A Major (Diatonic)

Scale

A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A

Voice-Leading Relationships

Has Modes

A Ionian (Major)

B Dorian

D♭ Phrygian

D Lydian

E Mixolydian

F♯ Aeolian (Natural Minor)

A♭ Locrian

Shares notes

D Pentatonic

E Pentatonic

A Pentatonic

Voice leading distance: 1

D Major (Diatonic)

E Major (Diatonic)

F♯ Harmonic Minor

A Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

A Harmonic Major

B Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

	Diatonic
	5	7	9 (or 2)	11 (or 4)	13 (or 6)
	A Ionian (Major)
	A Maj A sus 2 A sus 4	A Maj 7	A Maj add 9 A Maj 6/9 A Maj 9	Avoid 11 (D)	A Maj 6
	B Dorian
	B min	B min 7	B min 9	Bm11no 9 B min 11	Avoid 13 (G♯)
	D♭ Phrygian
	D♭ sus 4	D♭ min 7	Avoid ♭9 (D), ♭13 (A) D♭ sus ♭9	D♭m11no 9	Avoid ♭9 (D), ♭13 (A)
	D Lydian
	D Maj	D Maj 7	D Maj 9 ♯11 DM9♯11 no 5	DM7♯11	D Maj 6 ♯11
	E Mixolydian
	E Maj E sus 2 E sus 4	E Dom 7 E7 sus 4	E Dom 9 E Dom 9 sus 4	Avoid 11 (A)	E Aug 6 E Dom 13
	F♯ Aeolian (Natural Minor)
	F♯ min	F♯ min 7	F♯ min 9	F♯m11no 9 F♯ min 11	Avoid ♭13 (D)
	A♭ Locrian
	A♭ dim	A♭ min 7 ♭5	Avoid ♭9 (A)	A♭m11♭5 no 9	A♭ min ♭13 ♭5