List of musical scales and modes miyako bushi scale on d equivalent to in scale on d with brackets on fourths pelog approximated in western notation minyo scale on d equivalent to yo scale on c with brackets on fourths. List of musical scales here is a complete list of the major minor harmonic and minor melodic scales in treble and bass clefs if you need the natural minor scale use the descending part of the melodic minor scale it is the same if you need to work out how scales are constructed with patterns of tones whole notes and semitones half notes take a look at our how to write scales page. Musical scales of the world by dr michael hewitt is the kind of book that drags you in it shakes up your mind and puts colour into it it fuels the fire in the form of scales and modes along with useful explanations for each of the scales modes and also contains some very. This book is a must for musicians composers and music producers who want to explore the fascinating variety of musical scales that are now used in world music included are hundreds of scales from around the world such as omajor and minor scales of western music odiatonic modes opentatonic scales oscales used in jazz and bebop oartificial and synthetic scales oscales