Scale Reference Library
Every scale, every key.
10 scale types across all 12 keys — 120 pages, each with a diagram, a note-by-note breakdown, and a practice plan. Pick a scale type below, or a key, or just start with whichever one you're working on right now.
Minor Pentatonic
The first lead scale — five notes, no wrong turns.
Major Pentatonic
Five notes of pure sunshine — country, gospel, and southern rock live here.
Blues
The minor pentatonic plus one drop of poison — the note that makes it blues.
Major
Do-re-mi — the measuring stick every other scale is compared against.
Natural Minor
The serious one — where sad songs and epic choruses come from.
Dorian
Minor with a glimmer of hope — the coolest of the minor sounds.
Mixolydian
The major scale with its tie loosened — the sound of classic rock and jam bands.
Harmonic Minor
Minor with a raised seventh — instant drama, a hint of the exotic.
Phrygian
The dark one — Spanish fire and metal menace from a single half step.
Lydian
Major, but floating — the dreamiest sound in the book.
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