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Scales

See a scale across the whole neck, learn it one position at a time, and overlay a chord to find its tones inside the scale.

Root

Position

A Minor Pentatonic

Whole neck

Labels

123456789101112131415E, string 6, fret 0EG, string 6, fret 3GA, string 6, fret 5AC, string 6, fret 8CD, string 6, fret 10DE, string 6, fret 12EG, string 6, fret 15GA, string 5, fret 0AC, string 5, fret 3CD, string 5, fret 5DE, string 5, fret 7EG, string 5, fret 10GA, string 5, fret 12AC, string 5, fret 15CD, string 4, fret 0DE, string 4, fret 2EG, string 4, fret 5GA, string 4, fret 7AC, string 4, fret 10CD, string 4, fret 12DE, string 4, fret 14EG, string 3, fret 0GA, string 3, fret 2AC, string 3, fret 5CD, string 3, fret 7DE, string 3, fret 9EG, string 3, fret 12GA, string 3, fret 14AC, string 2, fret 1CD, string 2, fret 3DE, string 2, fret 5EG, string 2, fret 8GA, string 2, fret 10AC, string 2, fret 13CD, string 2, fret 15DE, string 1, fret 0EG, string 1, fret 3GA, string 1, fret 5AC, string 1, fret 8CD, string 1, fret 10DE, string 1, fret 12EG, string 1, fret 15G
  • Root
  • Scale note

Notes in A Minor Pentatonic

  1. AR
  2. C♭3
  3. D4
  4. E5
  5. G♭7

The first scale most guitarists learn for soloing. The backbone of rock and blues lead playing.