Modal Piano Scales
A mode is the major scale started from a different degree, but playing one as a scale in its own right, over a chord that does not want to resolve, is a different musical idea entirely. Modal playing trades the pull of the leading tone for a colour that can sit still indefinitely.
24 scales carry this tag, across 2 scale types: dorian, 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.
Dorian Scales
A cool minor mode popular in jazz, funk, and Latin music.
C
C – D – Eb – F – G – A – Bb
C#
C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A# – B
D
D – E – F – G – A – B – C
Eb
Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – Db
E
E – F# – G – A – B – C# – D
F
F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D – Eb
F#
F# – G# – A – B – C# – D# – E
G
G – A – Bb – C – D – E – F
G#
G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E# – F#
A
A – B – C – D – E – F# – G
Bb
Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G – Ab
B
B – C# – D – E – F# – G# – A
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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