Internationa Scale Names Name Relative General 1 Aeolian 12b345b6b7 2122122 2 Algerian 12b34#45b67 21211131 3 Arabian (a) 12b34#4#567 21212121 4 Arabian (b) 1234#4#5b7 2211222 5 Asavari Theta 12b345b6b7 2122122 6 Balinese 1b2b35b6 12414 7 Bilaval Theta 1234567 2212221 8 Bhairav Theta 1b2345b67 1312131* 9 Bhairavi Theta 1b2b345b6b7 1222122 10 Byzantine 1b2345b67 1312131* 11 Chinese 13#457 42141 12 Chinese Mongolian 12356 22323 13 Diminished 12b34#4#567 21212121 14 Dorian 12b3456b7 2122212* 15 Egyptian 1245b7 23232* 16 Ethiopian (A raray) 1234567 2212221 17 Ethiopian (Geez & ezel) 12b345b6b7 2122122 18 Harmonic Minor 12b345b67 2122131 19 Hawaiian 12b34567 2122221 20 Hindustan 12345b6b7 2212122* 21 Hungarian Major 1#23$456b7 3121212 22 Hungarian Gypsy 12b3#45b67 2131131 23 Hungarian Gypsy Persian 1b2345b67 1312131* 24 Hungarian Minor 12b3#45b67 2131131 25 Ionian 1234567 2212221 26 Japanese (A) 1b245b6 14214 27 Japenese (B) 1245b6 23214 28 Japanese (Ichikosucho) 1234#4567 22111221 29 Japanese (Taishikicho) 1234#456#67 221112111 30 Javaneese 1b2b3456b7 1222212 31 Jewish (Adonai Malakh) 1b22b3456b7 11122212 32 Jewish (Ahaba Rabba) 1b2345b6b7 1312122 33 Jewish (Magan Abot) 1b2#23#4#567 12122211 34 Kafi Theta 12b3456b7 2122212* 35 Kalyan Theta 123#4567 2221221 36 Khamaj Theta 123456b7 2212212 37 Locrian 1b2b34#4#5b7 1221222 38 Lydian 123#4567 2221221 39 Major 1234567 2212221 40 Marva Theta 1b23#4567 1321221 41 Mela Bhavapriya (44) 1b2245#56 1132113 42 Mela Chakravakam (16) 1b23456b7 1312212 43 Mela Chalanata (36) 1#2345#67 3112311 44 Mela Charukesi (26) 12345b6b7 2212122* 45 Mela Chitrambari (66) 123#45#67 2221311 46 Mela Dharmavati (59) 12b3#4567 2131221 47 Mela Dhatuvardhani (69) 1#23#45b67 3121131 48 Mela Dhavalambari (49) 1b23#45#56 1321113 49 Mela Dhenuka (9) 1b2b345b67 1222131 50 Mela Dhirasankarabharana (29) 1234567 2212221 51 Mela Divyamani (48) 1b2b3#45#67 1321311 52 Mela Gamanasrama (53) 1b23#4567 1321221 53 Mela Ganamurti (3) 1b245b67 1132131 54 Mela Gangeyabhusani (33) 1#2345b67 3112131 55 Mela Gaurimanohari (23) 12b34567 2122221 56 Mela Gavambodhi (43) 1b2b3#45#56 1231113 57 Mela Gayakapriya (13) 1b2345#56 1312113 58 Mela Hanumattodi (8) 1b2b345b6b7 1222122 59 Mela Harikambhoji (28) 123456b7 2212212 60 Mela Hatakambari (18) 1b2345#67 1312311 61 Mela Hemavati (58) 12b3#456b7 2131212 62 Mela Jalarnavam (38) 1b22#45b6b7 1141122 63 Mela Jhalavarali (39) 1b22#45b67 1141131 64 Mela Jhankaradhvani (19) 12b345#556 2122113 65 Mela Jyotisvarupini (68) 1#23#45b6b7 3121122 66 Mela Kamavarardhani (51) 1b23#45b67 1321131 67 Mela Kanakangi (1) 1b2245#56 1132113 68 Mela Kantamani (61) 123#45#56 2221113 69 Mela Kharaharapriya (22) 12b3456b7 2122212* 70 Mela Kiravani (21) 12b345b67 2122131 71 Mela Kokilapriya (11) 1b2b34567 1222221* 72 Mela Kosalam (71) 1#23#4567 3121221 73 Mela Latangi (63) 123#45b67 2221131 74 Mela Manavati (5) 1b224567 1132221 75 Mela Mararanjani (25) 12345#56 2212113 76 Mela Mayamalavagaula (15) 1b2345#56 1312113 77 Mela Mechakalyani (65) 123#4567 2221221 78 Mela Naganandini (30) 12345#67 2212311 79 Mela Namanarayani (50) 1b23#45b6b7 1321122 80 Mela Nasikabhusani (70) 1#23#456b7 3121212 81 Mela Natabhairavi (20) 12b345b6b7 2122122 82 Mela Natakapriya (10) 1b2b3456b7 1222212 83 Mela Navanitam (40) 1b22#456b7 1141212 84 Mela Nitimati (60) 12b3#45#67 2131311 85 Mela Pavani (41) 1b22#4567 1141221 86 Mela Ragavardhani (32) 1#2345b6b7 3112122 87 Mela Raghupriya (42) 1b22#45#67 1141311 88 Mela Ramapriya (52) 1b23#456b7 1321212 89 Mela Rasikapriya (72) 1#23#45#67 3121311 90 Mela Ratnangi (2) 1b2245b6b7 1132122 91 Mela Risabhapriya (62) 123#45b6b7 2221122 92 Mela Rupavati (12) 1b2b345#67 1222311 93 Mela