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E major scale
Tabbed out below is the scale of E major played across all 6 strings starting on the 6 E string. The arrangement of notes in all major scales is exactly the same. For example, E major contains the following notes: E F# G# A B C# D# E Major Scales always have the following arrangement of notes: tone tone semi-tone tone tone tone semi-tone So, E - F# is a tone F# - G# is a tone G# - A is a semi-tone A - B is a tone and so on... Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...! |
E major scale - ascending - 2 octaves
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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
2B ------------------------------------------------------------------2----4-------
3G --------------------------------------------------1----2----4-----------------
4D ----------------------------------1----2----4----------------------------------
5A -------------------0----2----4-------------------------------------------------
6E ---0----2----4-----------------------------------------------------------------
LHF=_______2____4________2____4___1____2____4____1___2____4____2____4_______
2B ------------------------------------------------------------------2----4-------
3G --------------------------------------------------1----2----4-----------------
4D ----------------------------------1----2----4----------------------------------
5A -------------------0----2----4-------------------------------------------------
6E ---0----2----4-----------------------------------------------------------------
LHF=_______2____4________2____4___1____2____4____1___2____4____2____4_______
E major scale - descending - 2 octaves
1E ----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2B ---------4----2-----------------------------------------------------------------
3G --------------------4----2----1-------------------------------------------------
4D ------------------------------------4----2----1--------------------------------
5A -----------------------------------------------------4----2----0-----------------
6E ---------------------------------------------------------------------4----2----0------
LHF=________4____2___4_____2____1___4____2____1____4____2________4____2_______
Practising these scales will really help your all round guitar playing technique.
Play slowly and let each note ring (sustain) and sound clearly.