Scales that sound good with A7, A9, A72 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
  • A7
  • A9
  • A72
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

A 7th A 9th A 7th Suspended 2nd
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
A Dominant Pentatonic yes
D 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
G# Neapolitan Minor yes
E Neapolitan Major yes
D# Enigmatic yes
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes
D# Eight-tone Spanish yes
G Prometheus yes
B Major Locrian yes
A Lydian Minor yes
C# Diminished Whole Half yes no
E Diminished Whole Half yes no
G Diminished Whole Half yes no
A# Diminished Whole Half yes no
C Diminished Half Whole yes no
D# Diminished Half Whole yes no
F# Diminished Half Whole yes no
A Diminished Half Whole yes no
F Bebop Major yes no
D Harmonic Major yes no
F Harmonic Major yes no
D Harmonic Minor yes no
G# Double Harmonic Major yes no
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes no
A Hungarian Major yes no
A Phrygian Dominant yes no
D# Oriental yes no
E Symmetrical yes no
C Ionian no yes
G Ionian no yes
D Dorian no yes
A Dorian no yes
E Phrygian no yes
B Phrygian no yes
C Lydian no yes
F Lydian no yes
D Mixolydian no yes
G Mixolydian no yes
E Aeolian no yes
A Aeolian no yes
F# Locrian no yes
B Locrian no yes
G Major Pentatonic no yes
E Minor Pentatonic no yes
A Suspended Pentatonic no yes
E Blues no yes
C Bebop Major no yes
G Bebop Major no yes
D Bebop Minor no yes
G Bebop Minor no yes
C Bebop Dominant no yes
G Bebop Dominant no yes
E Harmonic Minor no yes
B Phrygian Dominant no yes
E Neapolitan Minor no yes
F# Eight-tone Spanish no yes
B Eight-tone Spanish no yes
D Yo no yes
F# Symmetrical no yes
B Symmetrical no yes
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