Chromatic Scale on guitar
The chromatic scale holds all twelve notes, every fret on the neck, one half step apart.
| Notes in A | A Bb B C C# D Eb E F F# G G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 b6 6 b7 7 |
| Steps | H H H H H H H H H H H H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 12 |
| Style in the app | Special, scale "Chromatic (All notes)" |
Play A Chromatic Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Chromatic Scale
The chromatic scale has every note: twelve half steps to the octave. On guitar it is every fret.
It is the base for finger exercises such as 1 2 3 4 on each string. It also shows where every note sits on the neck.
In the app it is the setting to use when you want every note on the neck.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 | Bb |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| b5 | Tritone | 6 | Eb |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | 8 | F |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Chromatic Scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B | Open |
| C# | C# D D# E E# F# G G# A A# B B# | Open |
| D | D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb Fb F Gb G Ab A Bb Cb C Db D | Open |
| E | E F F# G G# A Bb B C C# D D# | Open |
| F | F Gb G Ab A Bb Cb C Db D Eb E | Open |
| F# | F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E E# | Open |
| G | G Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb E F F# | Open |
| G# | G# A A# B B# C# D D# E E# F# G | Open |
| A | A Bb B C C# D Eb E F F# G G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb Cb C Db D Eb Fb F Gb G Ab A | Open |
| B | B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# | Open |
More Special scales
- Whole Tone Scale
- Leading Whole Tone
- Diminished (Whole Half)
- Diminished (Half Whole)
- Diminished Whole Tone
- Octatonic Scale
- Augmented Scale
- Enigmatic Scale
- Nine Tone Scale
- Overtone (Lydian Dominant)
- Six Tone Symmetrical
- Altered Scale (Super Locrian)
- Lydian Diminished
- Lydian #2
- Locrian #2 (Half Diminished)
- Locrian Natural 6
- Ultralocrian
- Ionian #5