Guitar Scale Chart, Letter Size, Free Printable PDF
Six steel strings span a longer scale length than ukulele, so guitar scale diagrams stretch farther across the fretboard. This landscape sheet prints C major from the open nut through fret 12 with note names in each dot and root tones emphasized for private lessons and band handouts.
Chart guide and related links
Capo and transposition lessons start here: students see how the same major shape moves when the root changes. Ukulele clubs should use the ukulele scale chart instead; GCEA tuning and reentrant high G are labeled there, not on this neck.
Choose scale type, root key, open or box crop, and diagram color in the controls below. Print at 100 percent with scaling off so fret spacing matches a real guitar.
Related charts: circle of fifths printable chart, and CAGED system guitar chart.
Store a copy in the guitar case or tape it to a music stand during scale warm-ups. When students move to pentatonic solos, switch scale type in the controls and reprint without hunting for a new download link.
What you need at the guitar stand
- A basic home inkjet or laser printer: print at 100%, scaling off (opens in new tab)
- Letter-size copy paper (32 lb) for crisp lines and margins (opens in new tab)
- Black ink or toner cartridges matched to your printer (opens in new tab)
- Guitar picks in a few thicknesses for chord charts and scales (opens in new tab)
- A capo to match chart keys without retuning every song (opens in new tab)
- A clip-on tuner that stays on the headstock while you practice (opens in new tab)
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