Find every root
Start with the highlighted roots. They anchor the shape and make it easier to move the scale into another key.
JamLab / Tool 02
Scale Explorer
Map practical guitar and bass scales across the neck.
Pick a key, follow the roots and intervals, narrow the neck to one position, and hear where each note sits. No account, downloads, or microphone required.
Interactive fretboard
A minor pentatonic on guitar
Formula
1 - flat 3 - 4 - 5 - flat 7
A practical five-note shape for riffs, fills, solos, and improvisation.
ACDEG
A minor pentatonic is ready on guitar.
A minor pentatonic
Notes: A, C, D, E, and G. The common fifth-position shape spans frets 5 through 8. Enable JavaScript through the local server to explore the complete interactive fretboard.
Root
Scale note
Focused position
Tap any labeled note to hear it
Practice path
See the neck, then make the position musical.
Narrow the neck
Use the five-fret focus to turn the full map into one practical position without hiding the rest of the instrument.
Hear the intervals
Switch from note names to intervals, then tap notes to connect the pattern with its sound.