Egyptian Scales

The Egyptian Scale is built by five notes, making it a pentatonic scale type. This scale can be referred to different names. The scales displayed in diagrams below can be called Egyptian, but you may witness scales built differently also being called Egyptian scales.

For these Egyptian scales, you may notice some similarities with the Dorian mode.

C

C Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: C, D, F, G, Bb, C

C# / Db

C# Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: C#, D#, F#, G#, B, C#

D

D Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: D, E, G, A, C, D

D# /Eb

D# Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: D#, F, G#, A#, C#, D#

E

E Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: E, F#, A, B, D, E

F

F Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: F, G, A#, C, Eb, F

F# / Gb

F# Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: F#, G#, B, C#, E, F#

G

G Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: G, A, C, D, F, G

G# / Ab

G# Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: G#, A#, C#, D#, F#, G#

A

A Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: A, B, D, E, G, A

A# / Bb

A# Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: A#, C, D#, F, G#, A#

B

B Egyptian scale diagram
Notes: B, C#, E, F#, A, B

Egyptian Scales overview
C: C, D, F, G, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, F#, G#, B, C# / Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, B, Db
D: D, E, G, A, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, F, G#, A#, C#, D# / Eb, F, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb
E: E, F#, A, B, D, E
F: F, G, A#, C, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, B, C#, E, F# / Gb, Ab, B, Db, E, Gb
G: G, A, C, D, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, C#, D#, F#, G# / Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, Gb, Ab
A: A, B, D, E, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, C, D#, F, G#, A# / Bb, C, Eb, F, Ab, Bb
B: B, C#, E, F#, A, B

Intervals: 1, 2, 4, 5, b7
Semi-notes: 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2
Formula: Whole, Whole and a half, Whole, Whole and a half, Whole