https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs

Lists a set of scales, modes, scales' chords and their respective MIDI values based on user's scale key/octave input.
https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs

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Lists a set of scales, modes, scales' chords and their respective MIDI values based on user's scale key/octave input.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs
• Owner: pd3v
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-10-24T14:32:55.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-01T13:48:28.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T15:20:11.800Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Topics: chords, chromatic, cpp, diatonic, intervals, key, midi, notes, scales, tone
• Language: C++
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• Size: 80.1 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# mglyphs

[![mglyphs release build](https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs/actions/workflows/mglyphs_release_build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs/actions/workflows/mglyphs_release_build.yml)

### Install mglyphs

- With **Homebrew** in your system and in *Terminal* type and Enter:

	- `brew tap pd3v/mglyphs`

	- `brew install mglyphs`

	- `mglyphs -c e2`

- **From github**

	- go to [Actions](https://github.com/pd3v/mglyphs/actions)

	- click on the lastest/top workflow run

	- scroll down to Artifacts and download the file for MacOS or Linux

	- Uncompress it and open its folder

	

	- Within that folder run *Terminal* (or equivalent) and run **mglyphs** by typing and Enter: `./mglyphs -s d` 

### Manual

**mglyphs** returns a list of scales, modes, chords in a scales (notes names and MIDI values) based on user's key/octave input.

	Command syntax:

	mglyphs [-param] [key note + octave] 

and **param** can be:

`c` or `chords` - returns all listed scales/modes in the form of 4 note chords (notes names and MIDI values) for the specified key/oct.

`s` or `scales` - returns all listed scales/modes (notes names and MIDI values) for the specified key/oct.

`a` or `all` -  returns both the above; all scales'/modes' chords and scales'/modes' notes

To run **mglyphs** type `./build/mglyphs`, press [Enter] in the command-line. Running it like this (without arguments) will return C scales'/modes' notes and their MIDI values, starting at c = 0 (MIDI).


C Blues

________________________

|c  |ds |f  |fs |g  |as |

|0  |3  |5  |6  |7  |10 |

⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻



**scales** example:

- `./mglyphs -s d3` - returns all scales/modes in the key of D, third octave, i.e., starting at d = 38 (MIDI)


D3 Pentatonic

____________________

|d  |f  |g  |a  |c  |

|38 |41 |43 |45 |48 |

⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻



**chords** example:

- `./mglyphs -c d3` - returns all scales'/modes' chords in the key of D, third octave, i.e., starting at d = 38 (MIDI)


D3 Mixolydian


_T____________II___________III__________IV___________V____________VI___________VII_________

|d  fs a  c  |e  g  b  d  |fs a  c  e  |g  b  d  fs |a  c  e  g  |b  d  fs a  |c  e  g  b  |

|38 42 45 48 |40 43 47 50 |42 45 48 52 |43 47 50 54 |45 48 52 55 |47 50 54 57 |48 52 55 59 |

⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻



### Scales listed

- Chromatic

- Major

- Minor	

- Whole

- Harmonic Minor

- Pentatonic

- Blues

	

### Modes listed	

- Ionian

- Dorian

- Phrygian

- Lydian 

- Mixolydian

- Aeolian

- Locrian