Guitar scales overview
Scales sorted by root note. Choose from all notes.
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Scales sorted by root note. Choose from all notes.
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Guitar scales with C as the root note.
C Major C Minor C Melodic Minor C Harmonic Minor C Major Pentatonic C Minor Pentatonic C Blues C Rock 'n' roll C Ionian C Dorian C Phrygian C Lydian C Mixolydian C Aeolian C Locrian C Dorian Bebop C Mixolydian Bebop C Whole Tone C Half Whole Diminished C Whole Half Diminished C Spanish Major C Persian C Gypsy Major C Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with C# as the root note.
C# Major C# Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Harmonic Minor C# Major Pentatonic C# Minor Pentatonic C# Blues C# Rock 'n' roll C# Ionian C# Dorian C# Phrygian C# Lydian C# Mixolydian C# Aeolian C# Locrian C# Dorian Bebop C# Mixolydian Bebop C# Whole Tone C# Half Whole Diminished C# Whole Half Diminished C# Spanish C# Persian C# Gypsy Major C# Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with D as the root note.
D Major D Minor D Melodic Minor D Harmonic Minor D Major Pentatonic D Minor Pentatonic D Blues D Rock 'n' roll D Ionian D Dorian D Phrygian D Lydian D Mixolydian D Aeolian D Locrian D Dorian Bebop D Mixolydian Bebop D Whole Tone D Half Whole Diminished D Whole Half Diminished D Spanish D Persian D Gypsy Major D Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with D# as the root note.
D# Major D# Minor D# Melodic Minor D# Harmonic Minor D# Major Pentatonic D# Minor Pentatonic D# Blues D# Rock 'n' roll D# Ionian D# Dorian D# Phrygian D# Lydian D# Mixolydian D# Aeolian D# Locrian D# Dorian Bebop D# Mixolydian Bebop D# Whole Tone D# Half Whole Diminished D# Whole Half Diminished D# Spanish D# Persian D# Gypsy Major D# Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with E as the root note.
E Major E Minor E Melodic Minor E Harmonic Minor E Major Pentatonic E Minor Pentatonic E Blues E Rock 'n' roll E Ionian E Dorian E Phrygian E Lydian E Mixolydian E Aeolian E Locrian E Dorian Bebop E Mixolydian Bebop E Whole Tone E Half Whole Diminished E Whole Half Diminished E Spanish E Persian E Gypsy Major E Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with F as the root note.
F Major F Minor F Melodic Minor F Harmonic Minor F Major Pentatonic F Minor Pentatonic F Blues F Rock 'n' roll F Ionian F Dorian F Phrygian F Lydian F Mixolydian F Aeolian F Locrian F Dorian Bebop F Mixolydian Bebop F Whole Tone F Half Whole Diminished F Whole Half Diminished F Spanish F Persian F Gypsy Major F Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with F# as the root note.
F# Major F# Minor F# Melodic Minor F# Harmonic Minor F# Major Pentatonic F# Minor Pentatonic F# Blues F# Rock 'n' roll F# Ionian F# Dorian F# Phrygian F# Lydian F# Mixolydian F# Aeolian F# Locrian F# Dorian Bebop F# Mixolydian Bebop F# Whole Tone F# Half Whole Diminished F# Whole Half Diminished F# Spanish F# Persian F# Gypsy Major F# Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with G as the root note.
G Major G Minor G Melodic Minor G Harmonic Minor G Major Pentatonic G Minor Pentatonic G Blues G Rock 'n' roll G Ionian G Dorian G Phrygian G Lydian G Mixolydian G Aeolian G Locrian G Dorian Bebop G Mixolydian Bebop G Whole Tone G Half Whole Diminished G Whole Half Diminished G Spanish G Persian G Gypsy Major G Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with G# as the root note.
G# Major G# Minor G# Melodic Minor G# Harmonic Minor G# Major Pentatonic G# Minor Pentatonic G# Blues G# Rock 'n' roll G# Ionian G# Dorian G# Phrygian G# Lydian G# Mixolydian G# Aeolian G# Locrian G# Dorian Bebop G# Mixolydian Bebop G# Whole Tone G# Half Whole Diminished G# Whole Half Diminished G# Spanish G# Persian G# Gypsy Major G# Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with A as the root note.
A Major A Minor A Melodic Minor A Harmonic Minor A Major Pentatonic A Minor Pentatonic A Blues A Rock 'n' roll A Ionian A Dorian A Phrygian A Lydian A Mixolydian A Aeolian A Locrian A Dorian Bebop A Mixolydian Bebop A Whole Tone A Half Whole Diminished A Whole Half Diminished A Spanish A Persian A Gypsy Major A Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with A# as the root note.
A# Major A# Minor A# Melodic Minor A# Harmonic Minor A# Major Pentatonic A# Minor Pentatonic A# Blues A# Rock 'n' roll A# Ionian A# Dorian A# Phrygian A# Lydian A# Mixolydian A# Aeolian A# Locrian A# Dorian Bebop A# Mixolydian Bebop A# Whole Tone A# Half Whole Diminished A# Whole Half Diminished A# Spanish A# Persian A# Gypsy Major A# Gypsy MinorGuitar scales with B as the root note.
B Major B Minor B Melodic Minor B Harmonic Minor B Major Pentatonic B Minor Pentatonic B Blues B Rock 'n' roll B Ionian B Dorian B Phrygian B Lydian B Mixolydian B Aeolian B Locrian B Dorian Bebop B Mixolydian Bebop B Whole Tone B Half Whole Diminished B Whole Half Diminished B Spanish B Persian B Gypsy Major B Gypsy MinorGuitar scales sorted by categories.
Major scales Natural Minor scales Melodic Minor scales Harmonic Minor scales Pentatonic Major Pentatonic MinorGuitar scales in comparisons.
Major and Mixolydian Aeolian and Dorian Dorian and Mixolydian Pentatonic Minor and Dorian Pentatonic Major and Pentatonic Minor Major and Blues scales comparisonGuitar scales in alternate tunings.
DADGAD Open D Open E Open G Drop D Double Drop D D Standard