Fixed Position Scales
Major Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7
Stepwise
C Position
E-----------------------------0-1-3-1-0-----------------------------
B-----------------------0-1-3-----------3-1-0-----------------------
G-------------------0-2-----------------------2-0-------------------
D-------------0-2-3-------------------------------3-2-0-------------
A-------0-2-3-------------------------------------------3-2-0-------
E-0-1-3-------------------------------------------------------3-1-0-
C/A Position
E-----------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
B-------------------------3-5-----------5-3-------------------------
G-------------------2-4-5-------------------5-4-2-------------------
D-------------2-3-5-------------------------------5-3-2-------------
A-------2-3-5-------------------------------------------5-3-2-------
E-1-3-5-------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-
A Position
E-----------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------
B-------------------------5-6-----------6-5-------------------------
G-------------------4-5-7-------------------7-5-4-------------------
D-------------3-5-7-------------------------------7-5-3-------------
A-------3-5-7-------------------------------------------7-5-3-------
E-3-5-7-------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-
G Position
E-----------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
B-----------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
G-------------------5-7-----------------------7-5-------------------
D-------------5-7-9-------------------------------9-7-5-------------
A-------5-7-8-------------------------------------------8-7-5-------
E-5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-
E/G Position
E----------------------------------7-8-10-8-7----------------------------------
B-----------------------------8-10------------10-8-----------------------------
G----------------------7-9-10----------------------10-9-7----------------------
D---------------7-9-10------------------------------------10-9-7---------------
A--------7-8-10--------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------
E-7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-
E/G Position
E---------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------10-12--------------12-10---------------------------------
G-------------------------9-10-12--------------------------12-10-9-------------------------
D-----------------9-10-12------------------------------------------12-10-9-----------------
A---------8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---------
E-8-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-
D Position
E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10----------------------------------
G----------------------------10-12----------------------------------12-10----------------------------
D-------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------14-12-10-------------------
A----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10----------
E-10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-
3rds
C Position
E---------------------------------------------------0---1-0-3-
B---------------------------------------0---1-0-3-1---3-------
G-------------------------------0---2-0---2-------------------
D-------------------0---2-0-3-2---3---------------------------
A-------0---2-0-3-2---3---------------------------------------
E-0-3-1---3---------------------------------------------------
E-3-0-1---0---------------------------------------------------
B-------3---1-3-0-1---0---------------------------------------
G-------------------2---0-2---0-------------------------------
D---------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------------------
A---------------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------
E---------------------------------------------------3---1-3-0-
C/A Position
E-----------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
B-------------------------3-5-----------5-3-------------------------
G-------------------2-4-5-------------------5-4-2-------------------
D-------------2-3-5-------------------------------5-3-2-------------
A-------2-3-5-------------------------------------------5-3-2-------
E-1-3-5-------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-
A Position
E-----------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------
B-------------------------5-6-----------6-5-------------------------
G-------------------4-5-7-------------------7-5-4-------------------
D-------------3-5-7-------------------------------7-5-3-------------
A-------3-5-7-------------------------------------------7-5-3-------
E-3-5-7-------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-
G Position
E-----------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
B-----------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
G-------------------5-7-----------------------7-5-------------------
D-------------5-7-9-------------------------------9-7-5-------------
A-------5-7-8-------------------------------------------8-7-5-------
E-5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-
E/G Position
E----------------------------------7-8-10-8-7----------------------------------
B-----------------------------8-10------------10-8-----------------------------
G----------------------7-9-10----------------------10-9-7----------------------
D---------------7-9-10------------------------------------10-9-7---------------
A--------7-8-10--------------------------------------------------10-8-7--------
E-7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7-
E/G Position
E---------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------10-12--------------12-10---------------------------------
G-------------------------9-10-12--------------------------12-10-9-------------------------
D-----------------9-10-12------------------------------------------12-10-9-----------------
A---------8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---------
E-8-10-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-
D Position
E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10----------------------------------
G----------------------------10-12----------------------------------12-10----------------------------
D-------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------14-12-10-------------------
A----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10----------
E-10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-
- 4ths
- 5ths
- 6ths
- 7ths
- Stepwise Group of 3
- 3rds Group of 3
- 4ths Group of 3
- 5ths Group of 3
- Stepwise Group of 4
- 3rds Group of 4
- 4ths Group of 4
- 5ths Group of 4
- Stepwise Group of 5
- 3rds Group of 5
- 4ths Group of 5
- 5ths Group of 5
- Stepwise Group of 6
- 3rds Group of 6
- 4ths Group of 6
- 5ths Group of 6
- Position-Shifting
Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P5 M6
Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7
Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U m3 P4 P5 m7
Blues Scale in all Positions
- U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7
Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7
Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (ascending)
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (descending)
Whole-Half Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7
Half-Whole Scale in all Positions
- U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7
Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7
Chromatic Scale
- U m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 d5 P5 m6 M6 m7 M7
Three Note per String Scales
Major Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P4 P5 M6 M7
- Stepwise
- 3rds
- 4ths
- 5ths
- 6ths
- 7ths
- Stepwise Group of 3
- 3rds Group of 3
- 4ths Group of 3
- 5ths Group of 3
- Stepwise Group of 4
- 3rds Group of 4
- 4ths Group of 4
- 5ths Group of 4
- Stepwise Group of 5
- 3rds Group of 5
- 4ths Group of 5
- 5ths Group of 5
- Stepwise Group of 6
- 3rds Group of 6
- 4ths Group of 6
- 5ths Group of 6
Major Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 P5 M6
Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7
Minor Pentatonic Scale in all Positions
- U m3 P4 P5 m7
Blues Scale in all Positions
- U m3 P4 d5 P5 m7
Harmonic Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 M7
Melodic Minor Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 M6 M7 (ascending)
- U M2 m3 P4 P5 m6 m7 (descending)
Whole-Half Scale in all Positions
- U M2 m3 P4 d5 m6 M6 M7
Half-Whole Scale in all Positions
- U m2 m3 M3 A4 P5 M6 m7
Whole-Tone Scale in all Positions
- U M2 M3 A4 A5 A6 or U M2 M3 d5 m6 m7