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

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

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

Click anywhere on the tabulature grid to position the cursor.

Double-click to target a single segment. |highlighted segment|

Use fretboard diagram |drawer button| or keyboard to insert characters into the tabulature.

Right click on the tabulature to open the context menu.

Resize bars by holding and dragging yellow bar dividers |divider|.

Click on the dotted areas above and below the tabulature to associate comments with specific tabulature column.

Use:
  • |magic button| to tidy up the tabulature
  • |duplicate| to clone tabulature row
  • |delete| to remove the last bar
  • |add bar| to append a new bar
  • |arrows| to reposition elements

Use the magic button |magic button| to tidy up the tabulature.