KEY OF A ~ SCALES AND SCALE PATTERNS BY DAVE SNYDER
Triads constructed using 1-3-5 and the extended A Major Scale from below 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – A Major 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – B minor 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – C# minor 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D- D Major 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – E Major 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – F# minor 1 3 5 A – B - C# - D – E - F# - G# -A – B – C# - D – G# diminished
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Mode Scale Patterns 5 1 4
2 5
MODES
A Whole Step A# B Whole Step C C#
A
1
B
2
B-D-F#
C#
3
C#- E-G#
Ionian
1 4
D Whole Step D# E Whole Step F F# Whole Step G G# Half Step
A
D-F#-A
E
5
E-G#-B
F# G#
6
F#-A-C#
7
G#-B-D
Dorian
Mixolydian
4 7 3 6
2 5 7
Aeolian
6 2 5 1 3 6 4 7 3 6 2
Triads Scale degrees A Major scale Chromatic scale Construction method intervals
5th
1 4
E A D G
C
4 7
G C
7th
W-H-W-W-W-H-W 1,2,b3,4,5,6,b7
9th
H-W-W-W-H-W-W
E A D G
G C
7 5 1
7 3
A D G C E A
2 7 3
A D G C E A
W-W-W-H-W-W-H
E A D C
E A D G C
C
E
E
4 7 3 6 1 4
12th
5 1 4 7 2 5
14th
D G C
G C
E A D
E A D G
3 6
E
D G C
9th A D
E
E
E A D G
E
C
2 5 1 W-W-H-W-W-H-W
16th
7 3 6
W-H-W-W-H-W-W 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
4 7
1,b2,b3,4,b5,b6,b7
D G
G C
A D G C E A
3 6
14th D G
A D G C E A
6
16th 17th
E
2 7 3
2 5 3-6-7 Lowered
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G C
E A
E
1 4 7 3 5 1
2 5 1 4 H-W-W-H-W-W-W
E A
12th
C
E
2
1,2,3,4,5,6,b7
5th
7th
1,2,3,#4,5,6,7
6
3rd
E
2 5
1,b2,b3,4,5,b6,b7
2 5 1 4 6 2
3 6 2 5 7 3
D G E
2 5 1 4 3 6
E C
E
E A
1 4 7 3 5 1
1 4
5 1 4
E
6
3 6 2 5 7 3 Lydian
Minor Blues
2
Phrygian
Locrian
A
7 3 6
7 3
Half Step
4
3 6
7 5 1
E A D G
2 5 1
3rd
2 5 1 4 6 2
D
5 1 4 7 2 5
6 2 5 1 3 6
7 3 6 2
Minor Pentatonic
Minor
6
7
4
A-C#-E
Minor Scales
Major Scale
E A D C
E A D G C
E Five tone 1,b3,4,5,b7
C
E
G C
E Six tone 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7 Page 1