GUITAR  SCALES

The basis of everything in music from soloing to chords to a simple melody is based on Scales. Here you will find numerous types of scales from Major, Minors, Blues, Pentatonics, the Modes and several others. The Scale lessons are listed by scale type including separate listings for Left-Handed guitar.

Each Scale type shows a scale diagram and an Audio Score with TAB, A Video of the Music Score, TAB and Fretboard Video for you to practice with to hear if you are playing it properly. You will hear the scale sounded in an ascending motion. 1 of 3 Examples of the G Major Scale as shown below:
Caged System - Root starting on 6th string


Left Handed version only on Left Handed pages:

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Fretboard Playback only:


Left Handed Fretboard Video Playback on Left Handed Pages only:
 
SCALE  FORMULAS - Here you will find a chart of all of the Major Key Signatures and the formulas used to determine the notes for each of the scales listed.
 
Right-Handed
Left-Handed
MAJOR MAJOR - LEFT
MINOR MINOR - LEFT
HARMONIC MINOR HARMONIC MINOR - LEFT
MELODIC MINOR MELODIC MINOR - LEFT
IONIAN IONIAN - LEFT
DORIAN DORIAN - LEFT
PHRYGIAN PHRYGIAN - LEFT
LYDIAN LYDIAN - LEFT
MIXOLYDIAN MIXOLYDIAN - LEFT
AEOLIAN AEOLIAN - LEFT
LOCRIAN LOCRIAN - LEFT
BLUES BLUES - LEFT
PENTATONIC PENTATONIC - LEFT
PENTATONIC MINOR PENTATONIC MINOR - LEFT
DIMINISHED DIMINISHED - LEFT
ORIENTAL ORIENTAL - LEFT
GYPSY GYPSY - LEFT
HUNGARIAN  MAJOR HUNGARIAN  MAJOR - LEFT
HUNGARIAN MINOR HUNGARIAN MINOR - LEFT
NEAPOLITAN MAJOR NEAPOLITAN MAJOR - LEFT
NEAPOLITAN MINOR NEAPOLITAN MINOR - LEFT
EGYPTIAN EGYPTIAN - LEFT
WHOLE TONE WHOLE TONE - LEFT