All About Scales
Learn major and pentatonic scale positions on guitar
All About Scales is a guitar scales course taught by Steve Stine, GuitarZoom's Master Instructor. You learn to see the fretboard as one connected shape, then play the major (diatonic) scale in all seven positions and the minor pentatonic scale in all five. Along the way you learn about root notes, relative minor and relative major pentatonic, and try the scales over short jams. The course has 21 video lessons, about 45 minutes in total, and an 11-page PDF book.
What All About Scales is about
Steve breaks every skill into simple steps you can follow. In these videos, he opens with a jam, then shows you how to see the fretboard as one connected piece.
Course intro: Intro Jam · 1:08
Free preview lesson: Visualizing the Fretboard as One Element · 4:40
Is All About Scales right for you?
- Players who want to start soloing. You learn the major scale and the minor pentatonic scale across the neck.
- Players who know one scale box. You learn seven major scale positions and five minor pentatonic positions.
- Players confused by major and minor. Lessons on root notes and relative minor show how the two connect.
Skills you'll walk away with
- See the fretboard as one connected element
- Play the major (diatonic) scale in seven positions
- Find the root note and the relative minor
- Compare the sound of major and minor
- Play the minor pentatonic scale in five positions
- Use the relative major pentatonic
- Hear the scales in short G major and E minor jams
What the course covers
The full lesson list is below.
Major and Pentatonic Scales Across the Fretboard
Seeing the fretboard as one element, the diatonic scale in seven positions, root notes and relative minor, G major and E minor jams, the minor pentatonic scale in five positions and the relative major pentatonic.
Learn at your own pace
Clear video lessons
Every move is shown up close. Pause, rewind and repeat each lesson as often as you need.
Practice materials
Includes 11-page PDF book. Use them to practice what you learn in each lesson.
Yours for life
Pay once and come back any time, on your computer, tablet or phone. No subscription.
Steve Stine
Steve has taught guitar for more than 30 years and has helped millions of players in over 100 countries. He has a Music Education degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and taught guitar at North Dakota State University. He's known for breaking hard things into simple steps you can follow. Read Steve's full story
What students say about Steve's teaching
Excellent · 4.8 out of 5 on TrustpilotRead our reviews"Steve does it in a nice, concise way, not too fast, not too slow."
David T.United States
"The content and the video quality are both extremely awesome."
Daryll O.India
"I find that I'm playing faster and with great confidence."
Paul C.Canada
"I love the way that Steve explained things and shows how to become better."
Hans-Joachim G.Germany
"It made a difference, it was worth the money. Thank you."
Kevin W.United States
"This is absolutely one of the best classes I've ever taken."
Steve D.United States
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Where to go after All About Scales
Guitar Solos
A step-by-step soloing course: lead techniques, phrasing, pentatonic scales, chord chasing, arpeggios and blues soloing.
Fretboard Freedom
Learn pentatonic, blues, major and minor scales and modes position by position in C, then use them creatively in solos.
Unlocking the CAGED System
Two lessons on how the CAGED system connects chord shapes across the fretboard and how to solo by following the melody.
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