CST Reference Chart (Scales First Method)

Basic Chord Description Common Symbols Scales Other Possible Options

Major Scale (Ionian) Lydian

Major 7 ∆7, ma7, maj7
(R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - R) (R - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - R)

Lydian
Major 7#11 ∆7#11, ∆7#4
(R - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - R)

Dorian
Minor 7 m7, min7
(R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Mixolydian
Dominant 7 7
(R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Mixolydian
Sus4 (9Sus4) Sus4, 7Sus4, 9Sus4
(R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Phrygian
Sus4b9 Sus4b9, 7sus4b9
(R - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - R)

Aeolian
Minor b6 mb6
(R - 2 -b 3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - R)

Locrian Locrian Nat2

Minor 7b5 m7b5, ø, ø7
(R - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7 - R) (R - 2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7 - R)

Melodic Minor Scale Harmonic Minor Scale

Minor Major 7 m∆7, minMa7
(R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - R) (R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7 - R)

Dorian b2
13sus4b9 13sus4b9
(R - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Lydian Augmented
Major 7 #5 ∆7#5, ∆7#4#5
(R - 2 - 3 - #4 - #5 - 6 - 7 - R)

Lydian Dominant
Dominant 7 #11 7#11
(R - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Altered Dominant Altered Scale (Super Locrian)

7alt
(Possible b5,#5,b9,#9) (R - b9 - #9 - 3 - b5 - #5 - b7 - R)

Diminished Half Whole Scale

Dominant 13b9 13b9 SEE B7 TEXT FOR MORE INFO
(R - b2 - #2 - 3 - b5 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)

Phrygian Dominant (5th mode of

Diminished Half Whole Scale
Dominant 7b9 7b9 Harmonic Minor)
(R - b2 - #2 - 3 - b5 - 5 - 6 - b7 - R)
(R - b2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - R)

Phrygian Dominant (5th mode of

Dominant 7b9b13 7b9b13 Harmonic Minor) SEE A9 TEXT FOR MORE INFO
(R - b2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7 - R)

Diminished Whole Half Scale

Diminished 7 o, o7 SEE B7 TEXT FOR MORE INFO
(R - 2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - #5 - 6 - 7 - R)

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