In our western music system we have twelve tones that are repeated over and over spaning many octaves. We call this set of tones the chromatic scale. All of the notes in the chromatic scale are one half step (one fret on the guitar) away from each other. Two half steps would equal a whole step (two fret on the guitar).
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THE MAJOR SCALE
To Build a C Major scale start with the note C. Now we move one whole step up to find the next note, which is D. Another whole step will bring us to the note E. One half step away from E is F. Continuing a whole step up from F is G, another whole step up brings us to A, and yet another brings us to B. Our last move will be a half step up from B to C. We have just constructed a Major scale.
C Major Scale:
What you need to do now is construct all twelve major scale on paper, away from your guitar. Construct them in the following order : C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D and G. Check your result against the example below and start memorizing them by theoretical concept will be based on this information, and the better you know these scales, the easier your musical studies will be.
When arranged in this order, the number of flats in each flat scale in creases by one. This is a helpful memory tool. Notice that each scale starts four steps above the last (from C to F is four whole steps: C, D, E, F). This is called and many of the concepts.
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INTERVALS
The distance between two notes identifies their musical relationship. An interval name describes this distance. It is imprortant to be able to recognize intervals by both sight and sound, and know where they lie on the fingerboard. When determining an intervals name, be sure to include both notes in your count through the musical alphabet, starting with the bottom note and counting upward. For instance, the distance from C to F would be counted like this: C-1, D-2, E-3, F-4. So, the interval from C to F is a 4th. Along with the numerical name of each interval there is a qualifying name (Major, minor, etc) As you continue with your studies, you will see that this is very important information to have about an interval.
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MAJOR SCALE FINGERINGS
You wil be learning six different fingering for the major scale. Three of these fingerings will have their roots on the sixth string and three will have their roots on the fifth string. We will identify these fingerings by what string the lowest root is found on and with which finger that root is played. The first fingerings bellow will be labeled because the lowest root is found on the sixth string and fingered with the first finger. Example show how the melodic patterns that can be continued through the rest of the scale fingerings as given above. Just keep repeating the same melodic shape until to reach the highest note in the fingering. Then be sure to turn it around and play it backwards.
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