Guitar scales
Every guitar scale shown across the whole fretboard, with the root notes highlighted and each note named — free to print or download. Pick a root note below.
C guitar scales
major
C major scale
minor
C minor scale
major pentatonic
C major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
C minor pentatonic scale
blues
C blues scale
dorian
C dorian scale
phrygian
C phrygian scale
lydian
C lydian scale
mixolydian
C mixolydian scale
locrian
C locrian scale
harmonic minor
C harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
C melodic minor scale
C♯ guitar scales
major
C♯ major scale
minor
C♯ minor scale
major pentatonic
C♯ major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
C♯ minor pentatonic scale
blues
C♯ blues scale
dorian
C♯ dorian scale
phrygian
C♯ phrygian scale
lydian
C♯ lydian scale
mixolydian
C♯ mixolydian scale
locrian
C♯ locrian scale
harmonic minor
C♯ harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
C♯ melodic minor scale
D guitar scales
major
D major scale
minor
D minor scale
major pentatonic
D major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
D minor pentatonic scale
blues
D blues scale
dorian
D dorian scale
phrygian
D phrygian scale
lydian
D lydian scale
mixolydian
D mixolydian scale
locrian
D locrian scale
harmonic minor
D harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
D melodic minor scale
E♭ guitar scales
major
E♭ major scale
minor
E♭ minor scale
major pentatonic
E♭ major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
E♭ minor pentatonic scale
blues
E♭ blues scale
dorian
E♭ dorian scale
phrygian
E♭ phrygian scale
lydian
E♭ lydian scale
mixolydian
E♭ mixolydian scale
locrian
E♭ locrian scale
harmonic minor
E♭ harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
E♭ melodic minor scale
E guitar scales
major
E major scale
minor
E minor scale
major pentatonic
E major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
E minor pentatonic scale
blues
E blues scale
dorian
E dorian scale
phrygian
E phrygian scale
lydian
E lydian scale
mixolydian
E mixolydian scale
locrian
E locrian scale
harmonic minor
E harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
E melodic minor scale
F guitar scales
major
F major scale
minor
F minor scale
major pentatonic
F major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
F minor pentatonic scale
blues
F blues scale
dorian
F dorian scale
phrygian
F phrygian scale
lydian
F lydian scale
mixolydian
F mixolydian scale
locrian
F locrian scale
harmonic minor
F harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
F melodic minor scale
F♯ guitar scales
major
F♯ major scale
minor
F♯ minor scale
major pentatonic
F♯ major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
F♯ minor pentatonic scale
blues
F♯ blues scale
dorian
F♯ dorian scale
phrygian
F♯ phrygian scale
lydian
F♯ lydian scale
mixolydian
F♯ mixolydian scale
locrian
F♯ locrian scale
harmonic minor
F♯ harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
F♯ melodic minor scale
G guitar scales
major
G major scale
minor
G minor scale
major pentatonic
G major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
G minor pentatonic scale
blues
G blues scale
dorian
G dorian scale
phrygian
G phrygian scale
lydian
G lydian scale
mixolydian
G mixolydian scale
locrian
G locrian scale
harmonic minor
G harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
G melodic minor scale
A♭ guitar scales
major
A♭ major scale
minor
A♭ minor scale
major pentatonic
A♭ major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
A♭ minor pentatonic scale
blues
A♭ blues scale
dorian
A♭ dorian scale
phrygian
A♭ phrygian scale
lydian
A♭ lydian scale
mixolydian
A♭ mixolydian scale
locrian
A♭ locrian scale
harmonic minor
A♭ harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
A♭ melodic minor scale
A guitar scales
major
A major scale
minor
A minor scale
major pentatonic
A major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
A minor pentatonic scale
blues
A blues scale
dorian
A dorian scale
phrygian
A phrygian scale
lydian
A lydian scale
mixolydian
A mixolydian scale
locrian
A locrian scale
harmonic minor
A harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
A melodic minor scale
B♭ guitar scales
major
B♭ major scale
minor
B♭ minor scale
major pentatonic
B♭ major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
B♭ minor pentatonic scale
blues
B♭ blues scale
dorian
B♭ dorian scale
phrygian
B♭ phrygian scale
lydian
B♭ lydian scale
mixolydian
B♭ mixolydian scale
locrian
B♭ locrian scale
harmonic minor
B♭ harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
B♭ melodic minor scale
B guitar scales
major
B major scale
minor
B minor scale
major pentatonic
B major pentatonic scale
minor pentatonic
B minor pentatonic scale
blues
B blues scale
dorian
B dorian scale
phrygian
B phrygian scale
lydian
B lydian scale
mixolydian
B mixolydian scale
locrian
B locrian scale
harmonic minor
B harmonic minor scale
melodic minor
B melodic minor scale
How to read a guitar scale chart
The six horizontal lines are the strings (low E at the bottom, high e at the top), the vertical lines are the frets, and each dot is a note of the scale — filled dots are the root. Want to map your own? Use theblank fretboard diagrams.