Four Must Learn Major Scale Patterns

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• Practise these patterns slowly with alternating up and down strokes of the plectrum.
• Play them down the fretboard [up the scale] and then play the same notes descending.
• Sound each note evenly and clearly and try to get as good a tone as possible.
• Practising these scales will be invaluable for your all round guitar playing.
• Please check with me during your lesson about suggested fingerings for these scales.
• All these patterns are moveable along the fretboard so you can play other major scales.

C Major

e ----------------------------------------------------------------------5----7----8--------------------

b ------------------------------------------------------5----6----8-----------------------------------

g --------------------------------2----4----5----7-------------------------------------------------

d ---------------2----3----5------------------------------------------------------------------------

a ----3----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A Major

e ----------------------------------------------------------------------2----4----5-------

b -----------------------------------------------------2----3----5-------------------------------

g -------------------------------------1----2----4------------------------------------

d --------------------------2----4---------------------------------------------------------

a ----------2----4----5---------------------------------------------------------------------------

e ----5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G Major

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------2----3-----

b ----------------------------------------------------------------3----5----------------

g ------------------------------------------------2----4----5-----------------

d -------------------------------2----4----5------------------------------------------------

a ---------------2----3----5----------------------------------------------------------------------

e ----3----5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E Major

e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------

b ----------------------------------------------------------------------2----4-----------

g ------------------------------------------------------1----2----4-----------------------

d -------------------------------------1----2----4---------------------------------------

a ---------------------0----2----4--------------------------------------------------------

e ----0----2----4---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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