Key of E - All Scales - Theory Helper

Church Modes

E Major (Ionian) Happy

Bright, uplifting, resolved

PopClassicalCountry

Bright, uplifting, resolved

E Dorian Groovy

Minor but hopeful, jazzy

E Phrygian Dark

Spanish, tense, exotic

MetalFlamencoDark Techno

E Lydian Dreamy

Floating, ethereal, magical

FilmAmbientProgressive

E Mixolydian Groovy

Bluesy major, rock feel

E Aeolian (Natural Minor) Sad

Melancholic, emotional

E Natural Minor Sad

Melancholic, emotional

E Locrian Unstable

Dissonant, unresolved, dark

MetalExperimental

Minor Variants

E Harmonic Minor Dramatic

Classical tension, exotic

ClassicalMetalTrance

E Melodic Minor Sophisticated

Jazz minor, smooth

E Phrygian Dominant Exotic

Middle Eastern, intense

MetalWorldPsytrance

E Harmonic Major Bittersweet

Major with tension, classical

ClassicalJazzFilm

Pentatonic & Blues

E Major Pentatonic Uplifting

Simple, folk, universal

PopCountryWorld

E Minor Pentatonic Bluesy

Rock, blues foundation

RockBluesHip-Hop

E Blues Scale Soulful

Gritty, expressive

Bebop Scales

E Bebop Dominant Swinging

Jazz, chromatic passing tone

JazzBebopFusion

E Bebop Major Swinging

Jazz, smooth chromatic

Symmetric Scales

E Whole Tone Dreamy

Floating, impressionist

JazzFilmAmbient

E Diminished (Whole-Half) Tense

Symmetrical, suspenseful

E Diminished (Half-Whole) Tense

Dominant diminished, jazz

E Augmented Unstable

Symmetrical, otherworldly

JazzExperimental

E Chromatic Neutral

All 12 tones, atonal

ClassicalJazzExperimental

Jazz & Altered

E Altered (Super Locrian) Tense

Dominant altered, dissonant

E Lydian Dominant (Acoustic) Bright

Overtone series, natural

E Lydian Augmented Ethereal

Bright and unstable

JazzProgressive

E Lydian Diminished Mysterious

Minor with raised 4th

E Locrian ♮6 Dark

Half-diminished sound

E Major Locrian Unstable

Major with flat 5

JazzExperimental

E Half Diminished (Locrian ♮2) Melancholic

Minor 7 flat 5 sound

Hungarian & Gypsy

E Hungarian Minor Dramatic

Gypsy, theatrical

ClassicalMetalWorld

E Hungarian Major Exotic

Bright gypsy sound

E Gypsy Scale Passionate

Eastern European folk

E Ukrainian Dorian Melancholic

Eastern European minor

Middle Eastern

E Double Harmonic (Byzantine) Mysterious

Middle Eastern, ornate

WorldAmbientPsytrance

E Arabic Mysterious

Middle Eastern, ornate

WorldAmbientPsytrance

E Persian Exotic

Ancient Persian sound

WorldAmbientMetal

Neapolitan

E Neapolitan Major Dramatic

Classical, romantic

E Neapolitan Minor Dark

Classical tension

ClassicalMetalFilm

Japanese

E Hirajoshi Melancholic

Japanese, haunting

AmbientWorldExperimental

E In Sen Contemplative

Zen, minimalist

AmbientWorldLo-Fi

Dissonant Japanese

AmbientExperimental

E Yo Scale Bright

Japanese folk, pentatonic

Exotic Scales

E Enigmatic Mysterious

Unusual, ambiguous

FilmExperimental

E Prometheus Mystical

Scriabin, whole tone variant

ClassicalAmbient

E Tritone Tense

Symmetrical, unstable

JazzExperimental

E Two-Semitone Tritone Dissonant

Cluster-based, modern

ExperimentalAvant-garde

Diminished, folk

WorldExperimental

E Scale of Harmonics Natural

Overtone series based

AmbientExperimental

E Pelog Ethereal

Indonesian gamelan