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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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22