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By Mattia Corvaglia

Intervals

Main Intervals

# Note Interval name Short
0CPerfect UnisonP1
1C♯ / D♭Minor 2ndm2
2DMajor 2ndM2
3D♯ / E♭Minor 3rdm3
4EMajor 3rdM3
5FPerfect 4thP4
6F♯ / G♭Diminished 5th*d5
7GPerfect 5thP5
8G♯ / A♭Minor 6thm6
9AMajor 6thM6
10A♯ / B♭Minor 7thm7
11BMajor 7thM7
12CPerfect OctaveP8

(*) or Augmented 4th or Tritone

Compound Intervals

# Note Interval name Short
12CPerfect OctaveP8
13C♯ / D♭Minor 9thm9
14DMajor 9thM9
15D♯ / E♭Augmented 9thA9
16EDiminished 11thd11
17FPerfect 11thP11
18F♯ / G♭Augmented 11thA11
19GDiminished 13thd13
20G♯ / A♭Minor 13thm13
21AMajor 13thM13
22A♯ / B♭Augmented 13thA13
23B--
24CDouble OctaveD8

Diatonic Scales (7 notes)

Major Scale

(T-T-s-T-T-T-s)

Degree Note Interval Name
1CP1Tonic
2DM2Supertonic
3EM3Mediant
4FP4Subdominant
5GP5Dominant
6AM6Submediant
7BM7Leading Tone

Natural Minor Scale

(T-s-T-T-s-T-T)

Degree Note Interval Name
1AP1Tonic
2BM2Supertonic
3Cm3Mediant
4DP4Subdominant
5EP5Dominant
6Fm6Submediant
7Gm7Subtonic

Chords

Triads

IntervalsChord nameLongShort
1 3 5Major
1 3 ♯5Augmentedaug+
1 ♭3 5Minorm-
1 ♭3 ♭5Diminisheddimo
1 2 5Suspended 2ndsus2sus2
1 4 5Suspended 4thsus4sus

Seventh

IntervalsChord nameLongShort
1 3 5 7Major 7thmaj7Δ
1 3 5 ♭7Dominant 7th77
1 3 ♯5 7Augmented-Major 7thmaj7(♯5)+Δ
1 3 ♯5 ♭7Augmented-Dominant 7thaug7+7
1 ♭3 5 7Minor-Major 7thm(maj7)-Δ
1 ♭3 5 ♭7Minor 7thm7-7
1 ♭3 ♭5 7Diminished-Major 7thdim(maj7)oΔ
1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7Half-Diminished 7thm7(♭5)ø
1 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫7Diminished 7thdim7o7

Sixth

IntervalsChord nameLongShort
1 3 5 6Major 6th66
1 ♭3 5 6Minor 6thm6-6
1 3 5 6 9Sixth-Ninth6/96/9

Extended

IntervalsChord nameLongShort
1 3 5 7 9Major 9thmaj9Δ9
1 3 5 7 9 11Major 11thmaj11Δ11
1 3 5 7 9 11 13Major 13thmaj13Δ13
1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9Minor 9thm9-9
1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11Minor 11thm11-11
1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11 13Minor 13thm13-13
1 3 5 ♭7 9Dominant 9th99
1 3 5 ♭7 9 11Dominant 11th1111
1 3 5 ♭7 9 11 13Dominant 13th1313

Added tones

Added tonesLongShort
9add9(9)
11add11(11)
13add13(13)

Altered tones

Altered tonesLongShort
♭9(♭9)(♭9)
♯9(♯9)(♯9)
♭11(♭11)(♭11)
♯11(♯11)(♯11)
♭13(♭13)(♭13)
♯13(♯13)(♯13)
♭9 ♭13(♭9,♭13)(♭9,♭13)
♭9 ♭11 ♭13(♭9,♭11,♭13)(♭9,♭11,♭13)

Shell Voicing

Major 7th

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼3┼┼┤

  ├┼7┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └1┴┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼7┼┤

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

  ├┼┼┼7┤

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬┬7┬┐

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├1┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Minor 7th

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├♭7┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └1┴┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼♭7┼┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

  ├┼┼┼♭7┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬┬♭7┬┐

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Dominant 7th

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼3┼┼┤

  ├♭7┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └1┴┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼♭7┼┼┤

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

  ├┼┼♭7┼┤

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬♭7┬┬┐

  ├3┼┼┼┤

  ├1┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Minor-Major 7th

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼7┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └1┴┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼┼7┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┬┐

  ├┼┼┼┼7┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬┬┬7┐

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Diminished 7th

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼♭3┼┼┤

  ├𝄫7┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └┴1┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼𝄫7┼┼┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

  ├┼┼𝄫7┼┤

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼1┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬𝄫7┬┬┐

