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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) **Minor** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) **Dorian** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) **Phrygian** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) [D♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) **Lydian** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) [G♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) **Mixolydian** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) **Locrian** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) [D♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) **Harmonic minor** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-harmonic-minor) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-harmonic-minor) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-harmonic-minor) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-harmonic-minor) **Melodic minor** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) **Major pentatonic** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major-pentatonic) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major-pentatonic) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major-pentatonic) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major-pentatonic) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major-pentatonic) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major-pentatonic) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major-pentatonic) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major-pentatonic) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major-pentatonic) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major-pentatonic) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major-pentatonic) **Minor pentatonic** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor-pentatonic) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor-pentatonic) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor-pentatonic) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor-pentatonic) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor-pentatonic) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor-pentatonic) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor-pentatonic) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor-pentatonic) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor-pentatonic) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor-pentatonic) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor-pentatonic) **Blues** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) [D♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-blues) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-blues) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-blues) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-blues) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-blues) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) **Bebop dominant** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) **Altered** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-altered) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-altered) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) **Lydian dominant** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) [D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian-dominant) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian-dominant) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) [A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) **Phrygian dominant** [C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian-dominant) [C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian-dominant) [D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) [E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-phrygian-dominant) [E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) [F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) [F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian-dominant) [G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian-dominant) [G♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) [A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) [B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian-dominant) [B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) **Whole tone** [C D E F♯ G♯ B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-whole-tone) [F G A B C♯ E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-whole-tone) **Diminished whole–half** [C E♭ G♭ A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) [E G B♭ C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) [D F A♭ B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) **Diminished half–whole** [C E♭ G♭ A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) [E G B♭ C♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-half-whole) [D F A♭ B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice any of them in every key and position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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