Scales & Chords Finder

Find the notes and chords of any scale in all 12 keys. Major, minor, modes, pentatonic and exotic scales, with chord progressions and free MIDI downloads.

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More about Chinese

Steps: 2 whole, whole, half, 2 whole, half

About the Chinese scale

Western scale books often list this five-note scale as "Chinese", but the name is a loose label rather than a specific traditional scale.

What makes it sound the way it does

It has a major 3rd, ♯4, 5th and major 7th, with half steps from the ♯4 to the 5th and from the 7th up to the root.

E Chinese

E
G♯
A♯
B
D♯

Chords that fit

E
G♯m

Progressions

All scales and keys

Major & Minor

MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Natural MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Melodic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Modes

DorianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PhrygianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
LydianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
MixolydianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
LocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Melodic Minor Modes

Dorian ♭2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Mixolydian ♭6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Locrian ♮2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AlteredC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Harmonic Minor Modes

Locrian ♮6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ionian ♯5C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ukrainian DorianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Phrygian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian ♯2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
UltralocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Pentatonic & Blues

Major PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Minor PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EgyptianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Dominant PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
BluesC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Major BluesC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Japanese & Asian

HirajoshiC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
In SenC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
IwatoC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
KumoiC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
YoC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PelogC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
ChineseC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Middle Eastern & Indian

Double HarmonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Gypsy MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PersianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
OrientalC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
ArabicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EnigmaticC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
TodiC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PurviC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
MarwaC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Symmetric & Jazz

Whole ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Whole–Half)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Half–Whole)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PrometheusC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
TritoneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Spanish 8-ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B