Chord Palette Scales
This tool shows the "chord palette" for scales as described by Tim Miller. Just choose a root and a chord type and practice some scales! Ideally you would loop a background vamp with the appropriate chord as well.
Root
Palette Archetype
Major/Ionian, (Maj7)
F
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
G
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22
Lydian, (Maj7#11)
F
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
A
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22
Lydian Augmented (Maj7#5)
F
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22
Diminished Whole Half (Diminished Maj7)
F
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22
Lydian Sharp 9 (Maj7#9)
F
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
A
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
B
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22