Guitar Scale Finder

How to use

1. 1Pick a root note. Both sharp and flat spellings (C#, Db) are available so any search matches.
2. 2Pick a scale. Major and minor, the five common modes, pentatonic and blues, harmonic and melodic minor, plus whole tone, diminished, and chromatic are included.
3. 3Pick a tuning. Standard, drop D, drop C, open D, open G, DADGAD, half and whole step down, 7-string, and bass standard are supported.
4. 4Read the fretboard. Pink dots are the root, blue dots are scale tones. Toggle to show scale degrees or note names on the dots.
5. 5Switch to Highlight root notes only when you want to memorize the root positions across strings.
6. 6Click Play scale preview to hear a one-octave arpeggio of the selected scale through your speakers.
7. 7Copy the notes, intervals, or full summary with one click to take into a practice notebook or tab.

About this tool

Guitar Scale Finder shows every note in any scale, anywhere on the fretboard. Pick a root note, a scale (major, natural minor, pentatonic, blues, the seven modes, harmonic minor, melodic minor, Phrygian dominant, whole tone, diminished, or chromatic), and a tuning (standard, drop D, drop C, DADGAD, open D, open G, half step down, full step down, 7-string, or bass), and the SVG fretboard highlights every scale tone with its scale degree or note name. Root notes are color-coded so you can see the home base across all strings at a glance. Toggle between note names and scale degrees, hide everything except roots when you want to map shapes, and tap Play scale preview to hear a one-octave Web Audio arpeggio of the scale. The notes, intervals, and scale degrees are also shown as plain text with copy buttons so you can paste a scale summary into lesson notes, a tab editor, or a practice journal. All music theory data is built locally from interval patterns. No notes or settings leave your browser.

Free to use. Works in your browser. No signup, no login.