Scales that sound good with C, D, C2 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
  • D
  • C2
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

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