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Jazz Scale Mapper

A secondary lead sheet for jazz improvisers — map out the tonal centres of a tune by bar, and see each scale on the fretboard colour-coded by scale degree. Cycle positions to learn the same scale in five places on the neck.

1 slot · 2 bars total

  1. #1
    D Dorianminor + ♮6
    Pos 1 / 5 · frets 0–4

Your saved tunes

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Presets

Quick starting points — load one and edit freely.

  • Autumn Leaves (C minor)4/4 · 7 slots
  • So What (modal)4/4 · 3 slots
  • Blue Bossa (C minor)4/4 · 11 slots

Scale-degree colours

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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7

Altered degrees (♭3, ♯4, ♭7, etc.) use the same colour as the corresponding scale-degree number — the colour tells you which degree of the scale, the label tells you whether it's flat, natural, or sharp.