Five-note per String Four-octave Scale Fingerings

Mode:

Parent Scale:

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R

R

R

R

R

R

R

#2

#2

#2

#2

#2

#2

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

#5

#4

#5

#4

#5

#4

#5

#4

#5

#4

#5

#4

#2

#5

#2

#5

#2

#5

#2

#5

#2

#5

#2

#5

#3

#6

#2

#3

#6

#2

#3

#6

#2

#3

#6

#2

#3

#6

#2

#3

#6

#2

7

7

7

7

7

7

R

#3

R

#3

R

#3

R

#3

R

#3

R

#3

R

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

#5

#5

#5

#5

#5

#5

#6

#2

#5

#6

#2

#5

#6

#2

#5

#6

#2

#5

#6

#2

#5

#6

#2

#5

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#3

#6

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

#2

#2

#2

#2

#2

#2

Church Modes

(Major, minor)

Parent scale:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ionian, Major

Dorian

Phrygian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Aeolian, Minor

L ocrian

1  2  3  4  5  6  7

1  2 b3  4  5  6 b7

1 b2 b3  4  5 b6 b7

1  2  3 #4  5  6  7

1  2  3  4  5  6 b7

1  2 b3  4  5 b6 b7

1 b2 b3  4 b5 b6 b7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

b3

b3

b6

b3

b6

b3

b6

3

6

6

3

6

3

6

4

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

7

#4

7

b5

5

R

4

5

R

4

5

R

4

5

R

5

R

4

5

R

4

R

4

b2

#4

b2

b5

2

5

2

5

5

2

5

2

5

2

5

b3

b3

b6

b2

b3

b6

b3

b6

b2

3

6

2

6

2

3

6

2

3

6

2

2

b7

b3

b7

b3

b7

b7

b3

b7

b3

7

3

7

3

3

R

4

R

4

b7

R

4

b7

R

R

4

b7

R

4

b7

R

4

b7

7

#4

7

b5

5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

b6

b2

b6

b6

b2

b5

6

2

5

6

2

5

5

6

2

5

6

2

5

2

5

b3

b3

b6

b3

b6

b3

b6

3

6

6

3

6

3

6

4

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

Mode:

Harmonic Minor

Parent Scale:

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

Harmonic Minor

Locrian #6, L ocrian Natural 6

Ionian #5, Ionian Augmented

Dorian #4, Dorian #11

Phrygian Dominant

Lydian #2, Lydian #9

Altered Dominant bb7

1  2 b3  4  5 b6  7

1 b2 b3  4 b5  6 b7

1  2  3  4 #5  6  7

1  2 b3 #4  5  6 b7

1 b2  3  4  5 b6 b7

1 #2  3 #4  5  6  7

1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 bb7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

2

2

2

b3

b6

b3

b3

b6

#2

b3

b6

6

3

6

6

3

3

6

b4

bb7

4

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

7

b5

7

#4

#4

7

b5

b4

5

R

4

R

4

R

4

5

R

5

R

4

5

R

R

b2

b5

#5

#4

b2

#4

b2

b5

2

5

2

2

5

5

5

b3

b6

b3

b2

#5

b3

b6

b2

#2

b3

b6

b2

2

6

3

6

2

6

2

3

3

6

bb7

b3

b7

b3

b7

b3

b7

#2

b3

7

7

3

3

7

3

b4

bb7

R

4

R

4

b7

R

4

R

b7

R

4

b7

R

R

7

b5

7

#4

#4

7

b5

5

R

R

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

b6

b2

b5

#5

b6

b2

b6

b2

b5

2

5

6

6

2

6

2

5

5

6

5

b3

b6

b3

#5

b3

b6

#2

b3

b6

6

3

6

6

3

3

6

b4

bb7

4

4

b7

4

b7

4

b7

7

7

#4

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

2

2

2

#2

Mode:

Melodic Minor, Ascending

Parent Scale:

