Neck Knowledge Scale Reference

Neck Knowledge is a scale reference for guitar and bass. Choose an instrument, tuning, scale and root note, and the app shows the scale on a vertical neck as note names, intervals, fingerings or dots. INSTRUMENTS AND TUNINGS • 4-string and 5-string bass, 6-string and 7-string guitar • Preset tunings, including Standard, Drop D, Double Drop D, DADGAD, Open G, Open D, Open E, half-step down, whole-step down and Drop A • Custom tunings you can create and save • Capo (frets 1 to 12) and a left-handed neck SCALES 39 scales, each available on 17 root notes (C, C♯, D♭, D, D♯, E♭, E, F, F♯, G♭, G, G♯, A♭, A, A♯, B♭, B): • Major and harmonic major • Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian • Natural, harmonic and melodic minor • Modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor • Major and minor pentatonic, blues and major blues • Bebop dominant, major and minor • Whole tone and both diminished scales • Hungarian minor, Arabic, Persian, Neapolitan minor, Hirajoshi and Egyptian Note names are spelled from the root and the scale's formula. PATTERNS • View all positions at once or one position at a time • Pattern types: 2 notes per string, 3 notes per string, box shapes, and an Extended route along the neck (the types offered depend on the scale) • Suggested fingering for each position USER PATTERNS Alter a pattern note by note: move a note to another string, choose the finger for it, and save the result. Saved patterns can be used with any root and capo position. SCALE INFORMATION For each scale: a short description, its formula, steps, notes and tonic chord, plus related scales. Tap a related scale to switch to it. NECK-ONLY VIEW In portrait, one button hides the selectors so more of the neck fits on screen. PDF EXPORT • Scale sheet: one page with the full neck and each position, to print or share • Scale Reference Book: all 39 scales for the chosen root, instrument and tuning, with a title page, contents and a notes page PHONES AND TABLETS Portrait on phones. On tablets in landscape, the controls and the neck sit side by side. PRIVACY No ads, no account and no data collection. The app works offline, and settings and saved patterns are stored only on your device. Made by Momentum Creative Technology Inc.