8-String Guitar Printable Fretboard Chart With Scale Degrees

Map of all intervals on the fretboard for an 8-string guitar in Standard F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E tuning.

Intervals are given as scale degrees relative to the Major scale. These are the same scale degrees which are often used to write scale formulas and chords which is very handy as you don't need to make any conversion between the formulas and the diagram!

Usage Examples

Here's list of scenarios to give you an idea of how powerful a simple map like this can be!

• Visualize and memorize intervals on the fretboard.
• Find different chord voicings, inversions or shapes.
• Understand scales in different positions across the fretboard.
• Explore new scales and modes.
• Find better and more convenient patterns to play common arpeggios.
• Experiment with colorful modal arpeggios.
• Experiment with different instrument tunings.

The Perks

• Play any scale, any chord from any string and with any root note, provided that you have the degrees formula of the scale or chord in question!
• You don't necessarily need to know the location of notes on the fretboard to explore new scales, modes and experiment with chord voicings.
• Instead of playing notes in isolation, you begin to focus more on the available intervals within the scale or chord, their colors, tensions, how they relate to each other, and what you can do with them.

Features and Benefits of the Chart

• The charts are available in two variations: as 12 frets and as 24 frets.
• Color-coded altered (b2, b3, etc.) and unaltered (1,2,3, etc.) scale degrees create clear visual separation between them.
• On the 24-fret version the arrangement of degrees provides you with ample flexibility to move both left and right from the root, spanning at least 6 frets on each string
• Fret numbers are provided both below and above the diagram, offering additional visual cues to pinpoint your location and navigate the fretboard with even greater ease.

What's Inside

The download package contains 2 PDF versions: a colored and a printer-friendly grayscale which is meant to save your ink/toner while also making sure you can see and read everything clearly.

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