In the introductory Major Scale lesson, we learned the basic intervals that build the scale and some basic patterns on the guitar fretboard. These patterns are fine for getting to know the scale, but eventually you'll want to free up your soloing and play the Major Scale across the entire fretboard.
The easiest way to do this is by building patterns on each degree of the scale in question. In this case, the Major Scale, that's seven degrees, with 1 being its root or 1st degree, right up to the 7th degree.
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C Major Scale Backing Tracks
So where do we start? The most practical first step is to make sure you've learned both the core interval sequence of the Major Scale and the box patterns from the first part. You'll soon see why this is helpful by connecting these same patterns within the large pattern we're about to learn (it's all about identifying the root strings/positions).
As mentioned before, the Major Scale's degrees are relative to its root (1) note. The position of the root note defines the key you're playing the scale in.
For this example, we're going to map out the Major Scale's degrees based on an F♯ root note. Therefore, we'll be playing the F♯ Major Scale. But keep in mind that this large pattern we're about to build is movable and relative to your chosen root. More on that later!
How To I Read This? C Major Scale
Now, we've already established that the root note is the 1st degree of the scale, and from this degree we can build its first position pattern (one of the patterns we learned in the first part)...
Side note: Try and memorise the root positions (in red) in each of these box patterns. It’ll help you to keep your bearings as you play through them.
Fifth position. Notice how the 5th string root in this position marks the beginning of the 5th string boxed pattern we learned in the initial lesson...
How To Play G Major
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What we've done here is start a new box pattern at each degree of the F♯ Major Scale, creating one large pattern across the neck...
For example, start by connecting the 1st and 2nd positions. Then the 2nd and 3rd. Then 3rd and 4th etc. until you reach the 1st position again.
Major Scale Exercise
Try challenging yourself to land on different tones within the pattern. For example, you could move from root to root throughout the connected sequence. This is great for building your spatial awareness of related notes.
When the root note changes, the entire pattern moves with it. The important thing is you can gauge the position of these root notes from the individual position patterns you learned. So spend time learning each position pattern by heart before you attempt to link them together.
Also, as well as linking the Major Scale positions together into one large pattern like above, try creating your own larger patterns by linking two or more positions together (for example, three-notes-per-string). This will allow you to use runs and other scale techniques in more economical spaces on the fretboard, especially at higher frets. More help with that in the next part.
Major Scale Guitar Lesson
1) They help you see convenient chord shapes that can be built around the scale you're playing (since chords essentially use the same intervals). We looked at this in part one, pulling related chord shapes out of the scale patterns.
2) They allow you to create scale runs in a confined area which is useful for quick legato playing and arpeggios (more on these in their own lessons).
3) At first, they help you break down the large scale pattern into bite sized chunks. You can move between the boxes and keep your bearings (since you now know each scale degree's box pattern and where it lies in relation to the next/last!)
Major Scale Aka Ionian Mode
However, when soloing, you'll eventually want to have the option to play across larger fretboard areas. This is about smooth, fluid movements right across the fretboard and wider interval movements across each string. Sliding is one way to utilise these wider movements, but also regular picking higher up the fretboard where the fret spaces are narrower (e.g. you may be able to span 8 frets between your index and pinky finger rather than just 4 or 5).
To help connect these boxes in your mind, we need to work on the interval relationships of the scale in various positions on the fretboard. We touched on this in the major scale lesson, but now we know the scale across a much larger area, these interval relationships can now be visualised across the entire fretboard.
Let's look at some examples, going back to that large F♯ Major Scale pattern. Don't worry, you won't have to do this for every scale you learn since many scales share the same core intervals...
Major Scale Positions
We can see the root is a semitone (1 fret) above the 7th. Therefore, you'll know wherever the root appears, the 7th will be right behind it. Together these make up a major 7th (maj7) chord/arpeggio...
So, you get the idea - explore different degree/interval relationships across the wide scale patterns and relate them to the positions from earlier - this allows you to effectively connect the boxes.
For example, you could play a wide run, ending up inside the 6th position box where you could then play around just in that box pattern for a few bars. This gives your soloing a dynamic edge, because both styles of playing - boxed and wide movements - produce different sounds, even though you're still playing the same scale!
Learn The Major Scale On Guitar
If you want to learn how to use these patterns to unlock more scales, and learn how they connect to related chords, take a look at my Ultimate Roadmap book. Basic music theory is based around what is called the “Major Scale”. You may remember singing it with “The Sound Of Music” in grammar school, “Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do”. As I said earlier there are twelve notes on the guitar. With the Major scale we are only using seven notes. What I am concentrating on with this lesson is the Major scale in five positions on the neck of the guitar. For this lesson we will play in the key of G. By learning G Major in five positions you will basically know ALL the notes in the key of G Major on the neck of the guitar. The great thing about the guitar vs some other instruments (piano or wind instruments) is that once you learn to play the major scale or any other scale in one key (key being the note you start on) you can play it in any key just by sliding your hand up or down the neck of the guitar. When playing some instruments the fingering is different for different keys. So basically learn one key on the guitar and you automatically know how to play in all other keys.
To me improvisation (Creating music on the spot as you play) is the most fun part of playing music. Most people think it is much more difficult than it really is. To improvise on an advanced level does take years of practice and self discipline. But, anyone can improvise at a basic level on day one just by playing the major scale in one position. Once you learn the Major scale in the five positions your ability to improvise will increase noticeably. You just play the notes you know are in key and you will always be tonally correct. In my opinion the sooner you start to improvise the more your confidence builds as a player and then better you’ll be in the long run.
Learn even one of these positions, go to youtube and search Backing Track in G Major and you will find plenty of instrumental play along tracks that are designed to practice improvising over.Welcome to video three of the Lead Guitar Quick-Start Series. In this lesson we cover the major scale, which is the foundation for the other scales and chords you’ll learn as a guitarist. We’ll go over the mechanics and memorization of the major scale, and you’ll start to practice this scale shape with a jam track.
How To Play C Major
Before we start learning the major scale, let’s look at how to read a scale diagram. Scale diagrams have six vertical lines, and the line on the very left represents the low E string and the line on the right represents the high E string. The horizontal lines of the diagram represent the frets.
You’ll see that the scale diagram has many dots on it, and some dots are filled in while the rest are not. The dots that are filled in are the root notes for the scale you’re playing. Since the scale we are learning now is the G major scale, these root notes are all G notes. The circles that are not
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