Chromatic scale

Melodic chromatic scale: written with sharps on the way up and flats on the way down (see
harmonic chromatic scale

Melodic chromatic scale

Chromatic scale written American-style, with sharps on the way up and flats on the way
down (see harmonic chromatic scale)

Harmonic chromatic scale

Chromatic scale written to include notes of major and tonic minor scales, plus the
augemented fourth and minor second; the harmonic chromatic scale built on C, for example,
goes C / D-flat / D / E-flat / E / F / F-sharp / G / A-flat / A / B-flat / B / C.