The World of Scales: A Compendium
of Scales for All Instruments
The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for all Instruments enables
intermediate to advanced musicians to understand:
• How scales are built
• How chords are constructed and interact with scales
• How to apply modalization to any scale
The World of Scales provides the reader with the most thorough examination of
scales available.
All scales are shown in treble and bass clefs.
The World of Scales: A
Compendium of Scales for All
Instruments
Soft Cover Book
$25.99
Contents
Acknowledgements iii
About the Author iv
Preface x
Introduction xi
How to Use This Book xii
Chapter 1 What are Scales?
What are Scales? 1
The Major Scale 2
Intervals 3
Interval Classification 4
Identification of Scales 7
Modalization 8
Diatonic Modes 9
The Musica Ficta Modes 10
Harmonic Minor Modes 13
Jazz Minor Modes 15
Chapter 2 Patterns
Intervallic Patterns 17
Digital Patterns 18
Patterns Derived from Interpolation 19
Chapter 3 Chord Construction
Chord Construction 27
Triads 29
Tetrads (Four Part Chords) 29
Ninth Chords 30
Eleventh Chords 30
Thirteenth Chords 31
Chord-Scale Relationships 31
Diatonic Triads 33
Diatonic Tetrads 33
Natural Minor Triads 34
Natural Minor Tetrads 34
Harmonic Minor Triads 34
Harmonic Minor Tetrads 34
Jazz Minor Triads 34
Jazz Minor Tetrads 35
Chapter 4 Tetratonic Scales
Tetratonic Scales 37
Chapter 5 Pentatonic Scales
Pentatonic Scales 39
Anhemitonic Pentatonic Scales 40
Major Pentatonic Mode I 40
Major Pentatonic Mode ii (Sus Pent) 40
Major Pentatonic Mode iii 40
Major Pentatonic Mode IV 40
Major Pentatonic Mode V (Minor Pent) 40
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 1 (Mongolian) 41
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 2 (Egyptian, Sus) 41
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 3 41
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 4 42
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 5 (Minor) 42
Hemitonic Pentatonic Scales 42
Chinese Pentatonic scale No. 6 (Mode ii Miyako-bushi) 42
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 1 (Kumoi-Joshi,
Miyako-bushi) 43
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 2 (Hirajoshi, Mode iii
Miyako-bushi) 43
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 3 (Mode IV Kumoi) 43
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 4 (Iwato, Mode IV
Miyako-bushi) 44
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 5 (In) 44
Japanese Pentatonic scale No. 6 (Yo) 44
Indonesian Pentatonic scale No.1 (Pélog) 45
Indonesian Pentatonic scale No.2 45
Indonesian Pentatonic scale No.3 45
Kumoi Pentatonic scale (Hawaiian) 46
Chapter 6 Hexatonic Scales
Hexatonic Scales 47
Augmented scale mode I (Sixtone Symmetrical) 47
Augmented scale mode ii (Sixtone Symmetrical) 47
Prometheus 48
Prometheus Neapolitan 48
Whole-tone 48
Blues 49
Sus 4 49
Chapter 7 Heptatonic Scales
Heptatonic Scales 51
Diatonic Modes 52
Mode I Ionian 52
Mode ii Dorian 52
Mode iii Phrygian 52
Mode IV Lydian 52
Mode V Mixolydian 52
Mode vi Aeolian 52
Mode vii Locrian 52
Parallel Diatonic Modes 53
Mode I Ionian 53
Mode ii Dorian 53
Mode iii Phrygian 53
Mode IV Lydian 54
Mode V Mixolydian 54
Mode vi Aeolian 54
Mode vii Locrian 55
Harmonic Minor Modes 55
Mode I Harmonic Minor 55
Mode ii Locrian Natural 6 55
Mode iii Ionian Augmented 55
Mode IV Dorian #4 55
Mode V Mixolydian b9 b13 55
Mode vi Lydian #9 56
Mode vii Altered Dominant bb7 56
Parallel Harmonic Minor Modes
Mode I Harmonic Minor 56
Mode ii Locrian Natural 6 56
Mode iii Ionian Augmented 57
Mode IV Dorian #4 57
Mode V Mixolydian b9 b13 57
Mode vi Lydian #9 58
Mode vii Altered Dominant bb7 58
Jazz Minor Modes 58
Mode I Jazz Minor 58
Mode ii Dorian b2 59
Mode iii Lydian Augmented 59
Mode IV Lydian b7 59
Mode V Mixolydian b13 59
Mode vi Locrian Natural 9 59
Mode vii Altered Dominant 59
Parallel Jazz Minor Modes 60
Mode I Jazz Minor 60
Mode ii Dorian b2 60
Mode iiiLydian Augmented 60
Mode IVLydian b7 61
Mode V Mixolydian b13 61
Mode vi Locrian Natural 9 61
Mode vii Altered Dominant 62
Tarz-nwin (Locrian nat 6, Mode ii Harmonic Minor) 62
Hejaz (Mixolydian b9 b13, Mode V Harmonic Minor,
Phrygian Major, Phrygian Dominant, Spanish, Gypsy) 62
Nikris (Dorian #4, Mode IV Harmonic Minor, Rumanian Minor) 63
Lydian b7 (Mode IV Jazz Minor, Overtone scale,
Mixolydian #4, Lydian Dominant) 63
Musta-ar (Lydian #9, Mode vi Harmonic Minor) 63
Javanese ( Mode ii Jazz Minor,Dorian b2) 64
Hindustan (Mixolydian b6, Mode V Jazz Minor, Hindu) 64
Hejaz-Kar (Byzantine, Double Harmonic, Gypsy) 64
Purvi 65
Todi 65
Saba 65
Hungarian Major (Hungarian) 66
Hungarian Gypsy No.1 (Hungarian Minor, Mode IV Hejaz-Kar) 66
Hungarian Gypsy No.2 66
Harmonic Major (Suzinak) 67
Spanish Dominant (Mode iii Harmonic Major) 67
Smyrneiko (Mode IV Harmonic Major) 67
Mixolydian b9 (Mode V Harmonic Major) 68
Enigmatic 68
Major Locrian (Arabian) 68
Lydian Minor (Mode vii Major Locrian) 69
Leading Whole-tone (Mode V Major Locrian) 69
Persian (Mode V Todi) 69
Oriental No.1(Mode ii Hungarian Gypsy No. 2) 70
Oriental No.2 (Mode V Hejaz-Kar) 70
Neapolitan Major (Mode IV Major Locrian) 70
Neapolitan Minor (Harmonic Phygian, Mode V
Hungarian Gypsy No. 2) 71
Composite Blues 71
Chapter 8 Miscellany
Octatonic Scales 73
Whole-half Diminshed (Arabian) 73
Half-whole Diminished 73
Japanese (Ichikotsucho) 74
The Bebop Scale 74
Major Bebop 74
Dorian Bebop 75
Mixolydian Bebop No.1 75
Mixolydian Bebop No.2 75
The Chromatic Scale 77
Index 79
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