Jazz Modes

Major Scales
1. Jonian


                 
2. Dorian 2b


=

    

        
    
3. Phrygian 4b 4. Lydian 1# (#IV)

   
4 =

   
=

       

    =       =
     
5. Mixolydian 1b 6. Aeolian 3b

  
8

      
 

   
  
    
12 7. Locrian 5b


=

  

Melodic Minor Scales


Minor-Major

    
2nd mode

         
14

 
=

       

     
     
17 Lydian augmented Lydian dominant =

         

    

=

 
    =   
Half-diminished (Locrian+2)

        
5th mode

  
21

  
=

     


        
Altered (or) diminished whole-tone

 
25

 
=

     

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Diminished Scales

  
Half step/whole step diminished scale

          
27 =

        
 

       
Whole step/half step diminished scale

       
29

   
=

    


Whole-tone Scales

    =

    
31

 


Pentatonic Scales


                     
33 1st mode 2nd mode = 3rd mode =

   

  
    
Minor pentatonic scale


4th mode

    
38
= 5th mode =

     

        
C^ Jn-sen scale

  
42 = =

        

 
Altered pentatonic scale

 
46

 
=

   

Blues scale

 
48

     

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Armónica menor 3

          
49 Árabe

       

    
   
51 Aumentada Bebop Dominante

       

     
Bebop Mayor Blues 2

   
53

     
  

           
Dórico (Jazz)


55 Disminuida

     

           
57 Enigmática Mayor (Jónica)

    

           
59 Menor natural Frigia

     

    
Japonesa Lydia


61

    
   

   
Locria (Hindú) Magiar (Húngara menor)

   
63

          
   

       
65 Melódica Menor Mixolidia (Jazz-Blues)

       
 

           
67 Napolitana Napolitana Menor

      

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Jazz Modes Pentatónica Mayor

   
69

        

Whole (de tonos enteros)

 
Pentatónica Menor

 
71

         

    )
    (  
73

  


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