I need some feedback. I posted this on TGP, to answer a question a member there had. Is this a pretty clear description? I think it is. But, I thought I'd try to get some input from you guys.......



W = Whole Step = 2 Frets.
EX: A to B = Whole Step

H = 1/2 Step = 1 Fret
EX: A to A# = 1/2 Step



The Major Scale Pattern Is A Pattern Of Notes That Span 1 Octave.

The First Note Is Called The ROOT Note. This Names The Scale.

EX: G Is The ROOT Of The G Major Scale.

Between Each Note, There Is An Interval (Distance) Of A Whole Step (2 Frets), Or A 1/2 Step (1 Fret).

There Are 7 Different Notes In The Pattern.

The 8th. Note Is The OCTAVE Note.

The Pattern Of Notes Is Very Specific.

Here It Is: W W H W W W H


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----3---5---7---8---10---12---14---15-----------------------------------------
Above Is The G Major Scale, Starting On The E String, 3rd. Fret.



Here are the INTERVALS of the Major Scale Pattern:

------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------
------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------
------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------
------|-----|-----|-----|---2-|---4-|---5-|-----------------------------------
------|---2-|---3-|---5-|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------
-3--5-|-3---|-3---|-3---|-3---|-3---|-3---|-----------------------------------
2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. Octave



Here are 3 different ways to play a G Major Scale:

--------------------------------------------2--3--|---------------------------
-------------------------------------3--5---------|---------------------------
---------------------------2--4--5----------------|---------------------------
-----------------2--4--5--------------------------|---------------------------
--------2--3--5-----------------------------------|---------------------------
--3--5--------------------------------------------|---------------------------

----------------------------------------------------5--7--8--|----------------
------------------------------------------5--7--8------------|----------------
--------------------------------4--5--7----------------------|----------------
----------------------4--5--7--------------------------------|----------------
------------3--5--7------------------------------------------|----------------
--3--5--7----------------------------------------------------|----------------
I M P I M P I M P I M P I R P I R P = FINGERING
------------------------------------------------------7--8--10--12--14--15-|--
-----------------------------------------5--7--8/10------------------------|--
--------------------------------4--5--7------------------------------------|--
--------------------2--4--5/7----------------------------------------------|--
----------2--3--5----------------------------------------------------------|--
---3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------|--

That's about as clear as it gets.

Thanks. I just wanted it to be easy to digest, for someone unfamiliar with the info and terminology.

Looks good, really good in fact. I may steal it to teach others with. One thing, you did botch the intervals a bit. the 4ths, 5ths and 6ths are skewed. Otherwise it looks really good.

No, wait. It's just a spacing thing. It looks great, maybe change the spacing so idiots like me don't get the wrong idea.

Yeah, the spacing gets screwy every time I copy and paste it.

I have been trying to figure out how to keep that from happening. But, so far.......

You can put it into Wordpad, and line up the vertical "Bar Lines". But, I can't get it to work out when put into a post.

I find that scale sequences are one of the best ways to add or release tension in a solo. Sometimes a solo just calls out to end on a low note. In that case, descending scale patterns are a great way to get there. Other times, you want to lead up to a searing high note. An ascending scale sequence can do the job nicely there.

Hopefully these exercises will get you interested in scale patterns. These are just a few common examples. If you search hard enough, you will find tons of other out there. Or you can come up with your own!

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Amo, welcome to the Forum!

I agree about sequences. I find them very useful, also. One of my favorites is something I picked up off of an old record. It's a Triplet phrasing.

Play the second note of the scale, then the first note, and then the second note again. Then, just move through the scale one note at a time.

EX: G Major


AGA BAB CBC DCD EDE F#EF# GF#G etc.


Works great with Pentatonics, too.