Scales that sound good with A, A5 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
  • A5
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

A Major A 5th
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
D Melodic Minor yes
E Melodic Minor yes
E Phrygian #6 yes
F# Phrygian #6 yes
F Lydian Augmented yes
G Lydian Augmented yes
G Lydian Dominant yes
A Lydian Dominant yes
A Fifth Mode yes
B Fifth Mode yes
C# Locrian #2 yes
B Locrian #2 yes
C# Altered yes
D# Altered yes
C# Diminished Whole Half yes
E Diminished Whole Half yes
G Diminished Whole Half yes
A# Diminished Whole Half yes
C Diminished Half Whole yes
D# Diminished Half Whole yes
F# Diminished Half Whole yes
A Diminished Half Whole yes
A Major Pentatonic yes
F# Minor Pentatonic yes
B Suspended Pentatonic yes
A Dominant Pentatonic yes
F# Blues yes
D Bebop Major yes
E Bebop Major yes
F 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
C# Bebop Melodic Minor yes
D Bebop Melodic Minor yes
E Bebop Melodic Minor yes
D Harmonic Major yes
F Harmonic Major yes
A Harmonic Major yes
C# Harmonic Minor yes
D Harmonic Minor yes
F Double Harmonic Major yes
G# Double Harmonic Major yes
A Double Harmonic Major yes
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes
D Hungarian Gypsy yes
A# Hungarian Gypsy yes
F# Hungarian Major yes
A Hungarian Major yes
G# Phrygian Dominant yes
A Phrygian Dominant yes
C# Neapolitan Minor yes
G# Neapolitan Minor yes
E Neapolitan Major yes
D# Enigmatic yes
F Enigmatic yes
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes
D# Eight-tone Spanish yes
G# Eight-tone Spanish yes
C# Balinese Pelog yes
C Oriental yes
D# Oriental yes
E Oriental yes
D# Iwato yes
E Yo yes
G Prometheus yes
C# Symmetrical yes
E Symmetrical yes
G# Symmetrical yes
B Major Locrian yes
C# Augmented yes
F Augmented yes
A Augmented yes
A Lydian Minor yes
C Ionian no yes
F Ionian no yes
G Ionian no yes
D Dorian no yes
G Dorian no yes
A Dorian no yes
E Phrygian no yes
A Phrygian no yes
B Phrygian no yes
C Lydian no yes
F Lydian no yes
A# Lydian no yes
C Mixolydian no yes
D Mixolydian no yes
G Mixolydian no yes
D Aeolian no yes
E Aeolian no yes
A Aeolian no yes
E Locrian no yes
F# Locrian no yes
B Locrian no yes
G Melodic Minor no yes
A Melodic Minor no yes
A Phrygian #6 no yes
B Phrygian #6 no yes
C Lydian Augmented no yes
A# Lydian Augmented no yes
C Lydian Dominant no yes
D Lydian Dominant no yes
D Fifth Mode no yes
E Fifth Mode no yes
E Locrian #2 no yes
F# Locrian #2 no yes
F# Altered no yes
G# Altered no yes
C Major Pentatonic no yes
D Major Pentatonic no yes
G Major Pentatonic no yes
E Minor Pentatonic no yes
A Minor Pentatonic no yes
B Minor Pentatonic no yes
D Suspended Pentatonic no yes
E Suspended Pentatonic no yes
A Suspended Pentatonic no yes
D Dominant Pentatonic no yes
E Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
A Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
B Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
E Blues no yes
A Blues no yes
B Blues no yes
C Bebop Major no yes
G Bebop Major no yes
C Bebop Minor no yes
D Bebop Minor no yes
G Bebop Minor no yes
C Bebop Dominant no yes
F Bebop Dominant no yes
G Bebop Dominant no yes
G Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
A Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
E Harmonic Major no yes
E Harmonic Minor no yes
A Harmonic Minor no yes
E Double Harmonic Major no yes
A Hungarian Gypsy no yes
C Hungarian Major no yes
E Phrygian Dominant no yes
B Phrygian Dominant no yes
E Neapolitan Minor no yes
A Neapolitan Minor no yes
A Neapolitan Major no yes
G# Enigmatic no yes
A# Enigmatic no yes
E Eight-tone Spanish no yes
F# Eight-tone Spanish no yes
B Eight-tone Spanish no yes
G# Balinese Pelog no yes
A Balinese Pelog no yes
B Oriental no yes
E Iwato no yes
B Iwato no yes
D Yo no yes
G Yo no yes
A Yo no yes
C Prometheus no yes
F# Symmetrical no yes
B Symmetrical no yes
E Major Locrian no yes
D Lydian Minor no yes
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