Oriental Scales

The Oriental Scale has a Chinese origin (not to be confused with the Chinese Scale, though), and is an octatonic scale (a scale consisting of eight notes). A feature to observe is that the scale is characterized by groups of semi-note intervals (see scale formula below).

C

C Oriental scale diagram
Notes: C, Db, E, F, Gb, A, Bb, C

C# / Db

C# Oriental scale diagram
Notes: C#, D, E#, F#, G, A#, B, C#

D

D Oriental scale diagram
Notes: D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, B, C, D

D# /Eb

D# Oriental scale diagram
Notes: D#, E, F##, G#, A, B#, C#, D#

E

E Oriental scale diagram
Notes: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C#, D, E

F

F Oriental scale diagram
Notes: F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, F

F# / Gb

F# Oriental scale diagram
Notes: F#, G, A#, B, C, D#, E, F#

G

G Oriental scale diagram
Notes: G, Ab, B, C, Db, E, F, G

G# / Ab

G# Oriental scale diagram
Notes: G#, A, B#, C#, D, E#, F#, G#

A

A Oriental scale diagram
Notes: A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F#, G, A

A# / Bb

A# Oriental scale diagram
Notes: Bb, Cb, D, Eb, Fb, G, Ab, Bb

B

B Oriental scale diagram
Notes: B, C, D#, E, F, G#, A, B

Oriental Scales overview
C: C, Db, E, F, Gb, A, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, D, E# (F), F#, G, A#, B, C# / Db, Ebb (D), F, Gb, Abb (G), Bb, Cb (B), Db
D: D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, B, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E, F## (G), G#, A, B# (C), C#, D# / Eb, Fb (E), G, Ab, Bbb (A), C, Db, Eb
E: E, F, G#, A, Bb, C#, D, E
F: F, Gb, A, Bb, Cb (B), D, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, G, A#, B, C, D#, E, F# / Gb, Abb (G), Bb, Cb (B), Dbb (C), Eb, Fb (E), Gb
G: G, Ab, B, C, Db, E, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A, B# (C), C#, D, E# (F), F#, G# / Ab, Bbb (A), C, Db, D, F, Gb, Ab
A: A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F#, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, B, C## (D), D#, E, F## (G), G#, A# / Bb, Cb (B), D, Eb, Fb (E), G, Ab, Bb
B: B, C, D#, E, F, G#, A, B

Intervals: 1, b2, 3, 4, b5, 6, b7
Semi-notes: 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 2
Formula: Half, Whole and a half, Half, Half, Whole and a half, Half, Whole