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Melodic minor, jazz minor

Dorian b2, Phrygian #6

Lydian augmented, Lydian #5

Lydian dominant

Mixolydian b6

Semilocrian, Half Diminished

Altered scale, SuperLocrian

1  2 b3  4  5  6  7

1 b2 b3  4  5  6 b7

1  2  3 #4 #5  6  7

1  2  3 #4  5  6 b7

1  2  3  4  5 b6 b7

1  2 b3  4 b5 b6 b7

1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

b3

b3

b6

b3

b6

b3

b6

6

6

3

6

3

6

3

b4

4

4

b7

b7

4

b7

4

b7

b7

7

#4

7

#4

b5

b5

b4

5

R

4

5

R

4

R

5

R

5

R

4

R

4

R

b2

#5

#4

#4

b5

b2

b5

2

5

5

2

2

5

2

5

2

b3

b3

b2

#5

b6

b3

b6

b3

b6

b2

6

2

6

3

6

2

3

6

2

3

2

2

b3

b7

b3

b7

b7

b7

b3

b7

b3

7

7

3

3

3

b4

R

4

R

4

b7

R

R

b7

R

4

b7

R

4

b7

R

b7

7

#4

7

#4

b5

b5

5

R

5

R

R

5

R

5

R

R

R

b2

#5

b6

b6

b5

b6

b2

b5

6

2

5

6

5

6

2

6

2

5

2

5

2

b3

b3

#5

b6

b3

b6

b3

b6

6

6

3

6

3

6

3

b4

4

4

b7

b7

4

b7

4

b7

b7

7

#4

7

#4

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

Mode:

Harmonic Major

Parent Scale:

1 2 3 4 5 b6 7

Ionian b6, Harmonic major

Dorian b5

Phrygian b4

Lydian b3, Melodoc Minor #4

Mixolydian b2

Lydian Augmented #2

Locrian  bb7

1  2  3  4  5 b6  7

1  2 b3  4 b5  6 b7

1 b2 b3 b4  5 b6 b7

1  2 b3 #4  5  6  7

1 b2  3  4  5  6 b7

1 #2  3 #4 #5  6  7

1 b2 b3  4 b5 b6 bb7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

2

2

2

b6

b3

b3

b6

b3

#2

b3

b6

3

6

b4

6

3

6

3

6

bb7

4

4

b7

b7

4

b7

4

7

b5

b4

#4

7

#4

7

b5

5

R

4

R

4

5

R

5

R

5

R

4

R

R

4

b5

b2

#4

b2

#5

#4

b2

b5

2

5

2

5

2

5

5

b6

b3

b3

b6

b2

b3

b2

#2

#5

b3

b6

b2

3

2

6

2

6

2

3

6

3

6

bb7

b7

b3

b7

b3

b3

b7

#2

b3

7

3

b4

7

3

7

3

bb7

R

4

R

4

b7

R

b7

R

R

4

b7

R

R

4

7

b5

#4

7

#4

7

b5

5

R

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

R

b6

b5

b6

b2

b2

#5

b6

b2

b5

2

5

6

2

5

6

2

5

6

5

6

b6

b3

b3

b6

b3

#2

#5

b3

b6

3

6

b4

6

3

6

3

6

bb7

4

4

b7

b7

4

b7

4

7

#4

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

2

2

2

#2

Mode:

Double Harmonic Major, Byzantine, Enigmatic

Parent Scale:

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

Double Harmonic Major

Lydian #2 #6

Ultraphrygian

Hungarian Minor

Oriental, Asian

Ionian Augmented #2

L ocrian bb3 bb7

1 b2  3  4  5 b6  7

1 #2  3 #4  5 #6  7

1 b2 b3 b4  5 b6 bb7

1  2 b3 #4  5 b6  7

1 b2  3  4 b5  6 b7

1 #2  3  4 #5  6  7

1 b2bb3  4 b5 b6 bb7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

b2

2

bb3

b6

#2

b3

b6

b3

b6

#2

b6

3

3

b4

bb7

3

6

3

6

bb7

4

#6

4

b7

4

4

7

#4

7

b4

#4

7

b5

7

b5

5

R

4

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

4

R

4

R

4

b2

#4

b2

#4

b2

b5

#5

b2

b5

5

5

5

2

5

bb3

b6

b2

#2

b3

b6

b2

b3

b6

b2

#2

#5

b6

b2

3

3

bb7

2

3

6

3

6

bb7

bb3

#6

#2

b3

b3

b7

#2

7

3

7

3

b4

bb7

7

3

7

3

bb7

R

4

R

R

R

R

4

b7

R

4

R

4

7

#4

7

#4

7

b5

7

b5

5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

R

R

b6

b2

b6

b2

b6

b2

b5

#5

b6

b2

b5

5

5

5

2

5

6

6

bb3

b6

#6

#2

b3

b6

b3

b6

#2

#5

b6

3

3

b4

bb7

3

6

3

6

bb7

4

#6

4

b7

4

4

7

#4

7

#4

7

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

b2

2

#2

#2

Mode:

