Scales that sound good with A, B, C, D, E 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.

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Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

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