Guitar Scales

Choose a tuning to explore scales across the fretboard

Select a tuning below to browse all guitar scales with interactive fretboard diagrams. Each tuning opens up different voicings, positions, and tonal possibilities.

Drop D

6-string — D-A-D-G-B-E

Heavy riffs and power chords with a deeper low end

Hard RockMetalGrungeAlternative

1104 scales available

DADGAD

6-string — D-A-D-G-A-D

Celtic folk and acoustic songwriting in an open Dsus4 suspension

CelticFolkAcousticWorld Music

1104 scales available

Open G

6-string — D-G-D-G-B-D

Slide guitar blues and rolling acoustic fingerpicking

BluesSlide GuitarRockCountry

1104 scales available

Baritone (B Standard)

6-string — B-E-A-D-F#-B

Beefy tone with serious low-end depth — perfect for moody songwriting

Film ScoringAmbientPost-RockDoom Metal

1104 scales available

7-string

7-string — B-E-A-D-G-B-E

Extended low-range for progressive metal and modern heavy music

Progressive MetalDjentTechnical Death MetalJazz Fusion

1104 scales available

8-string

8-string — F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E

Massive extended range for djent, progressive metal, and experimental composition

DjentProgressive MetalTechnical Death MetalExperimental

1104 scales available

Drop C

6-string — C-G-C-F-A-D

Crushing low-end for modern metalcore and heavy alternative

MetalcorePost-HardcoreNu-MetalHeavy Alternative

0 scales available

Drop B

6-string — B-F#-B-E-G#-C#

Ultra-heavy detuned territory for extreme metal and djent

DeathcoreDjentProgressive MetalExtreme Metal

0 scales available

Open D

6-string — D-A-D-F#-A-D

Rich resonance for slide guitar, folk, and acoustic fingerpicking

FolkBluesSlide GuitarAcoustic

0 scales available

Looking for standard tuning? Visit the Guitar Scales in Standard Tuning.