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Diatonic & Chromatic

Generally, "Diatonic" refers to the 7 Notes of a Scale (whether Major, minor, or something else). "Chromatic" refers to the other 5 Notes outside of a Diatonic Scale, or all 12 Notes when taken together. The following are derived from the corresponding Major Scales. The Notes that lie outside of the Scale are in blue.


C Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes C D♭ D E♭ E F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ B


G Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes G A♭ A B♭ B C D♭ D E♭ E F F♯


D Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B C C♯


A Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes A B♭ B C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G G♯


E Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes E F F♯ G G♯ A B♭ B C C♯ D D♯


B Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes B C C♯ D D♯ E F F♯ G G♯ A A♯


F♯ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes F♯ G G♯ A A♯ B C C♯ D D♯ E E♯


C♯ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes C♯ D D♯ E E♯ F♯ G G♯ A A♯ B B♯


F Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ C♭ C D♭ D E♭ E


B♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes B♭ C♭ C D♭ D E♭ F♭ F G♭ G A♭ A


E♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes E♭ F♭ F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ C♭ C D♭ D


A♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes A♭ A B♭ C♭ C D♭ D E♭ F♭ F G♭ G


D♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes D♭ D E♭ F♭ F G♭ G A♭ A B♭ C♭ C


G♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes G♭ G A♭ A B♭ C♭ C D♭ D E♭ F♭ F


C♭ Chromatic Scale
Deg. 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7
Notes C♭ C D♭ D E♭ F♭ F G♭ G A♭ A B♭