Scales that sound good with C, G, CM 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

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Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

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