Messiaen Mode 3 – Key of C – The Tcherepnin Scale

▸Table of Contents

1. Info
2. Chords list and Triads
3. Seventh Chords

 

This scale is #10 on the list of Allan Holdsworth's 10 Most Usable Scales.

• Messiaen 3 in the Key of D
• Messiaen 3 in the Key of G
• Messiaen 3 in the Key of A

▸List: Triads and Seventh Chords

Triads	Seventh Chords
Cº C- C C+ C(b5) D+ D(b5) Eb- Eb Eb+ Eº E- E E+ E(b5) Gb+ Gb(b5) G- G G+ Abº Ab- Ab Ab+ Ab(b5) Bb+ Bb(b5) B- B B+	Cm7b5 C-7 C-Δ CΔ C+Δ C7 C+7 C7b5 CΔb5 D+7 D7b5 Eb-Δ EbΔ Eb+Δ Em7b5 E-7 E-Δ EΔ E+Δ E7 E+7 E7b5 EΔb5 Gb+7 Gb7b5 G-Δ GΔ G+Δ Abm7b5 Ab-7 Ab-Δ AbΔ Ab+Δ Ab7 Ab+7 Ab7b5 AbΔb5 Bb+7 Bb7b5 B-Δ BΔ B+Δ

▸Major Triads

1. C
2. Eb
3. E
4. G
5. Ab
6. B

▸Minor Triads

1. C-
2. Eb-
3. E-
4. G-
5. Ab-
6. B-

▸Diminished Triads

1. Cº
2. Eº
3. Abº

▸Augmented Triads

1. C+
2. D+
3. Eb+
4. E+
5. Gb+
6. G+
7. Ab+
8. Bb+
9. B+

▸Major b5 Triads

1. C(b5)
2. D(b5)
3. E(b5)
4. Gb(b5)
5. Ab(b5)
6. Bb(b5)

▸Major Seventh Chords

1. CΔ
2. EbΔ
3. EΔ
4. GΔ
5. AbΔ
6. BΔ

▸Minor Major Seventh Chords

1. C-Δ
2. Eb-Δ
3. E-Δ
4. G-Δ
5. Ab-Δ
6. B-Δ

▸Minor Seventh Chords

1. C-7
2. E-7
3. Ab-7

▸Augmented Major Seventh Chords

1. C+Δ
2. Eb+Δ
3. E+Δ
4. G+Δ
5. Ab+Δ
6. B+Δ

▸Dominant Seventh Chords

1. C7
2. E7
3. Ab7

▸Augmented Dominant Seventh Chords

1. C+7
2. D+7
3. E+7
4. Gb+7
5. Ab+7
6. Bb+7

▸Dominant Seventh b5 Chords

1. C7b5
2. D7b5
3. E7b5
4. Gb7b5
5. Ab7b5
6. Bb7b5

▸Major Seventh b5 Chords

1. CΔb5
2. EΔb5
3. AbΔb5

▸Half-Diminished Seventh Chords

1. Cm7b5
2. Em7b5
3. Abm7b5

Related Entries

• A Bb B
• A Harmonic Minor
• A Major Triad
• A Melodic Minor
• A Melodic Minor Sharp 4
• Ab A B
• Ab A Bb
• Ab A Bb B
• Ab Bb B
• Ab Melodic Minor