Holdsworth Scale Generator
Generate scales based on Allan Holdsworth's approach - avoiding clusters of consecutive half steps to create more open, flowing melodic possibilities.
Showing 12 scales with 7 notes and at most 2 consecutive half steps
Scale 1
R b2 b3 3 #4 5 6
F
F♯
G
A
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
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E
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C
C♯
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F♯
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G
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C
C♯
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F♯
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C♯
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C
C♯
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C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
E
F♯
G
A
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
C
C♯
3
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Scale 2
R b2 b3 3 #4 5 b7
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
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♯
G
E
F♯
G
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
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Scale 3
R b2 b3 3 #4 5 7
F
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G
B
C
C♯
3
5
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Scale 4
R b2 b3 3 #4 b6 6
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
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
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9
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Scale 5
R b2 b3 3 #4 b6 b7
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
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12
15
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22
Scale 6
R b2 b3 3 #4 b6 7
F
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
G♯
B
C
C♯
3
5
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12
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Scale 7
R b2 b3 3 #4 6 b7
F
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
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22
Scale 8
R b2 b3 3 #4 6 7
F
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
G
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
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F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A
B
C
C♯
3
5
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12
15
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22
Scale 9
R b2 b3 3 #4 b7 7
F
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
G
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
A
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
F♯
A♯
B
C
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
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22
Scale 10
R b2 b3 3 5 b6 b7
F
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
D
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
7
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12
15
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22
Scale 11
R b2 b3 3 5 b6 7
F
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
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G
G♯
G
G♯
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C
C♯
D♯
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G
G♯
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C
C♯
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D
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
A
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
G♯
B
C
C♯
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
19
22
Scale 12
R b2 b3 3 5 6 b7
F
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
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G
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A♯
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C♯
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D
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
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G
A
A♯
C
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
D♯
E
G
A
A♯
C
C♯
3
5
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