Bright Piano Scales
These scales all have a major 3rd, and none of them carry a dissonance sharp enough to darken the sound. They are the ones to reach for when a line needs to feel open rather than loaded.
36 scales carry this tag, across 3 scale types: major, major pentatonic, mixolydian. Each one has its notes spelled for that key, a fingering worked out for that key, and a piano you can play it on.
Major Scales
The foundation of Western music. Bright, happy, and resolved.
C
C – D – E – F – G – A – B
Db
Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C
D
D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#
Eb
Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D
E
E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D#
F
F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E
F#
F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E#
G
G – A – B – C – D – E – F#
Ab
Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G
A
A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G#
Bb
Bb – C – D – Eb – F – G – A
B
B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A#
Major Pentatonic Scales
A five-note scale that sounds universally pleasant — used in folk, pop, and rock.
Mixolydian Scales
A dominant-sounding mode — the sound of classic rock and funk.
C
C – D – E – F – G – A – Bb
Db
Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb
D
D – E – F# – G – A – B – C
Eb
Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – Db
E
E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D
F
F – G – A – Bb – C – D – Eb
F#
F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E
G
G – A – B – C – D – E – F
Ab
Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – Gb
A
A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G
Bb
Bb – C – D – Eb – F – G – Ab
B
B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A
Other tags
The same 120 scales, sorted a different way.
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