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Songtrix® Gold 3.0

Songtrix® Gold 3.0

Scale Types

Songtrix Gold 3.0 is supplied with a comprehensive set of scale types, covering all musical styles and playing levels.

Depending on the playing level, not all of the standard scale types are active. They can be independently activated, deactivated or extended without limit, so the picture of music theory presented can be as simple or as complete as you wish.

The degrees of the scale types are listed below.

Beginner Level

At Beginner level, the following scale types are active by default.
Scale Type Degrees
Major 1   2   3   4   5   6   7
Dorian 1   2   b3   4   5   6   b7
Phrygian 1   b2   b3   4   5   b6   b7
Lydian 1   2   3   #4   5   6   7
Mixolydian 1   2   3   4   5   6   b7
Aeolian 1   2   b3   4   5   b6   b7
Locrian 1   b2   b3   4   b5   b6   b7

 

Intermediate Level

At Intermediate level, all Beginner scale types are active as well as the following.
Scale Type Degrees
Melodic Minor 1   2   b3   4   5   6   7
Dorian b2 1   b2   b3   4   5   6   b7
Lydian Augmented 1   2   3   #4   #5   6   7
Lydian b7 1   2   3   #4   5   6   b7
Mixolydian b6 1   2   3   4   5   b6   b7
Locrian #2 1   2   b3   4   b5   b6   b7
Super Locrian 1   b2   b3   b4   b5   b6   b7
Harmonic Minor 1   2   b3   4   5   b6   7
Locrian 6 1   b2   b3   4   b5   6   b7
Ionian #5 1   2   3   4   #5   6   7
Dorian #4 1   2   b3   #4   5   6   b7
Phrygian 3 1   b2   3   4   5   b6   b7
Lydian #2 1   #2   3   #4   5   6   7
Locrian b4bb7 1   b2   b3   b4   b5   b6   bb7
Major Pentatonic 1   2   3   5   6
Minor Pentatonic 1   b3   4   5   b7
Blues 1   b3   4   b5   5   b7

 

Advanced Level

At Advanced level, all Beginner and Intermediate scale types are active as well as the following.
Scale Type Degrees
Major Bebop 1   2   3   4   5   b6   6   7
Dominant Bebop 1   2   3   4   5   6   b7   7
Whole Tone 1   2   3   #4   #5   #6
Diminished 1   2   b3   4   b5   b6   bb7   7
Double Harmonic 1   b2   3   4   5   b6   7
Enigmatic 1   b2   3   #4   #5   #6   7
Neapolitan 1   b2   b3   4   5   6   7
Neapolitan Minor 1   b2   b3   4   5   b6   7
Hungarian Minor 1   2   b3   #4   5   b6   7
Japanese In Sen 1   b2   4   5   b7
Arabian 1   2   3   4   b5   b6   b7
Persian 1   b2   3   4   b5   b6   7

 


 

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