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C Major

Now that we know the note names of our frets (Learn the Notes), let's learn about scales.

Our first scale will be C Major, and we'll learn it in two different ways:

  • The first is a very common way to play this on the guitar, and will be useful for learning future scales or modes.
  • The second is borrowing the concept of tetra-chords from the piano, and this will be useful later on for building “chords.”

2-3-3

This way of playing a C Major scale is a very common shape.
It's very compact and simple to see & play.

2-3-3 will be useful for learning future scales or modes.

Tetra-Chords

This way of playing a C Major scale is derived from tetra-chords on the piano.
This moves more often along the string, than across strings as in the above 2-3-3.