Scales that sound good with A, A2, A6 chord(s)

JGuitar's harmonizer allows you to easily identify chords and scales that will sound good when played together. Use the form below to input one or more chords, hit "Go", and the harmonizer will tell you what scales will sound good when played with the selected chords. The harmonizer also comes in a scale to chord flavor, which allows you to select scales and have the harmonizer tell you what chords will sound good when played with them.

Enter chord symbols by selecting root note and chord type
  • A
  • A2
  • A6
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

A Major A Suspended 2nd A 6th
D Ionian yes
E Ionian yes
A Ionian yes
E Dorian yes
F# Dorian yes
B Dorian yes
C# Phrygian yes
F# Phrygian yes
G# Phrygian yes
D Lydian yes
G Lydian yes
A Lydian yes
E Mixolydian yes
A Mixolydian yes
B Mixolydian yes
C# Aeolian yes
F# Aeolian yes
B Aeolian yes
C# Locrian yes
D# Locrian yes
G# Locrian yes
E Melodic Minor yes
F# Phrygian #6 yes
G Lydian Augmented yes
A Lydian Dominant yes
B Fifth Mode yes
C# Locrian #2 yes
D# Altered yes
A Major Pentatonic yes
F# Minor Pentatonic yes
B Suspended Pentatonic yes
F# Blues yes
D Bebop Major yes
E Bebop Major yes
A Bebop Major yes
E Bebop Minor yes
F# Bebop Minor yes
A Bebop Minor yes
B Bebop Minor yes
D Bebop Dominant yes
E Bebop Dominant yes
A Bebop Dominant yes
B Bebop Dominant yes
E Bebop Melodic Minor yes
F Enigmatic yes
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes
D# Eight-tone Spanish yes
G# Eight-tone Spanish yes
E Yo yes
C# Symmetrical yes
G# Symmetrical yes
D Melodic Minor yes no
E Phrygian #6 yes no
F Lydian Augmented yes no
G Lydian Dominant yes no
A Fifth Mode yes no
B Locrian #2 yes no
C# Altered yes no
C# Diminished Whole Half yes no yes
E Diminished Whole Half yes no yes
G Diminished Whole Half yes no yes
A# Diminished Whole Half yes no yes
C Diminished Half Whole yes no yes
D# Diminished Half Whole yes no yes
F# Diminished Half Whole yes no yes
A Diminished Half Whole yes no yes
A Dominant Pentatonic yes no
C# Bebop Melodic Minor yes no yes
D Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
D Harmonic Major yes no yes
A Harmonic Major yes no
C# Harmonic Minor yes no yes
F Double Harmonic Major yes no yes
A# Hungarian Gypsy yes no yes
F# Hungarian Major yes no yes
A Hungarian Major yes no yes
G# Phrygian Dominant yes no yes
C# Neapolitan Minor yes no yes
G# Neapolitan Minor yes no
E Neapolitan Major yes no
D# Enigmatic yes no
C Oriental yes no yes
G Prometheus yes no
B Major Locrian yes no
A Lydian Minor yes no
F Bebop Major yes no
F Harmonic Major yes no
D Harmonic Minor yes no
G# Double Harmonic Major yes no
A Double Harmonic Major yes no
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes no
D Hungarian Gypsy yes no
A Phrygian Dominant yes no
C# Balinese Pelog yes no
D# Oriental yes no
E Oriental yes no
D# Iwato yes no
E Symmetrical yes no
C# Augmented yes no
F Augmented yes no
A Augmented yes no
C Ionian no yes no
G Ionian no yes no
D Dorian no yes no
A Dorian no yes no
E Phrygian no yes no
B Phrygian no yes no
C Lydian no yes no
F Lydian no yes no
D Mixolydian no yes no
G Mixolydian no yes no
E Aeolian no yes no
A Aeolian no yes no
F# Locrian no yes no
B Locrian no yes no
A Melodic Minor no yes no
B Phrygian #6 no yes no
C Lydian Augmented no yes no
D Lydian Dominant no yes no
E Fifth Mode no yes no
F# Locrian #2 no yes no
G# Altered no yes no
D Major Pentatonic no yes no
G Major Pentatonic no yes no
E Minor Pentatonic no yes no
B Minor Pentatonic no yes no
E Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
A Suspended Pentatonic no yes no
E Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
B Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes no
E Blues no yes no
B Blues no yes no
C Bebop Major no yes no
G Bebop Major no yes no
D Bebop Minor no yes no
G Bebop Minor no yes no
C Bebop Dominant no yes no
G Bebop Dominant no yes no
A Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
E Harmonic Major no yes no
E Harmonic Minor no yes no
A Harmonic Minor no yes no
E Double Harmonic Major no yes no
A Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
E Phrygian Dominant no yes no
B Phrygian Dominant no yes no
E Neapolitan Minor no yes no
A# Enigmatic no yes no
F# Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
B Eight-tone Spanish no yes no
G# Balinese Pelog no yes no
B Oriental no yes no
B Iwato no yes no
D Yo no yes no
A Yo no yes no
F# Symmetrical no yes no
B Symmetrical no yes no
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