Musical Scales

Visualize any musical scales on the guitar, ukulele or bass fretboard. Select the instrument and tuning, then choose the tonic and scale type to see the scale notes and chords. Toggle chords and chord extension to see them mapped on the fretboard. Click any sound on the fretboard to highlight it in the table. Easily print fretboard diagrams.

InstrumentTuning
ScaleKey

C Major Scale

The C Major scale consists of the following sounds: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. The intervals present in the scale are: unison, major second, major third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, major sixth, major seventh. In terms of semitone steps, the scale is built using the following sequence: root, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step.

C Major scale sounds, intervals and semitone steps sequence
Scale information
Scale sounds C D E F G A B
Scale intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Steps R W W H W W W

C Major Scale Harmonization

Diatonic and seventh chords of in the C Major scale
Chords in scale
Diatonic chords
Function nameTonicSupertonicMediantSubdominantDominantSubmediantLeading Tone / Subtonic
Diatonic sounds
C
E
G
D
F
A
E
G
B
F
A
C
G
B
D
A
C
E
B
D
F
Diatonic intervals
1
3
5
1
♭3
5
1
♭3
5
1
3
5
1
3
5
1
♭3
5
1
♭3
♭5
Chord extension
7th chords in scale
7th chords
7th sound
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
7th interval
7
♭7
♭7
7
♭7
♭7
♭7
Instructions

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