Index of Scales for the Native American Flute
This page gives you different ways to explore the Native American flute scales on Flutopedia. Click on any of the scales to take you to the page that explores that scale in depth.
Scales are provided as images with finger diagrams as well as in SNAFT format for limited-sight players.
Organized by Number of Notes
When counting the number of notes, I'm not including the octave note or any of the notes above the octave note. So for example, even though the Bugle scale below appears to have four notes, the last (octave) note is not counted.
Not all extended-range scales are shown in this section.
Three-Note Scales
Tritonic scales for the Native American flute:
Four-Note Scales
Tetratonic scales for the Native American flute:
Five-Note Scales
Pentatonic scales for the Native American flute:
Six-Note Scales
Hexatonic scales for the Native American flute:
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Hexatonic Minor
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<xxo|xoo
<xoo|xoo
<ooo|xoo
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Blues Six-Note
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<xxx|xxo
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|oxo
<xxx|ooo
<xox|ooo
<oox|ooo
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Seven-Note Scales
Heptatonic scales for the Native American flute:
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Blues Seven-Note
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<xxx|xxo
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|oxo
<xxx|ooo
<xox|ooo
<oox|xoo
<oox|ooo
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Byzantine Extended
<xxx|xxx
<xxx|xox
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|ooo
<xxo|xoo
<oxo|xoo
<ooo|xoo
<oxx|xxx!
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Organized by Register
Scales in the Low Register
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Hexatonic Minor
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<xxx|xxo
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|ooo
<xxo|xoo
<xoo|xoo
<ooo|xoo
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Blues Six-Note
<xxx|xxx
<xxx|xxo
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|oxo
<xxx|ooo
<xox|ooo
<oox|ooo
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Blues Seven-Note
<xxx|xxx
<xxx|xxo
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|oxo
<xxx|ooo
<xox|ooo
<oox|xoo
<oox|ooo
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Scales that include the Minor Ninth
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Byzantine Extended
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<xxx|xox
<xxx|xoo
<xxx|ooo
<xxo|xoo
<oxo|xoo
<ooo|xoo
<oxx|xxx!
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Extended-Range Scales
Organized by Cultural “Flavor”
Scales with a Middle-Eastern Flavor
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Byzantine Extended
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<xxx|xoo
<xxx|ooo
<xxo|xoo
<oxo|xoo
<ooo|xoo
<oxx|xxx!
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Scales with an Asian Flavor
  
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