A free interactive music scale reference tool for music learners and creators. Select a key and scale type to visualize notes on a piano keyboard. Click any note to hear its pitch. Supports 20+ scale types including Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Whole Tone, and Diminished.
A music scale is a set of notes arranged by specific interval patterns, forming the foundation for melodies and harmonies. For example, the C Major scale contains C-D-E-F-G-A-B. Different scale types create different musical moods and colors.
Supports 20+ scale types: Major, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Pentatonic (Major/Minor), Blues, Whole Tone, Diminished, Chromatic, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, and more.
Yes! Click any note on the piano keyboard to hear its pitch. The tool uses Web Audio API to synthesize sounds in your browser - no external plugins or audio files needed.
C4 is middle C (approximately 261.6 Hz). C5 is one octave higher (approximately 523.3 Hz). On a piano keyboard, every 12 semitones (one octave) doubles the frequency.
Very much so. The interface is intuitive - just select a key and scale type to see highlighted notes on the piano keyboard. Beginners can quickly understand scale structures through visual and audio feedback.
Currently the tool provides piano keyboard scale visualization. For other instruments like guitar, you can derive fingerings from the scale notes. Future versions may add instrument-specific fingerings.