A Trace of Doubt

STOP bugging casualty01 to tab out the same scales over and over and over. Dont say "well i see the C scale but i want the D"
because, they are the same exact thing, exact shape, but for a different key - you just need to 'slide' that shape over to begin with the note you want.

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Slut

Sorry for asking you to tab me a scale earlier, cas

But thats the R stand for in the tabs?

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Snyper

it says it right before the scales

they are root notes

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garett

Um... Josh... I have one piece of advice for you. Learn how to read.



But here's an excersise for you. Or something to look for anyway. Start on any C and look at the intervals (the tones and semi tones between the notes) and the pattern for a major scale will jump out at you:

C Tone D Tone E SemiTone F Tone G Tone A Tone B SemiTone C

A tone is 1 whole step (or 2 frets) and a SemiTone is 1/2 step (or 1 fret).

This is how you can apply it to any key. So let's do G major for fun: G A B C D E F# ... try doing some others for practice.

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redwing_suck

i went to cyberfret.com to check out some of the stuff they had. here's what i want to know.

i was about to start a new thread but saw this sticky, so i thought i'd reply here. i am learning the major, minor, and pentatonic scales right now. at cyberfret, i found this fingering thing for each scale.

(try it in courier font)

Basic minor scale fingering
functions indicated

|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|-b3--| -1st string
|-----|--5--|-b6--|-----|-b7--|
|--2--|-b3--|-----|--4--|-----|
|-----|-b7--|-----|--1--|-----|
|-----|--4--|-----|--5--|-b6--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|-b3--| -6th string

Basic major scale
functions indicated

|--7--|--1--|-----|--2--| -1st string
|-----|--5--|-----|--6--|
|--2--|-----|--3--|--4--|
|--6--|-----|--7--|--1--|
|--3--|--4--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--| -6th string

Basic major pentatonic scale
functions indicated

|-----|--1--|-----|--2--| -1st string
|-----|--5--|-----|--6--|
|--2--|-----|--3--|-----|
|--6--|-----|-----|--1--|
|--3--|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--| -6th string

Basic minor pentatonic scale
functions indicated

|--1--|-----|-----|-b3--| -1st string
|--5--|-----|-----|-b7--|
|-b3--|-----|--4--|-----|
|-b7--|-----|--1--|-----|
|--4--|-----|--5--|-----|
|--1--|-----|-----|-b3--| -6th string

according yo yallz all you do is slide the position of the fingers up and down to start with the desired note. let's try g-major. i distinctly remember that postitioning of the fingers, being that it was the first scale i learned. it matches the basic major scale fingering perfectly. then i try the c -major scale and the positioning is all weird. how would you slide to that note (c) and start the scale? i dont understand that (if i did i could fly through any scale i wanted). the c-scale doesn't seem to match the fingering diagram. same with all the others. i would rather understand this than try to remember the scales by tabbing them out; if i knew the positions it wouldnt be a problem.

a little explanation would be useful here cas, but you dont have to tab out anything (which is what this sticky is all about NOT doing). thanks.

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|--7--|--1--|-----|--2--| -1st string
|-----|--5--|-----|--6--|
|--2--|-----|--3--|--4--|
|--6--|-----|--7--|--1--|
|--3--|--4--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--| -6th string

Ok redwing.

This is the basic major scale as you pointed out.

For a G major you would start your 1st degree on 3rd fret 6th string if you play that pattern exactly as it's written. So for a C major you would start it on 8th fret 6th string and play that exact same pattern.

If you look at Cas's tabs above you will see that exact C major scale tabbed out as one of the positions. Starting on 8th fret 6th string. He also did all the other positions too so look for how they relate. They're the EXACT same notes but they're played on different frets.

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