Scales that sound good with C, C7, Am 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
  • C
  • C7
  • Am
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

C Major C 7th A Minor
F Ionian yes
G Dorian yes
A Phrygian yes
A# Lydian yes
C Mixolydian yes
D Aeolian yes
E Locrian yes
G Melodic Minor yes
A Phrygian #6 yes
A# Lydian Augmented yes
C Lydian Dominant yes
D Fifth Mode yes
E Locrian #2 yes
F# 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
F Bebop Major yes
C Bebop Minor yes
G Bebop Minor yes
C Bebop Dominant yes
F Bebop Dominant yes
G Bebop Melodic Minor yes
F Harmonic Major yes
C Hungarian Major yes
E Eight-tone Spanish yes
F# Eight-tone Spanish yes
C Ionian yes no yes
G Ionian yes no yes
D Dorian yes no yes
A Dorian yes no yes
E Phrygian yes no yes
B Phrygian yes no yes
C Lydian yes no yes
F Lydian yes no yes
D Mixolydian yes no yes
G Mixolydian yes no yes
E Aeolian yes no yes
A Aeolian yes no yes
F# Locrian yes no yes
B Locrian yes no yes
F Melodic Minor yes no
G Phrygian #6 yes no
G# Lydian Augmented yes no
A# Lydian Dominant yes no
C Fifth Mode yes no
D Locrian #2 yes no
E Altered yes no
C Major Pentatonic yes no yes
A Minor Pentatonic yes no yes
D Suspended Pentatonic yes no yes
C Dominant Pentatonic yes no
A Blues yes no yes
C Bebop Major yes no yes
G Bebop Major yes no yes
G# Bebop Major yes no
D Bebop Minor yes no yes
A Bebop Minor yes no yes
D Bebop Dominant yes no yes
G Bebop Dominant yes no yes
E Bebop Melodic Minor yes no yes
F Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
G# Harmonic Major yes no
E Harmonic Minor yes no yes
F Harmonic Minor yes no
G# Double Harmonic Major yes no yes
B Double Harmonic Major yes no
C# Hungarian Gypsy yes no yes
E Hungarian Gypsy yes no
A Hungarian Major yes no yes
C Phrygian Dominant yes no
B Phrygian Dominant yes no yes
E Neapolitan Minor yes no yes
B Neapolitan Minor yes no
G Neapolitan Major yes no
F# Enigmatic yes no
G# Enigmatic yes no yes
B Eight-tone Spanish yes no yes
D# Oriental yes no yes
F# Oriental yes no
G Yo yes no yes
A# Prometheus yes no
E Symmetrical yes no yes
G Symmetrical yes no
B Symmetrical yes no yes
D Major Locrian yes no
C Lydian Minor yes no
C Harmonic Major yes no
C Double Harmonic Major yes no
F Hungarian Gypsy yes no
E Balinese Pelog yes no
G Oriental yes no
F# Iwato yes no
C Augmented yes no
E Augmented yes no
G# Augmented yes no
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
D Dominant Pentatonic no yes
B Traditional Japanese "in sen" no yes
F# Blues no yes
E Bebop Major no yes
C# Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
A Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
E Harmonic Major no yes
C# Harmonic Minor no yes
A Harmonic Minor no yes
E Double Harmonic Major no yes
F Double Harmonic Major no yes
A Hungarian Gypsy no yes
A# Hungarian Gypsy no yes
F# Hungarian Major no yes
E Phrygian Dominant no yes
G# Phrygian Dominant no yes
C# Neapolitan Minor no yes
A Neapolitan Minor no yes
A Neapolitan Major no yes
G# Eight-tone Spanish no yes
A Balinese Pelog no yes
C Oriental no yes
B Oriental no yes
B Iwato no yes
C Prometheus no yes
E Major Locrian no yes
C# Augmented no yes
F Augmented no yes
A Augmented no yes
D Lydian Minor no yes
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