Scales

Scale charts for guitar and bass

Explore 32 scale types by root note, then jump straight into the instrument view that matches your setup.

Guitar

6- and 7-string guitar scale support with common lead shapes, CAGED context, and full-neck exploration.

Open C Major (Ionian)

C major A minor pentatonic E blues

Bass

4- and 5-string bass scale support for line building, groove work, and position awareness.

Open E Minor Pentatonic

E minor pentatonic G major pentatonic C major

Browse the complete scale catalog

Open a root-by-root index of every canonical interactive scale page for your instrument.

All guitar scales All bass scales Ukulele scales Baritone ukulele scales

Browse by scale family

Essential Scales

The default toolkit: major, minor, pentatonics, and blues.

Major (Ionian)Natural Minor (Aeolian)Major Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale

Modes

The other five modes of the major scale. Ionian and Aeolian are the major and natural minor scales above.

Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Locrian

Advanced Colors

Larger intervals and more unusual textures for richer harmony.

Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor Whole Tone Diminished (Whole-Half)

Jump into a key

Pick a root and open the core guitar scale pages. Bass starting points are above.

How to use these pages

Every scale page shows its notes and fretboard positions. Guitar pages include five CAGED positions when the selected scale supports them; bass pages show E- and A-string-root practice areas. Harmony references distinguish chords contained in the scale from explained chord applications. Start with the essentials and add one new mode at a time. The guides explain the theory behind each page.

See the guides →