Guitar Scale Dictionary

Welcome to Warlock's Guitar Scales Dictionary! here you will find an enormous list of scales to explore in our free web app that shows you not only scales but tons of chords that each scale contains.

Why learn scales

Learning to play scales on guitar is essential for you to become a well rounded musician / guitarist. Scales open up the fretboard to you so can know what to play. Scales are the foundation on which all chords, and licks / riffs are built. They also improve your over all hand dexterity. It may seem like a daunting task to learn scales and it might even get boring at times. But the end result of truly knowing how to navigate the guitar fretboard is well worth it. It's a valuable skill that no one can ever take away from you.

Which scales should beginner guitar players learn first?

I believe every guitarist should start learning the Major and minor scales first. Then the Pentatonics, Blues, Harmonic minor and Melodic minor scales. My free guitar scale lessons listed below feature guitar TABs and animated Gifs to show you not only how to play scales but also how to memorize them. Check them out!

Beginners guide to learning how to play scales Learn Major and minor scales Learn Pentatonic scales Learning the Blues scale The Harmonic minor scales The Melodic minor scale

List of guitar scales in the dictionary

Each scale key below opens the scale in a new tab where you can view chord and scale relationships as well as lets you hear the chords (on supported devices).