Guitar reference

Guitar scales and modes

Each page shows one scale in one key: its notes and degrees, the whole neck by name and by degree, the hand positions, and the chords built on it.

Major: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Minor: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Dorian: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Phrygian: C
C♯
D
D♯
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Lydian: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Mixolydian: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Locrian: C
C♯
D
D♯
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Harmonic minor: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Melodic minor: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Major pentatonic: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Minor pentatonic: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Blues: C
C♯
D
D♯
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Bebop dominant: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Altered: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Lydian dominant: C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Phrygian dominant: C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
Whole tone: C D E F♯ G♯ B♭
F G A B C♯ E♭
Diminished whole–half: C E♭ G♭ A
E G B♭ C♯
D F A♭ B
Diminished half–whole: C E♭ G♭ A
E G B♭ C♯
D F A♭ B

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