heres a complete listings of the steps of the scale.you can remember the ones you use most,also the type of music you play. w----w----w-----h etc. 1 2 3 1/2 MAJOR w-w-h-w-w-w-h 2 1/2, 3 1/2, NATURAL MINOR W-H-W-W-H-W-W 1 1/2, 2 1/2, 2, MAJ. PENTATONIC W-W-W-H-W-W-H 3 1/2, 2 1/2, MIN. PENTATONIC W-H-W-W-W-H-W 1 1/2, 3 1/2, 1, BLUES w-h-w-h-h-w-h-w MAJ. BLUES w-h-h-h-h-h-w-h-w MIN. BLUES w-h-w-h-h-h-h-w-w Harmonic MIN. w-h-w-w-h-w-h-h MIXOLYDIAN(HINDI) w-w-h-w-h-w-w 2 1/2, 1 1/2, 2, JAPANESE h-w-h-w-h-w-h DORIAN w-h-w-w-w--h-w PHRYGIAN h-w-w-w-h-w-w LYDIAN w-w-h-w-w-w-h MIXOLYDIAN w-w-h-w-w-h-w LOCRIAN h-w-w-h-w-w-w