Music Theory New Scales and Chords

Major Pentatonic

12356 from major—W-W-m3-W-m3

Minor Pentatonic

13457 from natural minor—m3-W-W-m3-W

Blues Scale

six note scale, minor pentatonic plus #4

Ionian

major scale—W-W-H-W-W-W-H

Dorian

natural minor with #6—Major with b37—W-H-W-W-W-H-W

Phrygian

natural minor with b2—major with b2367—H-W-W-W-H-W-W

Lydian

major scale with #4—W-W-W-H-W-W-H

Mixolydian

major with b7—W-W-H-W-W-H-W

Aeolian

natural minor—major with b367—W-H-W-W-H-W-W

Locrian

major scale starting on “ti”—major scale with b23567—H-W-W-H-W-W-W

Whole Tone Scale

6 note scale consisting of all whole steps—W-W-W-W-W-W

Octatonic Scale

8 note scale consisting of an alternation between whole and half steps—H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W—or—W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H

Hirajoshi Pentatonic

12356 from natural minor—W-H-M3-H-M3

Lydian-Mixolydian

major with #4 and b7—W-W-W-H-W-H-W

Dorian-Phrygian

natural minor with b2 and #6—H-W-W-W-W-H-W

Hexatonic Scale

scale consisting of alternating half steps and minor 3rds—H-m3-H-m3-H-m3

Added note chord

triad containing an extra note (2, 6, anything other than 7)

Extended tertian chord

chord built in thirds (9th, 11th, 13th)

Polychord

cord containing two distinct triads of seventh chords played simultaneously

Split Chord

triads or 7th chords where the root, 3rd, or 5th, is split by having two versions used

Secundal chord

built up using mostly all 2nds (white key cluster, black key cluster, chromatic cluster)

Quartal Chord

chords built up in 4ths (usually P4s)

Quintal Chord

chords built up in 5ths (usually P5s)

Open Fifth Chord

P5 interval

Whole Tone Chord

cords of 3-6 notes where all the tones fit into a common whole-tone scale

Mixed Interval Cord

any chord that doesn’t fit