fuaranScale Mastery

The complete library39 scales · 6 families

Diatonic modes

The seven church modes — Ionian through Locrian.

Ionian7 Dorian7 Phrygian7 Lydian7 Mixolydian7 Aeolian7 Locrian7

Tonal defaults

Major and the three minor variants.

Major7 Natural Minor7 Harmonic Minor7 Melodic Minor7 Jazz Minor7

Pentatonic + blues

Five- and six-note vocabulary of folk, blues, rock.

Pentatonic Major5 Pentatonic Minor5 Blues6 Major Blues6 Egyptian Suspended5

Symmetric

Equal intervals — bebop, whole-tone, diminished.

Chromatic12 Whole Tone6 Diminished Half Whole8 Diminished Whole Half8 Augmented6

Jazz / melodic-minor modes

Modes of melodic + harmonic minor.

Lydian Dominant7 Altered7 Lydian Augmented7 Locrian Natural 67 Phrygian Dominant7 Bebop Dominant8 Bebop Major8

World / exotic

Eastern + Asian scale vocabulary.

Harmonic Major7 Double Harmonic7 Hungarian7 Persian7 Neapolitan Minor7 Hirajoshi5 In Sen5 Yo5 Pelog5 Iwato5

SCALE · ON TUBA

B𝄫 Aeolian

Natural minor labelled as a mode — the other 'default' tonality.

MEI MIDI Humdrum

Choose a root

C C♯D♭D D♯E♭E F F♯G♭G G♯A♭A A♯B♭B

Meter:Octave per bar Crotchets in 4/4 Quavers in 4/4 Triplets in 4/4

Verovio

Tempo120 bpm

Audio source: synthesised in-browser via Tone.js (MIT)

FingeringFollows the scale as it plays — written pitch, matches the staff

Harmonic seriesTube of the tonic fingering — B𝄫 sounds partial 2

Related scales

RelativeD𝄫 MajorSame seven notes, tonic on the ♭3rd — the related major key.ParallelB𝄫 MajorSame tonic, the parallel major — the brightening flip back to Ionian.Up a fifthF♭ Natural MinorOne sharp brighter — the dominant minor.Up a fourthE𝄫 Natural MinorOne flat darker — the subdominant minor.ParallelB𝄫 Harmonic MinorRaise the 7th and the leading tone pulls back to the tonic.ParallelB𝄫 Melodic MinorRaise both the 6th and 7th going up — the classical workhorse.SubsetB𝄫 Pentatonic MinorFive notes — the blues / rock bedrock.ExoticB𝄫 Neapolitan MinorLower the 2nd, keep the leading tone — late-Romantic operatic colour.

Diatonic chord harmonisation

Triads →7th chords →

Same scale, other instruments

On Piano On Guitar On Bass Guitar On Violin On Cello On Flute On Alto Saxophone On Soprano

Same scale, other tonics

C C♯D E♭E F F♯G A♭A B♭B

Modes built on this tonic

All modes B𝄫 Ionian B𝄫 Dorian B𝄫 Phrygian B𝄫 Lydian B𝄫 Mixolydian B𝄫 Aeolian B𝄫 Locrian

Compare with

Theory reference

What's a scale?What's a mode?Intervals Perfect 5th Major 3rd Tritone All comparisons Intervals from this tonic

Questions

What notes are in the B𝄫 Aeolian scale?

The B𝄫 Aeolian scale uses the notes B𝄫, C♭, D𝄫, E𝄫, F♭, G𝄫, A𝄫 (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).

What's the Aeolian scale formula?

The Aeolian scale follows the interval pattern W H W W H W W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on B𝄫 to get the B𝄫 Aeolian scale.

What chords work over B𝄫 Aeolian?

Natural minor's diatonic chords: i minor, ii°, ♭III major, iv minor, v minor, ♭VI major, ♭VII major. The minor-v sounds modal; for stronger pull use V (from harmonic minor).

How do I finger B𝄫 Aeolian on Tuba?

On brass, scales train embouchure + valve / slide coordination across the partials. Slow practice with a tuner reveals intonation tendencies (e.g., the 5th partial sharp on trumpet).

When would I use the Aeolian scale?

Natural minor labelled as a mode — the other 'default' tonality.