Neck diagram viewer

A zoomable neck that maps any scale, chord or note in any key and tuning, with note names, degrees, intervals or sargam.

A neck diagram shows a scale or chord the way your hand meets it: as dots on strings and frets. Pick a root and a scale, and every note of that scale lights up across the whole neck, in any key. Switch to chord notes to see where every C, E, G and B of Cmaj7 sits, which is how players find arpeggios and new chord shapes; or show all twelve notes counted from a root.

Label the dots the way you think: note names spelled correctly for the key (B♭ in F major, not A♯), scale degrees (1, ♭3, 5), intervals (R, m3, P5) or sargam (S R G M P D N), or switch the labels off and learn the shapes. The root, third, fifth and seventh each get their own colour, so the chord inside a scale stands out.

Tap a note in the strip above the neck to hide it, for example to see only the 1, 3 and 5 of a scale, or the pentatonic notes inside the major scale. Tap any spot on the neck to hear it and see how it relates to the root, or press Play to hear every note in view, low to high and back.

Zoom with a pinch, Ctrl or ⌘ and the scroll wheel, or the buttons, and choose a fret window from the whole neck down to a single position. Any tuning works, including drop and open tunings, 7-string, bass and ukulele. Save a picture, print a sheet, or print a blank neck for your own diagrams.

How to use it

  1. Pick a root, then Scale, Chord notes or All notes.
  2. Choose the scale or chord from the list.
  3. Pick labels: note names, degrees, intervals or sargam.
  4. Zoom in or choose a fret window to study one position.
  5. Tap notes to hear them, or press Play; save or print it from the menu.

Common questions

How do I see a scale in a different key?

Tap a different root. The whole map moves, and the note names are spelled for the new key.

What do the scale degrees mean?

Numbers count the notes of the scale from the root: 1 is the root, 3 the third, 5 the fifth. A flat (♭3) means one fret lower than in the major scale, a sharp (♯4) one fret higher.

What is sargam?

The Indian names for the notes of a scale: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni. Lowercase letters are komal (flat) notes and M′ is tivra (sharp) Ma.

Can I print a blank fretboard?

Yes. Choose “Blank neck”, pick the frets you want, and use Export to print it or save a picture.

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