Music theory, in color

See the color
in every scale and chord.

Every note has a fixed color, C is red, G is orange, on around the circle of fifths to F as magenta. Scales and chords become visual patterns you can recognize at a glance. Browse every scale or every chord below, or jump into the interactive app to play them in real time.

Scales

Every key gets seven modes, from bright major to unsettled locrian, mapped in color.

Browse scales →

Chords

Every root gets twenty-four qualities, from simple triads to the extensions you actually reach for.

Browse chords →

The interactive app

Play it instead of just reading about it.

Reading about a scale only gets you so far. Open the interactive color wheel app and hear every scale and chord come alive in color, right from your phone or browser.

Open the color wheel app