Scale [Fr. gamme; Germ. Tonleiter; It. scala]. “Ladder” of rising pitches defined by the intervals that particular scales consist of.

diatonic scales
Lydian Augmented Scale
Blues Scale
C Major Scale
Chords Scales
Chromatic Scale
Major Scale
Minor Scale
Natural Minor Scale
Pentatonic Scale
Scales Finder
Whole-Tone Scale

• The relation of chords to scales - applet that illustrates what scales can be used with what chords.
• scale - Britannica

Being creative with a single scale. Part 1

Learn to improvise with the basic major scale with by the Dutch jazz guitarist Matt Otten. The idea is that to learn a lot of scales and modes is good, but you’ll manage with the major scale, and that you should consentrate on mastering the major scale, and start today to improvise and learn to be creative with that scale.

Learn how to get the most out of one scale, as a first step towards natural improvisation. Don’t ask for tabs, but try for yourself what I am trying to explain, that’s the whole point!

Being creative with a single scale. Part 2

• Matt Otten's homepage