Scales & Modes

Scales & Modes is an interactive visual and audio reference for the diatonic scales and modes that are fundamental in music theory. View major and minor modes on the musical staff, see fingerings for both keyboard and guitar, and listen to the scales note by note, in any key. Violin and bass guitar fingerings are also available as an in app purchase add on.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Music	$1.99	Smappsoft	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Diatonic musical scales and modes are one of the fundamental concepts of Western music theory. But the large number of scales makes learning and remembering them difficult. Scales & Modes is a handy mobile reference guide for viewing and listening to a large number scales and modes, including all the modes of the major, natural minor, and harmonic minor scales.

Select a root note and a scale to display the notes of the scale on the musical staff, and click “Play Scale” to listen. Select the Keyboard or Guitar tabs (or Violin and Bass after an in app purchase) to view fingering diagrams for the scale on those instruments, and press the info button to see more detail about constructing the scale.

Reviews

Cool app I’ve used for years
TaylorPlayer

This is a unique and useful musical app. It has helped a lot In my understanding of the scales and modes.

This app is overlooked...
Ninja Torta

I deleted all my other scale apps. The interface is simple & straight forward. The layout is well thought out. I like how this app has info about the scale. I’m happy to say this app hasn’t crashed at all. My only issue with this app is the trivial (different font choice maybe). Hopefully, the developer will add more features.

I really like the app, could you add more scales?
atd123

I really like this app, would you be able to add the octatonic scale, and Messiaen‘s modes of limited transposition. Or maybe a feature to create and quiz your own custom scales too. Otherwise, it’s a very helpful app!

Okay, but there are better apps
drvonhossen

It's good for what it does, but overall it is inferior to the Nota app, which has many more scales, and has chords and stuff. I have both of these apps and I feel I would have been just as good without this one. But, if all you are looking for is scales and modes, by all means grab this.

Good App
SnakeK

This is a nice app. It gives me the information I need (mainly what notes are in a key) in a fast and clean manner. It would be nice if I could select a bass guitar.

Good info, but needs more
Jonathan Jackel

Nice looking app with good info, but it needs a "quiz mode" to be useful for ear training. The piano sounds reasonably close, but the guitar sounds like a toy piano.

Great!
Wolf Puppy Paws

I'm a piano and guitar player, and I play by ear. And I'm trying to learn how to write And create songs, and this app, is going to help A LOT! Thanks so much for creating this app. =)

Nice
aznenvy

Very good, I'm planning on taking music theory next year, do you think you could add more to this? (maybe like 0.99 for updated with more useful info?) just a suggestion

OK For What It Is
Writress

What about the Half diminished and diminished scales? So sorry your font is too frilly and uncomfortable to read.

It's ok
JonathanHagans

One I thing I wish it had is when you choose a mode there is an option for you to change the root instead of having to go back change the root and then choose your mode again. Although, I could just be lazy