ECDFAD Guitar Scales
Each of the below scales consists of 18 frets from the nut of the guitar that is tuned to ECDFAD. Playing along to songs you already know in standard tuning, while in ECDFAD is now possible.
Scales in A
Aeolian
Pure Minor, Geez & Ezel, Asavari Theta, Mela Natabhairavi, Greek Hyperphrygian, Medieval Hypodorian
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Locrian
Half Diminished, Greek Hyperdorian, Greek Mixolydian, Half Diminished, Locrian Minor, Medieval Hypophrygian
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Lydian
Kalyan Theta, Mela Mechakalyani, Fourth Plagal Byzantine, Greek Hypolydian, Kalyan Theta, Yaman
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
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- 18
Major
Ionian, A Raray, Bilaval Theta, Mela Dhirasankarabharana, 4th Plagal Byzantine, Ghana Heptatonic, Greek Lydian, Medieval Hypolydian
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
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- 18
Major Hungarian
Mela Nasikabhusani, Lydian Sharp Two
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Minor Locrian
Locrian Sharp Two, Half Diminished Sharp Two, Locrian Natural Two
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Mixolydian
Mela Harikambhoji, Khamaj Theta, Ching, Greek Hypophrygian, Iastian, Khamaj Theta. Medieval Hypoionian
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Mixolydian Ionian
Arezzo Major Diatonic Hexachord, Devarangini, Raga Kambhoji, Schottish Hexatonic
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Octatonic
Auxiliary Diminished Blues, Composite, Diminished Inv., Diminished Dominant, Half-Whole Step
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Phrygian
Neapolitan Minor Two, Bhairav Theta, Bhairavi Theta, Mela Hanumattodi, Greek Dorian, In, Major Inv., Maqam Kurd, Maqam Shahnaz Kurdi, Mechung, Medieval Hypoaeolian
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- B
- C
- C#
- D
- D#
- E
- F
- F#
- G
- G#
- A
- A#
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
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