Scales that sound good with A, A7 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
  • A7
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

A Major A 7th
D Ionian yes
E Dorian yes
F# Phrygian yes
G Lydian yes
A Mixolydian yes
B Aeolian yes
C# 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 Dominant Pentatonic yes
D Bebop Major yes
F Bebop Major yes
E Bebop Minor yes
A Bebop Minor yes
D Bebop Dominant yes
A Bebop Dominant yes
D Bebop Melodic Minor yes
E Bebop Melodic Minor yes
D Harmonic Major yes
F Harmonic Major yes
D Harmonic Minor yes
G# Double Harmonic Major yes
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes
A Hungarian Major yes
A Phrygian Dominant yes
G# Neapolitan Minor yes
E Neapolitan Major yes
D# Enigmatic yes
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes
D# Eight-tone Spanish yes
D# Oriental yes
G Prometheus yes
E Symmetrical yes
B Major Locrian yes
A Lydian Minor yes
E Ionian yes no
A Ionian yes no
F# Dorian yes no
B Dorian yes no
C# Phrygian yes no
G# Phrygian yes no
D Lydian yes no
A Lydian yes no
E Mixolydian yes no
B Mixolydian yes no
C# Aeolian yes no
F# Aeolian yes no
D# Locrian yes no
G# Locrian yes no
A Major Pentatonic yes no
F# Minor Pentatonic yes no
B Suspended Pentatonic yes no
F# Blues yes no
E Bebop Major yes no
A Bebop Major yes no
F# Bebop Minor yes no
B Bebop Minor yes no
E Bebop Dominant yes no
B Bebop Dominant yes no
C# Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
A Harmonic Major yes no
C# Harmonic Minor yes no
F Double Harmonic Major yes no
A Double Harmonic Major yes no
D Hungarian Gypsy yes no
A# Hungarian Gypsy yes no
F# Hungarian Major yes no
G# Phrygian Dominant yes no
C# Neapolitan Minor yes no
F Enigmatic yes no
G# Eight-tone Spanish yes no
C# Balinese Pelog yes no
C Oriental yes no
E Oriental yes no
D# Iwato yes no
E Yo yes no
C# Symmetrical yes no
G# Symmetrical yes no
C# Augmented yes no
F Augmented yes no
A Augmented yes no
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