  ├♭3┼┼┼┤

  ├┼1┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Dominant 7th Suspended

Root on 6th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├┼┼4┼┤

  ├♭7┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

  └1┴┴┴┘

Root on 5th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

X ├┼┼┼┤

  ├♭7┼┼┼┤

  ├4┼┼┼┤

  ├1┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 4th string

X ┌┬┬┬┐

  ├┼♭7┼┼┤

  ├4┼┼┼┤

  ├1┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Root on 3th string

  ┌┬♭7┬┬┐

  ├┼4┼┼┤

  ├1┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X ├┼┼┼┤

X └┴┴┴┘

Major Scale

Root

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

Major 2nd

e ┌┬┬3┬4┬┬5┬┐

B ├┼┼7┼1┼┼2┼┤

G ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

D ├1┼┼2┼┼3┼┼┤

A ├5┼┼6┼┼7┼┼┤

E └2┴┴3┴4┴┴┴┘

Major 3rd

e ┌┬4┬┬5┬┬6┬┐

B ├┼1┼┼2┼┼3┼┤

G ├5┼┼6┼┼7┼┼┤

D ├2┼┼3┼4┼┼┼┤

A ├6┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┤

E └3┴4┴┴5┴┴┴┘

Perfect 4th

e ┌┬┬5┬┬6┬┬7┐

B ├┼┼2┼┼3┼4┼┤

G ├┼6┼┼7┼1┼┼┤

D ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

A ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

E └4┴┴5┴┴6┴┴┘

Perfect 5th

e ┌┬┬6┬┬7┬1┬┐

B ├┼┼3┼4┼┼5┼┤

G ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

D ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

A ├1┼┼2┼┼3┼┼┤

E └5┴┴6┴┴7┴┴┘

Major 6th

e ┌┬┬7┬1┬┬2┬┐

B ├┼4┼┼5┼┼6┼┤

G ├1┼┼2┼┼3┼┼┤

D ├5┼┼6┼┼7┼┼┤

A ├2┼┼3┼4┼┼┼┤

E └6┴┴7┴1┴┴┴┘

Major 7th

e ┌┬1┬┬2┬┬3┬┐

B ├┼5┼┼6┼┼7┼┤

G ├2┼┼3┼4┼┼┼┤

D ├6┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┤

A ├3┼4┼┼5┼┼┼┤

E └7┴1┴┴2┴┴┴┘

Minor Scales

Natural Minor

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┘

Harmonic Minor

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼┼7┼1┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┘

Melodic Minor

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┘

1. Ionian (Major)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

2. Dorian

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┴┘

3. Phrygian

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬♭2┬┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┴┘

4. Lydian

1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬┬♯4┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼┼♯4┼5┼┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├┼♯4┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

5. Mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

6. Aeolian (Natural Minor)

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┴┘

7. Locrian

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬♭2┬┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼♭5┼┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┼┤

A ├4┼♭5┼┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┴┘

1. Harmonic Minor

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼┼7┼1┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┘

2. Locrian ♮6

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬♭2┬┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼♭5┼┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┼┤

A ├4┼♭5┼┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┴┘

3. Ionian Augmented

1 2 3 4 ♯5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼┼♯5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼┼♯5┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

4. Dorian ♯11

1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬┬♯4┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼┼♯4┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├┼♯4┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┴┘

5. Phrygian Dominant

1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬♭2┬┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴♭2┴┴┴3┴┴┘

6. Lydian ♯9

1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 6 7

e ┌┬┬┬♯2┬3┬┬♯4┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼┼♯4┼5┼┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼┼♯2┼┤

A ├┼♯4┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴♯2┴3┴┴┘

7. Ultra Locrian

1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7

e ┌┬┬♭2┬┬♭3┬♭4┬┐

B ├┼┼♭6┼𝄫7┼┼┼1┤

G ├┼♭3┼♭4┼┼♭5┼┼┤

D ├𝄫7┼┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┤

A ├♭4┼┼♭5┼┼♭6┼┼┤

E └┴1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┘

1. Melodic Minor

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┘

2. Dorian ♭9

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬♭2┬┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┴┘

3. Lydian Augmented

1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬┬♯4┐

B ├┼┼6┼┼7┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼┼♯4┼┼♯5┼┤

D ├┼7┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├┼♯4┼┼♯5┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

4. Lydian Dominant

1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬┬♯4┐

B ├┼┼6┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼┼♯4┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├┼♯4┼5┼┼6┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

5. Mixolydian ♭13

1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬┬3┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├┼3┼4┼┼5┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼┼5┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴┴3┴┴┘

