diff --git a/src/Sound/Tidal/Scales.hs b/src/Sound/Tidal/Scales.hs
index 4c253815..23005cbc 100644
--- a/src/Sound/Tidal/Scales.hs
+++ b/src/Sound/Tidal/Scales.hs
@@ -240,6 +240,73 @@ getScale table sp p = (\n scaleName
   where octave s x = x `div` length s
         noteInScale s x = (s !!! x) + fromIntegral (12 * octave s x)
 
+{- Variant of @scale@ allowing to modify the current scale (seen as a list) with an [a] -> [a] function.
+
+These are equivalent:
+
+> d1 $ up (scaleMod "major" (insert 1) $ run 8) # s "superpiano"
+> d1 $ up "0 1 2 4 5 7 9 11" # s "superpiano"
+
+-}
+scaleMod :: (Eq a, Fractional a) => Pattern String -> ([a] -> [a]) -> Pattern Int -> Pattern a
+scaleMod = getScaleMod scaleTable
+
+{- Variant of @scaleMod@ providing a list of modifier functions instead of a single function
+-}
+scaleMods :: (Eq a, Fractional a) => Pattern String -> ([[a] -> [a]]) -> Pattern Int -> Pattern a
+scaleMods sp fs p = slowcat $ map (\f -> scaleMod sp f p) fs
+
+{- Variant of @getScale@ used to build the @scaleMod@ function
+-}
+getScaleMod :: (Eq a, Fractional a) => [(String, [a])] -> Pattern String -> ([a] -> [a]) -> Pattern Int -> Pattern a
+getScaleMod table sp f p = (\n scaleName
+                             -> noteInScale (uniq $ f $ fromMaybe [0] $ lookup scaleName table) n) <$> p <* sp
+  where octave s x = x `div` length s
+        noteInScale s x = (s !!! x) + fromIntegral (12 * octave s x)
+
+{- Eliminates duplicates in a sorted list
+-}
+uniq :: (Eq a) => [a] -> [a]
+uniq (h1:h2:tl) = if (h1 == h2) then h1:(uniq tl) else h1:(uniq (h2:tl))
+uniq l = l
+
+{- Raises a specified degree of a scale, provided as a numbers list.
+Meant to be passed as an argument to @scaleMod@
+-}
+raiseDegree :: Fractional a => Int -> [a] -> [a]
+raiseDegree n (hd:[]) = (hd+1):[]
+raiseDegree 0 (hd:tl) = (hd+1):tl
+raiseDegree n (hd:tl) = hd:(raiseDegree (n-1) tl)
+raiseDegree _ [] = error "Degree is not present in the scale"
+
+{- Lowers a specified degree of a scale, provided as a numbers list.
+Meant to be passed as an argument to @scaleMod@
+-}
+lowerDegree :: Fractional a => Int -> [a] -> [a]
+lowerDegree n (hd:[]) = (hd-1):[] 
+lowerDegree 0 (hd:tl) = (hd-1):tl
+lowerDegree n (hd:tl) = hd:(lowerDegree (n-1) tl)
+lowerDegree _ [] = error "Degree is not present in the scale"
+
+{- Like @raiseDegree@, but raises a range of degrees instead of a single one
+-}
+raiseDegrees :: Fractional a => Int -> Int -> [a] -> [a]
+raiseDegrees n m (hd:[]) = (hd+1):[]
+raiseDegrees 0 0 (hd:tl) = (hd+1):tl
+raiseDegrees 0 m (hd:tl) = (hd+1):(raiseDegrees 0 (m-1) tl)
+raiseDegrees n m (hd:tl) = hd:(raiseDegrees (n-1) (m-1) tl)
+raiseDegrees _ _ [] = error "Degrees are out of the scale"
+
+{- Like @lowerDegree@, but lowers a range of degrees instead of a single one
+-}
+lowerDegrees :: Fractional a => Int -> Int -> [a] -> [a]
+lowerDegrees n m (hd:[]) = (hd-1):[]
+lowerDegrees 0 0 (hd:tl) = (hd-1):tl
+lowerDegrees 0 m (hd:tl) = (hd-1):(lowerDegrees 0 (m-1) tl)
+lowerDegrees n m (hd:tl) = hd:(lowerDegrees (n-1) (m-1) tl)
+lowerDegrees _ _ [] = error "Degrees are out of the scale"
+
+
 {-|
   Outputs this list of all the available scales:
 
diff --git a/src/Sound/Tidal/UI.hs b/src/Sound/Tidal/UI.hs
index b3af7f38..aa26b381 100644
--- a/src/Sound/Tidal/UI.hs
+++ b/src/Sound/Tidal/UI.hs
@@ -2916,3 +2916,25 @@ necklace perCycle xs = _slow ((toRational $ sum xs) / perCycle) $ listToPat $ li
   where list :: [Int] -> [Bool]
         list []      = []
         list (x:xs') = (True:(replicate (x-1) False)) ++ list xs'
+
+{- | Inserts chromatic notes into a pattern.
+
+The first argument indicates the (patternable) number of notes to insert,
+and the second argument is the base pattern of "anchor notes" that gets transformed.
+
+The following are equivalent:
+
+> d1 $ up (chromaticiseBy "0 1 2 -1" "[0 2] [3 6] [5 6 8] [3 1 0]") # s "superpiano"
+> d1 $ up "[0 2] [[3 4] [6 7]] [[5 6 7] [6 7 8] [8 9 10] [[3 2] [1 0] [0 -1]]" # s "superpiano"
+-}
+chromaticiseBy :: (Num a, Enum a, Ord a) => Pattern a -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
+chromaticiseBy n pat = innerJoin $ (\np -> _chromaticiseBy np pat) <$> n
+
+_chromaticiseBy :: (Num a, Enum a, Ord a) => a -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
+_chromaticiseBy n pat = squeezeJoin $ (\value -> fastcat
+                                   $ map pure (if n >=0 then [value .. (value+n)]
+                                               else (reverse $ [(value + n) .. value]))) <$> pat
+
+-- | Alias for chromaticiseBy
+chromaticizeBy :: (Num a, Enum a, Ord a) => Pattern a -> Pattern a -> Pattern a
+chromaticizeBy = chromaticiseBy