Pentatonic scales have found their home in the hearts of jazz, blues, and. As a selftaught beginner of the guitar i ordered this book, hopefully, to learn more about scales. The major scale should be one of the first scales that you learn. The c major scale is a good place to start when you are learning to play guitar. C major scales for classical guitar from my ebook see info below. The strings from the bottom on the neck diagrams to the top are the low e string, then a, d, g, b and then the high e string at the top. Heres a demo of quarter notes through a c major scale. The mixolydian scale a major scale with a flatted 7th note. One cigar box styles vary one set of strings 3string cigar box guitar pack, acoustic medium. C major guitar scale large guitar maps free mp3 backing tracks. When a scale is called a mode, its in reference to its parent scale. In other words, play d major over d, c major over c, and g major over g. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. One of the first soloing concepts you encounter when learning how to play guitar is the major scale.
The major scale, for example, has seven notes, which can be represented by the numbers 1. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. The melodic minor scale is closely related to the major scale with its natural 6 and 7. This tutorial explains the concept theory of the c major scale and how to apply it practice to the guitar. This scale is used to solo over major family chords, especially tonic major chords, such as major, maj7, maj9, 6, and 69 chords. This will help you learn how to play melodies and chords on a. Similarly for a phrygian, which is based on the f major scale. This free ebook contains the charts to the mostoften used guitar chords. Wildly used in a variety of popular music from the beatles to iron maiden. The minor pentatonic scale uses the 1a, 3c, 4d, 5e, 7g notes of the scale. Tabs for guitars, guitar tabs, guitar tablatures in pdf format english. This pdf contains sample pages from the ebook the easy guide to jazz guitar arpeggios. The benefit of this approach is that the root, 3rd, and 5th notes of the major scale are the 3 notes of the major chord.
The first c major scale guitar pattern were going to look at is ideal for beginners this is the. In t r o d u c t i o n the quest for chops ok, so you want to play faster. Jazz is an experimental genre and guitarists are constantly exploring new scales and modifying old ones in their improvisation. How to play the major scale on guitar complete guide. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. You can see the thickness of the strings at the bottom of the diagrams is greater than at the top. It contains all the hardware, strings and even the cigar box. For example, the relative minor pentatonic scale of c major will be. Modes are built by playing parent scales from each note. Of the minor chord and of the major chord means they are notes of the major or minor chord. This chord dictionary includes over a hundred jazz chord forms, from basic 7th. With this tool it is possible to illustrate scales, give them titles and save them as images for inclusion in lessons or forum posts.
Use the dropdowns to find the boxes for a particular scale, or create your own. Lets say you want to play scales over a ii v i vi chord progression in c major. The c major scale runs from c to c and has no sharps or flats. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. Simply add your own 1 x 2 x 34 hardwood plank for the neck. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. So, for example, try creating a few guitar riffs using the g minor pentatonic scale in the third position beginning on the 8th fret. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns.
Guitar scales and modes explained easy shapes, licks. Built from the second degree of the major scale, the iim7 chord is a fournote chord with. Weiss sonata ix in c major prelude, allemande, courante, bouree. One of the best ways to start becoming comfortable with a new scale or pattern is to try and create a few interesting riffs with that scale. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern. The flamenco key phrygian mode, andalucian cadence, and cambios john moore while several flamenco forms. For a small appreciated donation, about the price of a set of new guitar strings, i will email you a copy of the complete guitar maps catalog. Play the major or major pentatonic scale based on the chord root. Also included at the bottom of the app are the 5 scale patterns for memorizing these scales and a pdf download of all keys in standard tuning. This pattern is actually major scale pattern one, except played in open position, if want to know how it sounds then check out the audio sample below this chart. Major and minor scales, modals, diminished, triads and seventh arpeggios, exotic scales. Guitar quickstart guide to master guitar scales from beginner to expert by eddie slasher. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. Unlike some other scales, the c major scale has no sharps or flats.
