A Major Pentatonic Scale
The A major pentatonic contains A, B, C#, E and F#. It has an open, melodic sound with very little harmonic friction. This interactive guide maps every note across the first 12 frets and…
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Interactive guitar scales and modes with complete fretboard maps, interval formulas, practice guidance and matching backing grooves.
Try it in a jamA Major Scale
The A major scale contains A, B, C#, D, E, F# and G#. It has a bright, complete sound with a strong sense of home. It is also known as the Ionian mode. This…
A Melodic Minor Scale
The A melodic minor scale contains A, B, C, D, E, F# and G#. It has a smooth minor sound with natural sixth and major seventh. It is also known as the Jazz minor…
A Minor bebop scale
The A minor bebop scale contains A, B, C, C#, D, E, F# and G. It is also known as the Dorian bebop scale. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12…
A Minor Pentatonic Scale
The A minor pentatonic contains A, C, D, E and G. It has a direct, flexible minor sound that works for riffs and solos. This interactive guide maps every note across the first 12…
A Mixolydian Scale
The A mixolydian mode contains A, B, C#, D, E, F# and G. It has a major sound with a relaxed, blues-friendly flat seventh. It is also known as the Fifth mode of the…
A Natural Minor Scale
The A natural minor scale contains A, B, C, D, E, F and G. It has a familiar minor sound that can feel reflective, dramatic or powerful. It is also known as the Aeolian…
A Neapolitan minor scale
The A neapolitan minor scale contains A, Bb, C, D, E, F and G#. It is also known as the Minor scale with b2. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12…
A Persian scale
The A persian scale contains A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F and G#. It is also known as the Persian mode. This guide maps every scale tone across the first 12 frets and connects…
A Phrygian Dominant Scale
The A phrygian dominant scale contains A, Bb, C#, D, E, F and G. It has a dominant sound with a tense flat second and an exotic gap into the major third. It is…
A Phrygian Scale
The A phrygian mode contains A, Bb, C, D, E, F and G. It has a dark minor sound defined by the tense flat second. It is also known as the Third mode of…
A Whole Tone Scale
The A whole tone scale contains A, B, C#, D#, F and G. It has a symmetrical, dreamlike sound with no perfect fourth or perfect fifth. It is also known as the Whole-tone scale.…
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