How do I find scales in a specific key?

Pick a tonic, then browse the table, filter by difficulty, or search by name, abbreviation, or UID. Opening a scale shows its intervals and note spelling in that key.

What can I use the Sonid scale library for?

Treat it as a structured reference: compare modes and altered scales, check spellings before you write or improvise, and jump into practice when you want to train recognition and technique.

Scale Library - Browse scales in every key

Browse major, minor, modal, and pentatonic or altered formulas spelled from any tonic you choose. Each entry shows intervals, aliases, and difficulty so you can transpose ideas, plan melodies, improvise, or study ear training with a dependable reference.

Quick-select scale families

Major Minor Mixolydian Diminished Augmented Pentatonic

Featured scales in C

C Major

The major scale is the foundational seven-note scale built with the interval pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H.

C Minor

The natural minor (Aeolian) scale is a seven-note scale with the interval pattern W-H-W-W-H-W-W.

C Mixolydian

The Mixolydian mode is the 5th mode of the major scale with formula 1-2-3-4-5-6-♭7 and pattern W-W-H-W-W-H-W.

C Dorian

The Dorian mode is a minor-mode scale with interval formula 1-2-♭3-4-5-6-♭7 and step pattern W-H-W-W-W-H-W.

C Diminished

Eight-note symmetric scale alternating whole and half steps, used over diminished seventh chords to create dark, sophisticated tension and "outside" melodic textures.

C Augmented

Symmetrical six-note scale (1, ♯2, 3, 5, ♯5, 7) that blends major and augmented triads for a bright, mysterious, and shimmering jazz sound.

	Aliases
C Mixolydian	dominant	Beginner
C Mixolydian flat sixth	melodic minor fifth mode, hindu	Guru
C Mixolydian pentatonic	indian	Guru

Reference for scales, modes, and key-specific spelling

Use this library to compare scale families, read interval formulas, and understand how each pattern sounds in context. Entries link theory to practice: you can move from a spelling overview to exercises when you want to internalize a sound.

Filter by level, search by common names or symbols, and switch tonic to hear the same formula in a new key. For harmony-heavy workflows, pair this page with the chord libraryand the interval guideso intervals, chords, and scales reinforce each other.