The information here is presented as a reference, if you want to crack into using it then i recommend my. Guitar scale patterns in the pattern above, the tonic notes of the scale are represented by green circles. Scales and arpeggios c minor7b5 arpeggio in different position. The flamenco key phrygian mode, andalucian cadence, and. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. Perfect to jam with to one of my free mp3 guitar backing tracks in c major. From a theoretical point of view, major scales are the cornerstone for much theory relating to soloing, composition, chord.
Though its called the major scale, its also referred to as the ionian mode, so knowing both names prevents. Guitar scales chart the 6 most common guitar scales. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. Free classical guitar sheet music and tab pdf this is classical. Like blues licks, country licks use minor and major pentatonic sounds with mixolydian shadings, like the classic openposition runs in figures 5ab, occurring in the key of g. Phrygian dominant a bonus scale i discovered on the internet a few years back, this one speaks for itself if. The best free guitar scales reference charts and tabs to learn how to play commonly used guitar scales. In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. As you read in the parent scale section, if you play the c major scale from the notes d to d, you produce dorian. Major scales are one of the most fundamental tools, both from a practical and theoretical perspective on the guitar. A scale pattern is simply a numerical rearrangement of the notes of a particular scale. Free pdf sheet music and tab for classical guitar, fingerstyle, and. Free pdf download 102 pages beginner classical or fingerstyle guitar.
The whole tone scale for 6, 7 and 8 string guitar dave thompson. If you know the intervallic structure of a scale, any scale, you can create it in any key. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Use knowledge of the full diatonic scale and arpeggios to substituteadd different noteschord tones for audio samples or if you have questions please visit author david haq is the owner of anvil guitar instruction, founded in january of 2003 in santa barbara california. Though dorian contains the same notes as c major, they have distinct sounds when played on the guitar. Isbn 18973111 this electronic edition, isbn 18973111, may be copied and distributed without prior written permission of the publisher provided that this edition is not altered in any way, shape, or form, and that it is distributed for free. Using the c major scale as an example of a parent scale. These charts highlight the notes and chords of c pentatonic scale on guitar and bass fretboard.
There are three basic ways to learn how to play any scale on guitar. For example, playing a written, thirdspace c on the guitar actually produces a middle c. Below is a pattern for playing a c major scale starting at the 8 th fret of the low e string you can find out how to read scale patterns on this page. Youve got a goal and im about to tell you how to go about it, but lets get a few things out of the way. When practicing a pattern for the first time, it is a good idea to first visualize the pattern or shape in your mind, going up and down the scale etc before you try to physically attempt it. You will receive the link to your download after the purchase. E is the third note in the c major scale, so the chord associated with e is notated iii. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each.
Every major scale, regardless of key, has the same intervallic structure, 2212221. In this lesson i run through some common open and closed patterns for c major which are great for technique or to just build a foundation, and then i go over closed patterns for. The major scale is the foundation of all western harmony and is obviously very important to study in both theory and practice. Scale patterns add an extra level of technical and cognitive difficulty to the process of mastering scales. This work is licensed under the creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. Theres more than one way to play the c major scale on a guitar. Using the g major scale, count onetwothreefourfive from the 2nd degree, a abcde, and take every other note, 5 or ace. Just select your string tuning standard tuning is default, click the link that says go then click a key link. Heres a list of all 7 modes of the c major scale in order. This will help you learn how to play melodies and chords on a guitar and bass within the key of c pentatonic.
Besides being a good warm up and technique builder, the major scale will be the starting point for all theory. Ultimate guitar scale collection all in one easy to use pdf file. Strum a g minor chord, then play with the notes in the pattern. Now turn to page 57 to the form i arpeggio studies i. Get your free instant download of the pdf version of this guide now. In classical music the melodic minor scale is played going up and the natural minor scale is played going down. Guitar scale patterns for every occasion with pentatonic scales, major scales, arpeggios, triads, jazz patterns, coltrane patterns, and more. T his guitar scales fretboard chart generator will show you all the major and minor guitar scales and modes with tons of customizable tunings.