# Scales in Sonic Pi

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**Created:** [February 27, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/scales-in-sonic-pi/8656 "2024-02-27T01:56:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/scales-in-sonic-pi/8656/10 "2024-03-22T18:10:49Z")

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Thanks @mrbombmusic, that’s a good point. Is there anything currently in SP that can be leveraged, to identify the scales which this could work with? _If_ I’m correct in understanding the problem is that note-name lookup will only work on a (small?) subset of “SP’s scales collection”

Maybe this is something done by [ziffers!](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/ziffers-numbered-musical-notation/1557)  
~~the popular “z” extension I always forget the name of…~~

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