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 — E-B-G-D-A-D
Heavy riffs and power chords with a deeper low end
1104 scales available
DADGAD
6-string — D-A-G-D-A-D
Celtic folk and acoustic songwriting in an open Dsus4 suspension
1104 scales available
Open G
6-string — D-B-G-D-G-D
Slide guitar blues and rolling acoustic fingerpicking
1104 scales available
Baritone (B Standard)
6-string — B-F#-D-A-E-B
Beefy tone with serious low-end depth — perfect for moody songwriting
1104 scales available
7-string
7-string — E-B-G-D-A-E-B
Extended low-range for progressive metal and modern heavy music
1104 scales available
8-string
8-string — E-B-G-D-A-E-B-F#
Massive extended range for djent, progressive metal, and experimental composition
1104 scales available
Drop C
6-string — D-A-F-C-G-C
Crushing low-end for modern metalcore and heavy alternative
1104 scales available
Drop B
6-string — C#-G#-E-B-F#-B
Ultra-heavy detuned territory for extreme metal and djent
1104 scales available
Open D
6-string — D-A-F#-D-A-D
Rich resonance for slide guitar, folk, and acoustic fingerpicking
1104 scales available
Half Step Down
6-string — Eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb
The classic half-step-down sound of Hendrix, SRV, and Slash
1104 scales available
Open E
6-string — E-B-G#-E-B-E
Bright, cutting slide guitar tone for electric blues and Southern rock
1104 scales available
Open A
6-string — E-C#-A-E-A-E
Slide guitar in A — bright and powerful open major tuning
1104 scales available
Double Drop D
6-string — D-B-G-D-A-D
Rich D-string resonance for folk-rock and acoustic songwriting
1104 scales available
Open C
6-string — E-C-G-C-G-C
Massive sonic range for cinematic fingerstyle and heavy progressive music
1104 scales available
Looking for standard tuning? Visit the Guitar Scales in Standard Tuning.