Chromatic Scale on guitar

The chromatic scale holds all twelve notes, every fret on the neck, one half step apart.

Notes in AA Bb B C C# D Eb E F F# G G#
Formula1 b2 2 b3 3 4 b5 5 b6 6 b7 7
StepsH H H H H H H H H H H H (W whole step, H half step)
Note count12
Style in the appSpecial, scale "Chromatic (All notes)"
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A Chromatic Scale on the first 15 frets in standard tuning, thin e string on top. Highlighted circles mark the root, A.

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

DegreeIntervalSemitonesIn A
1Root0A
b2Minor 2nd1Bb
2Major 2nd2B
b3Minor 3rd3C
3Major 3rd4C#
4Perfect 4th5D
b5Tritone6Eb
5Perfect 5th7E
b6Minor 6th8F
6Major 6th9F#
b7Minor 7th10G
7Major 7th11G#

Chromatic Scale in every key

KeyNotesPlay it
CC Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb BOpen
C#C# D D# E E# F# G G# A A# B B#Open
DD Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C C#Open
EbEb Fb F Gb G Ab A Bb Cb C Db DOpen
EE F F# G G# A Bb B C C# D D#Open
FF Gb G Ab A Bb Cb C Db D Eb EOpen
F#F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E E#Open
GG Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb E F F#Open
G#G# A A# B B# C# D D# E E# F# GOpen
AA Bb B C C# D Eb E F F# G G#Open
BbBb Cb C Db D Eb Fb F Gb G Ab AOpen
BB C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A#Open

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