Free browser tool

Guitar Scale Finder

Choose a root note and scale to map every matching note across all six guitar strings from the open position through fret 12.

CDEFGAB
EFGABCDE
ABCDEFGA
DEFGABCD
GABCDEFG
BCDEFGAB
EFGABCDE
Fret 0 is the open string; the diagram continues through fret 12.

How to use the guitar scale finder

  1. Select the root note of the scale you want to practise.
  2. Choose a major, natural minor, pentatonic, blues or modal scale pattern.
  3. Find the highlighted root notes first, then use the other scale tones to build runs, riffs and melodies.

The tool works in your browser and does not require an account.