Learning Guitar Scales

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One of the basics of learning guitar scales are whole steps (whole tone sometimes) and half steps (semitone).

A half step is equal to one fret; so if you want to move a half step up from A (the fifth fret of lower E in standard tuning) you'll get A# (the sixth fret).

A whole step is equal to two frets; so if you want to move a whole step up from A (the fifth fret of lower E in standard tuning) you'll get B (the seventh fret).

Whole and half steps are the major key in learning guitar scales, because the first thing to do when learning guitar scales is memorizing the whole steps and half steps to make it super easy for you to learn a scale.