Guitar Scales in Every Key: Notes and Positions

Key	Major	Minor	Harmonic Minor	Major Pentatonic	Minor Pentatonic
C	C major	C minor	C harmonic minor	C major pentatonic	C minor pentatonic
D♭ / C♯	D♭ major	C♯ minor	C♯ harmonic minor	D♭ major pentatonic	C♯ minor pentatonic
D	D major	D minor	D harmonic minor	D major pentatonic	D minor pentatonic
E♭	E♭ major	E♭ minor	E♭ harmonic minor	E♭ major pentatonic	E♭ minor pentatonic
E	E major	E minor	E harmonic minor	E major pentatonic	E minor pentatonic
F	F major	F minor	F harmonic minor	F major pentatonic	F minor pentatonic
F♯	F♯ major	F♯ minor	F♯ harmonic minor	F♯ major pentatonic	F♯ minor pentatonic
G	G major	G minor	G harmonic minor	G major pentatonic	G minor pentatonic
A♭ / G♯	A♭ major	G♯ minor	G♯ harmonic minor	A♭ major pentatonic	G♯ minor pentatonic
A	A major	A minor	A harmonic minor	A major pentatonic	A minor pentatonic
B♭	B♭ major	B♭ minor	B♭ harmonic minor	B♭ major pentatonic	B♭ minor pentatonic
B	B major	B minor	B harmonic minor	B major pentatonic	B minor pentatonic

Which scale to look up

If you're soloing over a song, find its key first, then start with that key's pentatonic: minor pentatonic for minor keys and blues, major pentatonic for bright major-key songs. The full major and natural minor scales add the two notes the pentatonic leaves out. The harmonic minor is for minor keys that use a major V chord.

The pages spell each key the way it's written in music, so the A♯ row shows B♭ major and B♭ minor, and C♯ shows D♭ major alongside C♯ minor.

Learn how scales work

This is the reference. To learn why the shapes are built the way they are, start with the guitar scale lessons, or go straight to a guide: the major scale, the natural minor, the harmonic minor, the pentatonic scale and the major pentatonic.