mglyphs returns a list of scales, modes and their respective notes in MIDI values based on user's key/octave input.
Command syntax:
mglyphs [-param] [key note + octave]
param = k or key
To run mglyphs type ./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 | ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻
Other example:
./mglyphs -k 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 | ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻
- Chromatic
- Major
- Minor
- Whole
- Harmonic Minor
- Pentatonic
- Blues
- Ionian
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Aeolian
- Locrian