A Scales

All A guitar scales. View positions for Major, Minor, Pentatonic and 13 scale types.

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A Major

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram567R234567R234567
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr67R234567R234567R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr7R234567R234567R23
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr234567R234567R234
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr34567R234567R2345

A Natural Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frR2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr2b345b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb345b6b7R2b345b6b7R2b345b6

A Harmonic Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - 7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5b67R2b345b67R2b345b67
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb67R2b345b67R2b345b67R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr7R2b345b67R2b345b67R2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr2b345b67R2b345b67R2b34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb345b67R2b345b67R2b345b6

A Melodic Minor

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram567R2b34567R2b34567
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr67R2b34567R2b34567R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr7R2b34567R2b34567R2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr2b34567R2b34567R2b34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb34567R2b34567R2b345

A Major Pentatonic

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram56R2356R2356
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr6R2356R2356R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frR2356R2356R23
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr2356R2356R23
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram9fr356R2356R235

A Minor Pentatonic

Degrees: R - b3 - 4 - 5 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5b7Rb345b7Rb345b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb7Rb345b7Rb345b7R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5frRb345b7Rb345b7Rb3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7frb345b7Rb345b7Rb34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb345b7Rb345b7Rb345

A Blues

Degrees: R - b3 - 4 - b5 - 5 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55b7R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frRb34b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6frb34b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b5
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb34b55b7Rb34b55b7Rb34b55

A Dorian

Degrees: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram56b7R2b3456b7R2b3456b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr6b7R2b3456b7R2b3456b7R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frR2b3456b7R2b3456b7R2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram7fr2b3456b7R2b3456b7R2b34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb3456b7R2b3456b7R2b345

A Phrygian

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram5frRb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6frb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b34
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb345b6b7Rb2b345b6b7Rb2b345b6

A Lydian

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram567R23#4567R23#4567
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr67R23#4567R23#4567R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4fr7R23#4567R23#4567R23
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr23#4567R23#4567R23#4
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8fr3#4567R23#4567R23#45

A Mixolydian

Degrees: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram56b7R23456b7R23456b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram2fr6b7R23456b7R23456b7R
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frR23456b7R23456b7R23
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6fr23456b7R23456b7R234
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8fr3456b7R23456b7R2345

A Locrian

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagramb6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1frb6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frRb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b3
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6frb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6b7Rb2b34b5b6

A Altered

Degrees: R - b2 - b3 - 3 - b5 - #5 - b7

Position 1 (A Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7
Position 2 (G Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram1fr#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2
Position 3 (E Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram4frRb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33
Position 4 (D Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram6frb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5
Position 5 (C Shape)
Scale fretboard diagram8frb33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5b7Rb2b33b5#5

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