Scales Reference Chart — 12 Keys × Major / Natural / Harmonic / Melodic Minor

One page that ends "wait, what's the 6th in melodic minor?" forever

Scales are the *raw material* of music — every chord, melody, improvisation, and key change ultimately references a scale. Students typically learn one scale at a time over months, but the *relationships between scales* (major vs. its relative minor, harmonic minor's ♯7, melodic minor's ♯6 ♯7) are easier to see when all twelve keys are on one page.

This chart spells out every note of every scale across the four most-taught scale types: Major (W-W-H-W-W-W-H), Natural minor (W-H-W-W-H-W-W), Harmonic minor (natural minor with raised 7th), and Melodic minor ascending (raised 6th *and* 7th — the descending form is just natural minor). The *# / ♭* column reminds you of each key's signature.

Enharmonic spellings (B♭♭ in D♭ harmonic minor, E♯ in F♯ major) are kept correct rather than simplified — beginners can ignore them, advanced students need them for proper voice-leading and notation.

Pair with the Key Signature Drill to internalize signatures and the Interval Identification Worksheet to see how each scale is *built* from intervals. Print one and keep it in the practice folder; consult it for life.