What is Music Theory Reference?
Music Theory Reference is a comprehensive quick-lookup guide for scales, chords, keys, and intervals. Browse major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales with their note patterns. View chord formulas for major, minor, diminished, augmented, and seventh chords. Ideal for musicians, students, and songwriters who need instant access to music theory fundamentals.
How to use
- Select a category — Scales, Chords, or Keys — from the navigation tabs at the top.
- Pick a root note (C through B, including sharps/flats) to see all patterns starting from that note.
- View the note sequence, interval pattern, and formula for each scale or chord type.
Result
A guitarist composing in the key of E minor selects 'Scales', picks 'E', and 'Natural Minor' and sees the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, D with the interval pattern W-H-W-W-H-W-W. They then check related chords for the key.