Scale library

Scales are just note maps.

Learn the notes, find the roots, then make phrases. Each guide shows the full neck, a practical start position, the formula and a play button — no 40-minute video.

1 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

A minor pentatonic

A C D E G

The five-box first scale, with five positions and root highlights.

Open scale

1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7

C major is the reference scale for Western music: seven notes, no sharps or flats. It is also the best place to learn how a scale sits on the guitar neck, because the open strings of standard tuning already give you several of its notes.

Open scale

1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6

C major pentatonic

C D E G A

C major pentatonic is the C major scale with two notes removed: F and B. Those are the notes that create the strongest half-step tension, so removing them makes the scale forgiving, open and easy to sing.

Open scale

1 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7

A minor blues

A C D E♭ E G

The A minor blues scale is A minor pentatonic plus one note: E♭, the lowered fifth. Guitarists call it the blue note. It sits between the fourth and fifth and gives the scale its tension and vocal quality.

Open scale

1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6

A major pentatonic

A B C♯ E F♯

A major pentatonic is A major with the fourth and seventh removed: A B C♯ E F♯. It is the same five notes as F♯ minor pentatonic, but the home note changes the mood completely.

Open scale