All possible musical scales | Free book & audio

All possible scales of three to eleven notes within the chromatic scale
with revised text and CD content
by Pete White

Book [pdf, 5.44 MB]

Example scale

The book contains 344 scales, each given in all keys that make sense. For example, common scales are given in 12 keys, but the whole tone scale is given in two keys because there are effectively only two different whole tone scales.

scale 277

Example sheet music

The book comes with 48 audio tracks (see below) and contains notes describing each track and what it illustrates.

sheet music example, track 22

Introduction	3
Index of Some Named Scales	6
Legend 1	7
3-Note Scales	8
4-Note Scales	11
5-Note Scales	19
6-Note Scales	36
On 7-Note Scales, 209 and Foreign Scales	56
7-Note Scales	57
8-Note Scales	74
9-Note Scales	96
10-Note Scales	106
11-Note Scales	109
12-Note Scale	110
Introduction 2	111
Legend 2	111
Subscales	112
Text (with track- by-track illustration and comment)	113
Symmetrical Scales	124
Translation	129
Extenses	134
Rhythm	135
Backings for Practice	136
Some Uses	140
Some Short Sequences	141
Things to Do with Strange Scales	143
The Last Track	145
P.S. Temperament	146
Table of CD Contents	147
Bibliography (By Title)	149