Sadvidhamargini (46) 1b2b3#456b7 1231212 94 Mela Salagam (37) 1b22#45#56 1141113 95 Mela Sanmukhapriya (56) 12b3$45b6b7 2131122 96 Mela Sarasangi (27) 12345b67 2212131 97 Mela Senavati (7) 1b2b345#56 1222113 98 Mela Simhendramadhyama (57) 12b3#45b67 2131131 99 Mela Subhapantuvarali (45) 1b2b3#45b67 1231131 100 Mela Sucharitra (67) 1#23#45#56 3121113 101 Mela Sulini (35) 1#234567 3112221 102 Mela Suryakantam (17) 1b234567 1312221 103 Mela Suvarnangi (47) 1b22#4567 1141221 104 Mela Syamalangi (55) 12b3#45#56 2131113 105 Mela Tanarupi (6) 1b2245#67 1132311 106 Mela Vaschaspati (64) 123#456b7 2221212 107 Mela Vagadhisvari (34) 1#23456b7 3112212 108 Mela Vakulabharanam (14) 1#2345b6b7 1312122 109 Mela Vanaspati (4) 1b22456b7 1132212 110 Mela Varunapriya (24) 12b345#67 2122311 111 Mela Visvambari (54) 1#23#45#67 1321311 112 Mela Yagapriya (31) 1#2345#56 3112113* 113 Melodic Minor 12b34567 2122221 114 Mixolydian 123456b7 2212212 115 Mohammedan 12b345b67 2122131 116 Neopolitan 1b2b345b67 1222131 117 Oriental (a) 1b234b5b6b7 1311222 118 Overtone Dominant 123#456b7 2221212 119 Pentatonic Major 12356 23223 120 Pentatonic Minor 1b345b7 32232 121 Persian 1b234b5b67 1311231 122 Phrygian 1b2b345b6b7 1222122 123 Purvi Theta 1b23#45b67 1321131 124 Roumanian Minor 12b3#456b7 2131212 125 Spanish Gypsy 1b2345b6b6 1312122 126 Todi Theta 1b2b3#45b67 1231131 127 Whole Tone 123#4#5b7 222222* 128 Augmented 1#235b67 313131 129 Blues 1b34#45b7 321132 130 Diatonic 12356 22323 131 Double Harmonic 1b2345b67 1312131* 132 Eight Tone Spanish 1b2#234b5b6b7 12111222 133 Enigmatic 1b23#4#5#67 1322211 134 Hirajoshi 12b35b6 21414 135 Kumoi 12b356 21423 136 Leading Whole Tone 123#4#5#67 222211 137 Lydian Augmented 123#4#567 2222121 138 Neoploitan Major 1b2b34567 1222221* 139 Neopolitan Minor 1b2b345b6b7 1222122 140 Oriental (b) 1b234b56b7 1311312 141 Pelog 1b2b35b6 12341 142 Prometheus 123b56b7 222312 143 Prometheus Neopolitan 1b23b56b7 132312 144 Six Tone Symmetrical 1b234#56 131313 145 Super Locrian 1b2#23#4#5b7 1212222 146 Lydian Minor 123#45b6b7 2221122 147 Lydian Diminished 12b3#4567 2131122 148 Nine Tone Scale 12#23#45#567 211211121 149 Auxiliary Diminished 12b34#4#567 21212121 150 Auxiliary Augmented 123#4#5#6 222222 151 Auxiliary Diminished Blues 1b2#23#456b7 12121212 152 Major Locrian 1234b5b6b7 2211222 153 Overtone 123#456b7 2221212 154 Hindu 12345b6b7 2212122 155 Diminished Whole Tone 1b2#23#4#5b7 1212222 156 Pure Minor 12b345b6b7 2122122 157 Half Diminished (Locrian) 1b2b34b5b6b7 1221222 158 Half Diminished #2 (Locrian #2) 12b34b5b6b7 2121222 159 Dominant 7th 12456b7 232212 * signify scale structure palindromes (same forward and backward) Scale names source refererences: "The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" by George Russell, "John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra" (Music Vocabulary) of th "Charlie Parker Omnibook" (Scale Syllabus) solo transcriptions by Jame "Encyclopedia of Scales" by Don Schaeffer & Charles Colin, 1965 "The Ragas of North India" by Walter Kaufmann, 1968 "The Ragas of South India" by Walter Kaufmann, 1976 "Twentienth Century Harmony" by Vincent Perischetti, 1961 Note: The Melas of South India are divided into twelve chakras. I.Indu (melas:) 1-6 (structure:) 1132 II.Netra 7-12 1222 III.Agni 13-18 1312 IV.Veda 19-24 2122 V.Bana 25-30 2212 VI.Rutu 31=36 3112 VII.Rishi 37-42 1141 VIII.Vasu 43-48 1231 IX.Brahma 49-54 1321 X.Disi 55-60 2131 XI.Rudra 61-66 2221 XII.Aditya 67-72 3121 Originally completed July 25, 1980 with an addendum dated 4/13/81 & 7/2 With added sources and more scales added 24 February 1998. Benjamin Tubb brtubb@cybertron.com http://home.cybertron.com/~brtubb/theory.html