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Ionian

7 R 9 3 11 5 13 7 R
5 13 7 R 9 3 11 5
9 3 11 5 13 7 R 9 3
13 7 R 9 3 11 5 13 7
3 11 5 13 7 R 9 3 11

7 R 9 3 11 5 13 7 R

Barry Harris #5 Major


7 I 2 3 11 5 5 6 7 I
5 5 6 7 I 2 3 11 5 5
2 3 11 5 6 7 I 2 3
6 7 I 2 3 11 5 5 6 7
3 11 5 5 6 7 I 2 3 11
7 I 2 3 11 5 5 6 7 I

Whole-Half Symmetrical Diminished


7 R 9 9 11 11 5 13 7 R
11 5 13 7 R 9 9 11 11 5
9 9 11 11 5 13 7 R 9 9
13 7 R 9 9 11 11 5 13 7
11 11 5 13 7 R 9 9 11 11
7 R 9 9 11 11 5 13 7 R

Half-Whole Symmetrical Diminished


3 11 5 7 7 R 9 3 3 11
R 9 3 3 11 5 7 7 R 9
5 7 7 R 9 3 3 11 5 7
3 3 11 5 7 7 R 9 3 3
7 7 R 9 3 3 11 5 7 7

3 11 5 7 7 R 9 3 3 11
Diminished Child

13 R
11
R 9

Dominant Grandchild

7 R

5
3

Minor 6 Grandchild Minor 7b5 Grandchild

13 R
5 7

R 3 3 5

Major 6 Grandchild Minor 7 Grandchild

R 3
5 13 7 R
3 5

Major 6 Grandchild Minor 7 Grandchild

5 7
R 3 3 5
13 R
Barry Harris #5 Scale in Major Modes
7 I 9 II 9 3
5 5 13 5 13
9 3 11 9 3 11 5
5 13 7 I 13 7 II
11 5 5 11 5 5
I 9 II 9 3

III 9 3 3 7 IV 9
5 5 13 11 5 13
3 3 11 9 9 3
7 III 9 13 7 IV
3 11 5 5 9 3 11 5
III 9 3 7 IV 9

V 9 9 7 VI 9 3
5 13 7 5 13 7
9 3 11 9 3 11
13 7 V 9 7 7 VI
3 11 5 11 5 13
V 9 9 7 VI 9 3

VII 9 3 5 5 13
5 13 7 9 3 11
3 11 5 13 7 I
13 7 VII 9 3 11 5 5
11 5 5 7 I 9
VII 9 3 5 5 13
Barry Harris “Creation Story”
“World” (Chromatic Scale)

13 7 7 R
3 11 11 5 5
R 9 9 9

“Man” (Whole-Tone Root) “Woman” (Whole Tone b9)

7 R 13 7 9

3 11 5 11 5

R 9 9 9

“Child Root” (Diminished) “Child b9” (Diminished)

7 R 7 9
11 3 5
R 3 9

“Child P9” (Diminished)

7 9
11 5
9
Whole-Half Diminished Scale

7 7 R
4 11 5
R 9 3

Melodic Minor Scale

13 7 R
4 5
R 9 9

Half-Whole Diminished Scale

7 7 R
11 5
R 9 3

‘Altered Dominant’ Scale

13 7 R
3 11 5
R 9 9

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