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A major scale
 Tabbed out below is the scale of A major played from the 5th open string (A).
The arrangement of notes in all major scales is exactly the same.
For example, A major contains the following notes:

A     B     C#     D     E     F#     G#     A

  Major Scales always have the following arrangement of notes:

tone     tone     semi-tone     tone     tone     tone     semi-tone

So,  
A   -   B  is a tone
 B   -   C#  is a tone
 C#   -   D  is a semi-tone
and so on...

Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...!




A major scale  -   ascending
Play slowly through the scale using downstrokes at first.
As your left hand fingering becomes more confident, start to use alternate strokes - downstroke / upstroke.
L.H.F   =   left hand fingering


1E   ---------------------------------------------------
2B   ---------------------------------------------------
3G   ------------------------------------1----2--------
4D   --------------------0----2----4-------------------
5A   ----0----2----4-----------------------------------
6E   ----------------------------------------------------
LHF= ________2____4________2____4____1____2_______


A major scale   -   descending


1E   ---------------------------------------------------
2B   ---------------------------------------------------
3G   ----2----1----------------------------------------
4D   ---------------4----2----0------------------------
5A   -------------------------------4----2----0--------
6E   ----------------------------------------------------
LHF=____2____1___4____2________4____2__________



Practising these scales will really help your all round guitar playing technique.
They will also help with composing your own tunes,  improvising solos & working out songs.
Play slowly and let each note ring (sustain) and sound clearly.

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