Guitar Scales
Pick a scale and a key to see its notes and shapes across the whole fretboard — major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and every mode.
Major
The bright, happy foundation of Western music — the do-re-mi scale.
Natural Minor
The sad, serious counterpart to major — the natural (Aeolian) minor.
Major Pentatonic
Five bright notes that sound good over almost anything major — a go-to for melodies and solos.
Minor Pentatonic
The backbone of rock and blues soloing — five notes, endless mileage.
Blues
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 "blue note" — instant blues and rock flavor.
Dorian
A minor scale with a raised 6th — jazzy, hopeful, the sound of "So What".
Phrygian
Minor with a ♭2 — dark and Spanish/metal flavored.
Lydian
Major with a raised 4th — dreamy, floating, cinematic.
Mixolydian
Major with a ♭7 — bluesy and dominant, the sound of countless rock and funk riffs.
Locrian
The darkest mode — diminished tonic, ♭2 and ♭5. Rare but striking.
Harmonic Minor
Natural minor with a raised 7th — the exotic, classical/neoclassical minor.
Melodic Minor
Minor with raised 6th and 7th ascending — smooth and jazzy.