A Altered scale
The A altered scale contains A, Bb, B#, C#, Eb, E# and G. It is also known as the Super Locrian scale. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12 frets and…
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The A blues scale contains A, C, D, Eb, E and G. It has a gritty minor-pentatonic sound sharpened by the expressive flat fifth. It is also known as the Minor blues scale. This…
A Diminished Half-Whole Scale
The A diminished half-whole scale contains A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F# and G. It has a symmetrical dominant sound packed with altered tensions. It is also known as the Dominant diminished scale.…
A Diminished Whole-Half Scale
The A diminished whole-half scale contains A, B, C, D, D#, F, F# and G#. It has a symmetrical diminished sound that repeats every three semitones. It is also known as the Fully diminished…
A Dominant bebop scale
The A dominant bebop scale contains A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G and G#. It is also known as the Mixolydian bebop scale. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12…
A Dorian Scale
The A dorian mode contains A, B, C, D, E, F# and G. It has a minor sound lifted by a natural sixth. It is also known as the Second mode of the major…
A Double Harmonic Major Scale
The A double harmonic major scale contains A, Bb, C#, D, E, F and G#. It has an intense major sound with two dramatic augmented-second gaps. It is also known as the Byzantine scale.…
A Egyptian pentatonic scale
The A egyptian pentatonic scale contains A, B, D, E and G. It is also known as the Suspended pentatonic scale. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12 frets and connects…
A Flat Blues Scale
The Ab blues scale contains Ab, B, Db, D, Eb and Gb. It has a gritty minor-pentatonic sound sharpened by the expressive flat fifth. It is also known as the Minor blues scale. This…
A Flat Diminished Half-Whole Scale
The Ab diminished half-whole scale contains Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb, F and Gb. It has a symmetrical dominant sound packed with altered tensions. It is also known as the Dominant diminished scale.…
A Flat Diminished Whole-Half Scale
The Ab diminished whole-half scale contains Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, E, F and G. It has a symmetrical diminished sound that repeats every three semitones. It is also known as the Fully diminished…
A Flat Dorian Scale
The Ab dorian mode contains Ab, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F and Gb. It has a minor sound lifted by a natural sixth. It is also known as the Second mode of the major…
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