Scales that sound good with G9, CM, CM6 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
  • G9
  • CM
  • CM6
or
Enter chord symbols separated by commas

Chord Scale Compatibility Chart:

G 9th C Major C Major 6th
C Ionian yes
D Dorian yes
E Phrygian yes
F Lydian yes
G Mixolydian yes
A Aeolian yes
B Locrian yes
C Bebop Major yes
D Bebop Minor yes
G Bebop Minor yes
C Bebop Dominant yes
G Bebop Dominant yes
B Eight-tone Spanish yes
F Ionian no yes
G Ionian no yes
G Dorian no yes
A Dorian no yes
A Phrygian no yes
B Phrygian no yes
C Lydian no yes
A# Lydian no yes
C Mixolydian no yes
D Mixolydian no yes
D Aeolian no yes
E Aeolian no yes
E Locrian no yes
F# Locrian no yes
G Melodic Minor no yes
A Phrygian #6 no yes
A# Lydian Augmented no yes
C Lydian Dominant no yes
D Fifth Mode no yes
E Locrian #2 no yes
F# Altered no yes
C# Diminished Whole Half no yes
E Diminished Whole Half no yes
G Diminished Whole Half no yes
A# Diminished Whole Half no yes
C Diminished Half Whole no yes
D# Diminished Half Whole no yes
F# Diminished Half Whole no yes
A Diminished Half Whole no yes
C Major Pentatonic no yes
A Minor Pentatonic no yes
D Suspended Pentatonic no yes
A Blues no yes
F Bebop Major no yes
G Bebop Major no yes
C Bebop Minor no yes
A Bebop Minor no yes
D Bebop Dominant no yes
F Bebop Dominant no yes
E Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
G Bebop Melodic Minor no yes
F Harmonic Major no yes
E Harmonic Minor no yes
G# Double Harmonic Major no yes
C# Hungarian Gypsy no yes
C Hungarian Major no yes
A Hungarian Major no yes
B Phrygian Dominant no yes
E Neapolitan Minor no yes
G# Enigmatic no yes
E Eight-tone Spanish no yes
F# Eight-tone Spanish no yes
D# Oriental no yes
G Yo no yes
E Symmetrical no yes
B Symmetrical no yes
C Melodic Minor yes no
D Melodic Minor yes no
D Phrygian #6 yes no
E Phrygian #6 yes no
D# Lydian Augmented yes no
F Lydian Augmented yes no
F Lydian Dominant yes no
G Lydian Dominant yes no
G Fifth Mode yes no
A Fifth Mode yes no
A Locrian #2 yes no
B Locrian #2 yes no
C# Altered yes no
B Altered yes no
G Dominant Pentatonic yes no
C Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
D Bebop Melodic Minor yes no
F# Neapolitan Minor yes no
D Neapolitan Major yes no
C# Enigmatic yes no
C# Eight-tone Spanish yes no
F Prometheus yes no
A Major Locrian yes no
G Lydian Minor 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 Dominant Pentatonic no yes no
G# Bebop Major no yes no
F Bebop Melodic Minor no yes no
C Harmonic Major no yes no
G# Harmonic Major no yes no
F Harmonic Minor no yes no
C Double Harmonic Major no yes no
B Double Harmonic Major no yes no
E Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
F Hungarian Gypsy no yes no
C Phrygian Dominant no yes no
B Neapolitan Minor no yes no
G Neapolitan Major no yes no
F# Enigmatic no yes no
E Balinese Pelog no yes no
F# Oriental no yes no
G Oriental no yes no
F# Iwato no yes no
A# Prometheus no yes no
G Symmetrical no yes no
D Major Locrian no yes no
C Augmented no yes no
E Augmented no yes no
G# Augmented no yes no
C Lydian Minor no yes no
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