
3121131
1321113
1222131
2212221
1321311
1321221
1132131
3112131
2122221

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101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112

Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela
Mela

Gavambodhi (43)
Gayakapriya (13)
Hanumattodi (8)
Harikambhoji (28)
Hatakambari (18)
Hemavati (58)
Jalarnavam (38)
Jhalavarali (39)
Jhankaradhvani (19)
Jyotisvarupini (68)
Kamavarardhani (51)
Kanakangi (1)
Kantamani (61)
Kharaharapriya (22)
Kiravani (21)
Kokilapriya (11)
Kosalam (71)
Latangi (63)
Manavati (5)
Mararanjani (25)
Mayamalavagaula (15)
Mechakalyani (65)
Naganandini (30)
Namanarayani (50)
Nasikabhusani (70)
Natabhairavi (20)
Natakapriya (10)
Navanitam (40)
Nitimati (60)
Pavani (41)
Ragavardhani (32)
Raghupriya (42)
Ramapriya (52)
Rasikapriya (72)
Ratnangi (2)
Risabhapriya (62)
Rupavati (12)
Sadvidhamargini (46)
Salagam (37)
Sanmukhapriya (56)
Sarasangi (27)
Senavati (7)
Simhendramadhyama (57)
Subhapantuvarali (45)
Sucharitra (67)
Sulini (35)
Suryakantam (17)
Suvarnangi (47)
Syamalangi (55)
Tanarupi (6)
Vaschaspati (64)
Vagadhisvari (34)
Vakulabharanam (14)
Vanaspati (4)
Varunapriya (24)
Visvambari (54)
Yagapriya (31)

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1b23#45b67
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1231113
1312113
1222122
2212212
1312311
2131212
1141122
1141131
2122113
3121122
1321131
1132113
2221113
2122212*
2122131
1222221*
3121221
2221131
1132221
2212113
1312113
2221221
2212311
1321122
3121212
2122122
1222212
1141212
2131311
1141221
3112122
1141311
1321212
3121311
1132122
2221122
1222311
1231212
1141113
2131122
2212131
1222113
2131131
1231131
3121113
3112221
1312221
1141221
2131113
1132311
2221212
3112212
1312122
1132212
2122311
1321311
3112113*

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114
115
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121
122
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131
132
133
134
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137
138
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141
142
143
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149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159

Melodic Minor
12b34567
Mixolydian
123456b7
Mohammedan
12b345b67
Neopolitan
1b2b345b67
Oriental (a)
1b234b5b6b7
Overtone Dominant
123#456b7
Pentatonic Major
12356
Pentatonic Minor
1b345b7
Persian
1b234b5b67
Phrygian
1b2b345b6b7
Purvi Theta
1b23#45b67
Roumanian Minor
12b3#456b7
Spanish Gypsy
1b2345b6b6
Todi Theta
1b2b3#45b67
Whole Tone
123#4#5b7
Augmented
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Blues
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Diatonic
12356
Double Harmonic
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Eight Tone Spanish
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Enigmatic
1b23#4#5#67
Hirajoshi
12b35b6
Kumoi
12b356
Leading Whole Tone
123#4#5#67
Lydian Augmented
123#4#567
Neoploitan Major
1b2b34567
Neopolitan Minor
1b2b345b6b7
Oriental (b)
1b234b56b7
Pelog
1b2b35b6
Prometheus
123b56b7
Prometheus Neopolitan
1b23b56b7
Six Tone Symmetrical
1b234#56
Super Locrian
1b2#23#4#5b7
Lydian Minor
123#45b6b7
Lydian Diminished
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Nine Tone Scale
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Auxiliary Diminished
12b34#4#567
Auxiliary Augmented
123#4#5#6
Auxiliary Diminished Blues
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Major Locrian
1234b5b6b7
Overtone
123#456b7
Hindu
12345b6b7
Diminished Whole Tone
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Pure Minor
12b345b6b7
Half Diminished (Locrian)
1b2b34b5b6b7
Half Diminished #2 (Locrian #2) 12b34b5b6b7
Dominant 7th
12456b7

2122221
2212212
2122131
1222131
1311222
2221212
23223
32232
1311231
1222122
1321131
2131212
1312122
1231131
222222*
313131
321132
22323
1312131*
12111222
1322211
21414
21423
222211
2222121
1222221*
1222122
1311312
12341
222312
132312
131313
1212222
2221122
2131122
211211121
21212121
222222
12121212
2211222
2221212
2212122
1212222
2122122
1221222
2121222
232212

* signify scale structure palindromes (same forward and backward)


Scale names source refererences:
"The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" by George
Russell,
"John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra" (Music Vocabulary)
of th
"Charlie Parker Omnibook" (Scale Syllabus) solo transcriptions
by Jame

"Encyclopedia of Scales" by Don Schaeffer & Charles Colin, 1965


"The Ragas of North India" by Walter Kaufmann, 1968
"The Ragas of South India" by Walter Kaufmann, 1976
"Twentienth Century Harmony" by Vincent Perischetti, 1961
Note: The Melas of South India are divided into twelve chakras.
I.Indu
(melas:)
1-6
(structure:) 1132
II.Netra
7-12
1222
III.Agni
13-18
1312
IV.Veda
19-24
2122
V.Bana
25-30
2212
VI.Rutu
31=36
3112
VII.Rishi
37-42
1141
VIII.Vasu
43-48
1231
IX.Brahma
49-54
1321
X.Disi
55-60
2131
XI.Rudra
61-66
2221
XII.Aditya
67-72
3121
Originally completed July 25, 1980 with an addendum dated 4/13/81
& 7/2

With added sources and more scales added 24 February 1998.


Benjamin Tubb
brtubb@cybertron.com
http://home.cybertron.com/~brtubb/theory.html

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