Minor Scales
The Minor Pentatonic Scale
The most commonly used scale in blues, rock, and many other styles. Often the first scale guitarists learn, with good reason. A great place to start.
The Minor Blues Scale
The Blues scale adds a single note--the flat 5--to the Minor Pentatonic scale, making it instantly bluesy and awesome.
The Natural Minor Scale
For heavy rock and metal, the Natural Minor adds a classical vibe. It's also known as the Minor Scale or the Pure Minor Scale
Major Scales
The Major Pentatonic Scale
If the Allman Brothers is your thing, if country, alt-country, rockabilly, or 50's rock get you going, you don't need more cowebll. You need the Major Pentatonic scale.
The Major Blues Scale
Major-key blues? Yep, it's a thing. You take the Major Pentatonic and add the flat 3rd. It opens up a whole world of bluesy, jazzy goodness even in the (normally) brigher major keys.
The Major Scale
The Major Scale is the foundation of Western music. All of the other scales we've seen can be defined as variations of The Major Scale. So, let's get into it.
Updates
07/06/2026
I've added the Major Scale as well as the Major Pentatonic Scale, and the Major Blues Scale.
I've started working through each scale pattern page adding a details about fingering, practice tips, and connections to other scales. Here's an example. At the bottom of each of these pages, I've added the date the page was last edited. Any page without one was last edited in April or May 2026.