diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Accidental.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Accidental.swift
index 26e31cd..d93e0ca 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Accidental.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Accidental.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Foundation
 /// A way to describe modification to a ``Note`` or ``NoteClass``
 ///
 /// A semitone offset applied to a note that does not change the letter of the note, just the pitch.
-public enum Accidental: Int8, CaseIterable, Equatable, Hashable {
+public enum Accidental: Int8, CaseIterable, Equatable, Hashable, Codable {
     static var count: Int { Accidental.allCases.count }
     static var naturalIndex: Int { count / 2 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/BitSet.swift b/Sources/Tonic/BitSet.swift
index afe2239..64e8817 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/BitSet.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/BitSet.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import Foundation
 
 /// Interface to bit sets used to represent sets of pitches and sets of notes.
-public protocol BitSet: Hashable {
+public protocol BitSet: Hashable, Codable {
     init()
     func isSet(bit: Int) -> Bool
     mutating func add(bit: Int)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public protocol IntRepresentable {
     var intValue: Int { get }
 }
 
-public struct BitSetAdapter<T: IntRepresentable, B: BitSet>: Hashable {
+public struct BitSetAdapter<T: IntRepresentable, B: BitSet>: Hashable, Codable {
     public var bits: B
 
     public init() {
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Chord.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Chord.swift
index edc9f81..6cc397d 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Chord.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Chord.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Foundation
 ///
 /// A representation of a chord as a set of note classes, with a root note class,
 /// and an inversion defined by the lowest note in the chord.
-public struct Chord: Equatable {
+public struct Chord: Equatable, Codable {
     /// Root note class of the chord
     public let root: NoteClass
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/ChordType.swift b/Sources/Tonic/ChordType.swift
index a54682f..ab51f55 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/ChordType.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/ChordType.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import Foundation
 
 /// Chord type as defined by a set of intervals from a root note class
-public enum ChordType: String, CaseIterable {
+public enum ChordType: String, CaseIterable, Codable {
+
     /// Major Triad: Major Third, Perfect Fifth
     case majorTriad
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Interval.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Interval.swift
index d09f7f3..276e290 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Interval.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Interval.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Foundation
 /// An interval distance is measured in degree (number of letters away) and
 /// quality of the interval (essentialy number of semitones away).
 /// Some Intervals refer to the same difference in pitch.
-public enum Interval: Int, CaseIterable {
+public enum Interval: Int, CaseIterable, Codable {
     /// Perfect Unison
     case P1
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Key.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Key.swift
index 7ccca44..85abed0 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Key.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Key.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Foundation
 /// The key is the set of notes that are played in a composition, or portion of a composition.
 ///
 /// A key is composed of a Root ``Note``, and a ``Scale``.
-public struct Key: Equatable {
+public struct Key: Equatable, Codable {
     /// The primary note class of the key, also known as the tonic
     public let root: NoteClass
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Letter.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Letter.swift
index 98155cf..4bb183f 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Letter.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Letter.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Foundation
 ///
 /// These letters can be modified by adding an ``Accidental`` to describe any ``NoteClass``.
 /// And by specificying an octave, you can create any ``Note``.
-public enum Letter: Int, CaseIterable, Equatable, Hashable {
+public enum Letter: Int, CaseIterable, Equatable, Hashable, Codable {
     case C, D, E, F, G, A, B
 
     var baseNote: UInt8 {
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Note.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Note.swift
index 32cde05..28fd4d4 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Note.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Note.swift
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import Foundation
 
 /// A pitch with a particular spelling.
-public struct Note: Equatable, Hashable {
+public struct Note: Equatable, Hashable, Codable {
     /// Base name for the note
     public var noteClass: NoteClass = .init(.C, accidental: .natural)
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/NoteClass.swift b/Sources/Tonic/NoteClass.swift
index 9715eac..5ff1bba 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/NoteClass.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/NoteClass.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Foundation
 public typealias NoteClassSet = BitSetAdapter<NoteClass, BitSet64>
 
 /// A note letter and accidental which spell a note. This leaves out the octave of the note.
-public struct NoteClass: Equatable, Hashable {
+public struct NoteClass: Equatable, Hashable, Codable {
     /// Letter of the note class
     public var letter: Letter
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Pitch.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Pitch.swift
index b329964..a528444 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Pitch.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Pitch.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public extension PitchSet {
 ///
 /// We want to use a notion of pitch that lends itself to combinatorial algorithms,
 /// as opposed to using e.g. a fundamental frequency.
-public struct Pitch: Equatable, Hashable {
+public struct Pitch: Equatable, Hashable, Codable {
     /// MIDI Note Number 0-127
     public var midiNoteNumber: Int8
 
diff --git a/Sources/Tonic/Scale.swift b/Sources/Tonic/Scale.swift
index 831a95d..1084dd7 100644
--- a/Sources/Tonic/Scale.swift
+++ b/Sources/Tonic/Scale.swift
@@ -32,3 +32,25 @@ public struct Scale: OptionSet, Hashable {
         rawValue = r
     }
 }
+
+/// Automatic synthesis of Codable would use OptionSets RawRepresentable Conformance to de- and encode objects.
+/// Unfortunatly this will lead to the loss of the "description" property. That's why we decided to create explicit codable support.
+extension Scale: Codable {
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case intervals
+        case description
+    }
+
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        let intervals = try container.decode([Interval].self, forKey: .intervals)
+        let description = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .description)
+        self = .init(intervals: intervals, description: description)
+    }
+
+    public func encode(to encoder: Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        try container.encode(intervals, forKey: .intervals)
+        try container.encode(description, forKey: .description)
+    }
+}