Modes of the major scale

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 · The foundation of Western music theory

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 · Minor scale with raised 6th, jazzy sound

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 · Spanish/Flamenco flavor with flat 2nd

1 2 3 ♭5 5 6 7 · Major scale with raised 4th, dreamy quality

1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 · Major scale with flat 7th, dominant sound

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 · Also known as Aeolian mode, sad and dark sound

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 · Diminished quality with flat 2nd and flat 5th, unstable and tense

Pentatonic, blues, minor and jazz scales

1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 · The most popular scale for rock and blues soloing

1 2 3 5 6 · Bright and happy sound, great for country and pop

1 2 3 5 ♭7 · Major pentatonic with ♭7, perfect for dominant 7th chords and funk

1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7 · Minor pentatonic with added blue note (♭5)

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 · Natural minor with raised 7th, exotic sound

1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♭5 5 6 ♭7 · Symmetric scale alternating half and whole steps, used over dominant 7th chords

1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7 · Symmetric scale alternating whole and half steps, used over diminished chords

1 2 3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 · All whole steps, dreamy and unresolved sound

1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7 · Symmetric scale built on augmented triads, mysterious sound

1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 · All altered tensions (♭9, #9, ♭5, #5) for dominant 7th chords resolving to minor

1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 · 5th mode of Harmonic Minor, Spanish/Middle Eastern dominant sound

1 2 3 ♭5 5 6 ♭7 · 4th mode of Melodic Minor, bright dominant with #11

1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 · 5th mode of Melodic Minor, dominant with exotic ♭6

1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 · Mixolydian with added major 7th, keeps chord tones on downbeats

1 4 ♭7 ♭3 ♭6 ♭2 · Built on stacking perfect fourths, modern jazz sound (So What, Herbie Hancock)

1 4 ♭7 ♭3 ♭6 ♭2 · Quartal harmony for minor: stacked perfect 4ths over minor chords (So What, Dm7, minor modal)