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Fretboard

Fretboard Scale Map

Pick a root and a scale, and watch the notes fill the whole fretboard — no more being stuck in first position.

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C Minor pentatonic · The first position for rock / improv — learn this one first

str 1str 2str 3str 4str 5str 6123456789101112String 1, fret 1 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 1, fret 3 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 1, fret 6 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 1, fret 8 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 1, fret 11 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#String 2, fret 1 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 2, fret 4 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#String 2, fret 6 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 2, fret 8 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 2, fret 11 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 3, fret 0 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 3, fret 3 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 3, fret 5 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 3, fret 8 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#String 3, fret 10 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 3, fret 12 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 4, fret 1 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#String 4, fret 3 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 4, fret 5 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 4, fret 8 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 4, fret 10 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 5, fret 1 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 5, fret 3 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 5, fret 6 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#String 5, fret 8 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 5, fret 10 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 6, fret 1 · F · degree 4 (tap to hear)FString 6, fret 3 · G · degree 5 (tap to hear)GString 6, fret 6 · A# · degree ♭7 (tap to hear)A#String 6, fret 8 · C · degree 1 (tap to hear)CString 6, fret 11 · D# · degree ♭3 (tap to hear)D#

Red = root, orange = scale notes; open-string notes sit to the left of the nut (the thick line on the far left). Tap any note to hear it, or press "Play scale" to hear one octave ascending from the root. Switch the labels to "Degree" to see the relative intervals; change the root or scale and you'll see the same position shape slide as one along the fretboard — that's the heart of the five scale positions.