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Major scale guitar TAB, patterns, fretboard diagrams & notation. Learn how to play major scales on guitar in every key. Easy to read moveable scale shapes.
The major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of 7 notes and and octave note. You build it by following a formula of half/whole step intervals (W-W-H-W-W-W-H). Since so many other musical concepts and theory are derived from it, the major scale is the most important scale for a guitarist to know.
Steps - The position of each note on the major scale. The intervals between notes are indicated by the letters W and H. W - full step (tone), H - semitone (semitone). Find guitar scales.
Guitar scales presented with diagrams for the Major Scale. Fingerboard scale diagrams with natural and enharmonic root notes in the order C, C# / Db, D, D# / Eb, E, F, F# / Gb, G, G# /Ab, A, A# / Bb, B. Notes are displayed with blue color with the root notes indicated by darker color.
Here’s a chart of the 12 Major scales with each scale’s notes: Because Major scales are so important, we actually use them as a reference point, when discussing other scales. For example, let’s look at the natural minor scale.
14 lut 2011 · The Major scale is arguably the most important scale in all of music. It's the master scale, used to form chords and other scales. Check out the following guide, including tabs, notation, diagrams and theory.
Major Scale Positions - Play Across The Entire Neck. In the introductory Major Scale lesson, we learned the basic intervals that build the scale and some basic patterns on the guitar fretboard.