6. Locrian ♮2

1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬2┬♭3┬┬4┬┐

B ├┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┤

G ├♭3┼┼4┼♭5┼┼┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼1┼┼2┼┼┤

A ├4┼♭5┼┼♭6┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴2┴♭3┴┴┴┘

7. Super Locrian (Altered)

1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

e ┌┬┬♭2┬┬♭3┬♭4┬┐

B ├┼┼♭6┼┼♭7┼┼1┤

G ├┼♭3┼♭4┼┼♭5┼┼┤

D ├┼♭7┼┼1┼♭2┼┼┤

A ├♭4┼┼♭5┼┼♭6┼┼┤

E └┴1┴♭2┴┴♭3┴┴┘

Root

e ┌┬┬┬┐

B ├5┼┼┼┤

G ├┼3┼┼┤

D ├┼7┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬5┬┬┬┬7┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼7┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼5┼┼┼┼7┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴┴3┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Major 3rd

e ┌┬┬┬┐

B ├┼┼7┼┤

G ├┼┼5┼┤

D ├1┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┼┤

E └┴┴3┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬7┬1┬┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └3┴┴┴5┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Perfect 5th

e ┌┬┬┬┐

B ├1┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼7┤

D ├┼3┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┼┤

E └┴┴5┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬1┬┬┬┬3┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼7┼┼┤

G ├┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼5┼┼┼┼7┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └5┴┴┴┴7┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Major 7th

e ┌┬┬┬┐

B ├3┼┼┼┤

G ├1┼┼┼┤

D ├5┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┼┤

E └┴┴7┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬3┬┬┬5┬┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼7┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └7┴1┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Root

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├┼5┼┤

G ├┼♭3┼┤

D ├┼♭7┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴1┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬5┬┬┬♭7┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴♭3┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 3rd

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├┼♭7┼┤

G ├┼┼5┤

D ├1┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭3┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬♭7┬┬1┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼5┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭3┴┴┴┴5┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Perfect 5th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├1┼┼┤

G ├┼┼♭7┤

D ├♭3┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴┴5┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬1┬┬┬♭3┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┤

G ├┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └5┴┴┴♭7┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 7th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├♭3┼┼┤

G ├┼1┼┤

D ├┼5┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴┴♭7┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬♭3┬┬┬┬5┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├♭3┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭7┴┴1┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Root

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├5┼┼┤

G ├┼3┼┤

D ├♭7┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬5┬┬┬♭7┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴┴3┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Major 3rd

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├┼♭7┼┤

G ├┼┼5┤

D ├1┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴┴3┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬♭7┬┬1┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └3┴┴┴5┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Perfect 5th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├1┼┼┤

G ├┼┼♭7┤

D ├┼3┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴┴5┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬1┬┬┬┬3┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┤

G ├┼┼1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼5┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├1┼┼┼┼3┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └5┴┴┴♭7┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 7th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├3┼┼┤

G ├1┼┼┤

D ├5┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭7┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬3┬┬┬5┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼3┼┼┼5┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭7┴┴1┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Root

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├♭5┼┼┤

G ├┼♭3┼┤

D ├┼♭7┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴1┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬♭5┬┬┬┬♭7┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼♭5┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴♭3┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 3rd

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├┼♭7┼┤

G ├┼♭5┼┤

D ├1┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭3┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬┬♭7┬┬1┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┤

G ├┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭3┴┴┴♭5┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Diminished 5th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├1┼┼┤

G ├┼┼♭7┤

D ├♭3┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭5┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬1┬┬┬♭3┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼♭7┼┤

G ├┼┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭5┴┴┴┴♭7┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 7th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├♭3┼┼┤

G ├┼1┼┤

D ├♭5┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴┴♭7┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬♭3┬┬┬♭5┬┬┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┤

G ├┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭7┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

A ├♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭7┴┴1┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Root

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├♭5┼┼┤

G ├┼♭3┼┤

D ├𝄫7┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴1┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬♭5┬┬┬𝄫7┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┤

G ├┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼♭5┼┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └1┴┴┴♭3┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Minor 3rd

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├𝄫7┼┼┤

G ├┼♭5┼┤

D ├1┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭3┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬𝄫7┬┬┬1┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┤

G ├┼┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼1┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼𝄫7┼┼┼1┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭3┴┴┴♭5┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Diminished 5th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├1┼┼┤

G ├┼𝄫7┼┤

D ├♭3┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴♭5┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬1┬┬┬♭3┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼𝄫7┼┤

G ├┼┼┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼♭5┼┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼1┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └♭5┴┴┴𝄫7┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

Major 6th

e ┌┬┬┐

B ├♭3┼┼┤

G ├┼1┼┤

D ├♭5┼┼┤

A ├┼┼┤

E └┴𝄫7┴┘

e ┌┬┬┬┬┬┬♭3┬┬┬♭5┐

B ├┼┼┼┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼1┼┤

G ├┼┼┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┤

D ├┼┼𝄫7┼┼┼1┼┼┼┼┤

A ├┼♭3┼┼┼♭5┼┼┼┼┼┤

E └𝄫7┴┴┴1┴┴┴┴┴┴┘

About

Welcome to String Codex — a simple and practical tool designed for musicians, students, producers, and music theory enthusiasts.

This project was developed by Mattia Corvaglia, with the idea of creating a lightweight and accessible reference tool that musicians can use every day — both for learning and for practical musical workflows.

Thanks for visiting, and enjoy exploring music theory.

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