Neopolitan

Parent Scale:

1 b2 b3  4  5  6  7

Neopolitan

Leading Whole Tone

Aeroptian

Lydian Minor

Arabian, Major Locrian

Storian

Leading Whole Tone Inverse

1 b2 b3  4  5  6  7

1  2  3 #4 #5 #6  7

1  2  3 #4 #5  6 b7

1  2  3 #4  5 b6 b7

1  2  3  4 b5 b6 b7

1  2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7

1 b2bb3 b4 b5 b6 b7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

bb3

b3

b6

b6

b3

b6

b6

6

3

3

6

3

3

b4

b4

4

#6

b7

b7

4

b7

b7

b7

7

#4

7

#4

#4

b5

b5

b4

b5

b4

5

R

4

R

R

5

R

R

4

R

R

b2

#5

#4

#5

#4

#4

b5

b5

b2

b5

5

2

2

2

5

2

2

bb3

b3

b2

#5

#5

b6

b6

b3

b6

b6

b2

6

3

2

3

6

2

3

2

3

2

2

bb3

b3

#6

b7

b7

b7

b7

b3

b7

7

7

3

3

3

3

b4

b4

R

4

R

R

b7

R

b7

R

4

b7

R

b7

R

b7

7

#4

7

#4

#4

b5

b5

b5

5

R

R

R

5

R

R

R

R

b2

#5

#5

b6

b6

b5

b6

b5

b6

b2

b5

6

5

2

6

2

2

5

2

2

bb3

b3

#6

#5

#5

b6

b6

b3

b6

b6

6

3

3

6

3

3

b4

b4

4

#6

b7

b7

4

b7

b7

b7

7

#4

7

#4

#4

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

2

2

2

2

2

Mode:

Persian

Parent Scale:

1 b2  3  4 b5 b6  7

Persian

Mela Calanata

Chromatic Phrygian Inverse

Todi That

Chromatic Mixolydian Inverse

Chromatic Hypodorian Inverse

Chromatic Hypophrygian Inverse

1 b2  3  4 b5 b6  7

1 #2  3  4  5 #6  7

1 b2bb3 b4  5 b6bb7

1 b2 b3 #4  5 b6  7

1  2 #3 #4  5 #6  7

1 #2  3  4 #5  6 b7

1 b2bb3  4 b5bb6bb7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

b2

bb3

2

bb3

bb6

b6

#2

b6

b3

b6

#2

3

3

b4

bb7

3

6

bb7

4

4

#6

#3

#6

4

b7

4

b5

7

7

b4

#4

7

#4

7

b5

R

4

5

R

4

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

4

R

4

b2

b5

b2

b2

#4

#4

#5

b2

b5

5

bb3

5

5

2

5

bb3

bb6

b6

b2

#2

b6

b2

b3

b6

b2

#2

#5

b2

3

3

bb7

bb3

2

3

6

bb7

bb3

#6

#2

b3

#3

#6

b7

#2

7

3

7

3

b4

bb7

7

7

3

bb7

R

4

R

4

R

R

R

#3

R

4

b7

R

4

b5

7

7

#4

7

#4

7

b5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

5

R

R

bb6

R

b6

b2

b5

b6

b2

b6

b2

#5

b2

b5

5

bb3

5

5

2

5

6

bb3

bb6

b6

#6

#2

b6

b3

b6

#6

#2

#5

3

3

b4

bb7

3

6

bb7

4

4

#6

#3

#6

4

b7

4

7

7

#4

7

#4

7

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

b2

b2

b2

b2

2

#2

#2

Specialty Scales

Whole tone, Augmented

Octatonic Whole Half

Octatonic Half Whole

1  2  3  #4  #5  #6

1  2 b3  4 b5 b6 6 7

1 b2 b3 b4 b5 5  6 b7

R

R

R

b2

2

2

5

b3

b6

b3

3

6

b4

6

#6

4

b3

b7

b3

#4

b5

7

b5

b4

R

R

4

R

b7

#5

b5

7

b2

b5

2

2

R

5

R

#5

b6

b5

b2

b5

3

6

2

6

5

#6

b3

b6

b3

b2

#4

6

2

b4

6

R

4

b3

b7

b3

#4

7

b4

2

R

4

R

#5

b5

b5

3

5

#6

b6

3

R

#4

2

#5

2

<-- past the 24th fret

#6

3

R

#4

#5

#6