A Major Scale — Guitar
A major scale (Ionian) on guitar: notes A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# — free scale chart, no sign-up. The reference scale of Western music — every mode, key signature, and most chord theory is measured against this seven-note major pattern.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (5), fret 2 F# (6), fret 4 G# (7), fret 5 A (root), fret 7 B (2), fret 9 C# (3), fret 10 D (4), fret 12 E (5), fret 14 F# (6), fret 16 G# (7), fret 17 A (root), fret 19 B (2), fret 21 C# (3), fret 22 D (4), fret 24 E (5).
- A string: fret 0 A (root), fret 2 B (2), fret 4 C# (3), fret 5 D (4), fret 7 E (5), fret 9 F# (6), fret 11 G# (7), fret 12 A (root), fret 14 B (2), fret 16 C# (3), fret 17 D (4), fret 19 E (5), fret 21 F# (6), fret 23 G# (7), fret 24 A (root).
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 4 F# (6), fret 6 G# (7), fret 7 A (root), fret 9 B (2), fret 11 C# (3), fret 12 D (4), fret 14 E (5), fret 16 F# (6), fret 18 G# (7), fret 19 A (root), fret 21 B (2), fret 23 C# (3), fret 24 D (4).
- G string: fret 1 G# (7), fret 2 A (root), fret 4 B (2), fret 6 C# (3), fret 7 D (4), fret 9 E (5), fret 11 F# (6), fret 13 G# (7), fret 14 A (root), fret 16 B (2), fret 18 C# (3), fret 19 D (4), fret 21 E (5), fret 23 F# (6).
- B string: fret 0 B (2), fret 2 C# (3), fret 3 D (4), fret 5 E (5), fret 7 F# (6), fret 9 G# (7), fret 10 A (root), fret 12 B (2), fret 14 C# (3), fret 15 D (4), fret 17 E (5), fret 19 F# (6), fret 21 G# (7), fret 22 A (root), fret 24 B (2).
- e string: fret 0 E (5), fret 2 F# (6), fret 4 G# (7), fret 5 A (root), fret 7 B (2), fret 9 C# (3), fret 10 D (4), fret 12 E (5), fret 14 F# (6), fret 16 G# (7), fret 17 A (root), fret 19 B (2), fret 21 C# (3), fret 22 D (4), fret 24 E (5).
Notes in the A major scale
The A major scale — also called the A Ionian mode — contains 7 notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | C# |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | E |
| 6 | F# |
| 7 | G# |
A major (ionian) on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.