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Scales

See a scale across the whole neck, learn it one position at a time, and overlay a chord to find its tones inside the scale.

Root

Position

C Major (Ionian)

Whole neck

Labels

123456789101112131415E, string 6, fret 0EF, string 6, fret 1FG, string 6, fret 3GA, string 6, fret 5AB, string 6, fret 7BC, string 6, fret 8CD, string 6, fret 10DE, string 6, fret 12EF, string 6, fret 13FG, string 6, fret 15GA, string 5, fret 0AB, string 5, fret 2BC, string 5, fret 3CD, string 5, fret 5DE, string 5, fret 7EF, string 5, fret 8FG, string 5, fret 10GA, string 5, fret 12AB, string 5, fret 14BC, string 5, fret 15CD, string 4, fret 0DE, string 4, fret 2EF, string 4, fret 3FG, string 4, fret 5GA, string 4, fret 7AB, string 4, fret 9BC, string 4, fret 10CD, string 4, fret 12DE, string 4, fret 14EF, string 4, fret 15FG, string 3, fret 0GA, string 3, fret 2AB, string 3, fret 4BC, string 3, fret 5CD, string 3, fret 7DE, string 3, fret 9EF, string 3, fret 10FG, string 3, fret 12GA, string 3, fret 14AB, string 2, fret 0BC, string 2, fret 1CD, string 2, fret 3DE, string 2, fret 5EF, string 2, fret 6FG, string 2, fret 8GA, string 2, fret 10AB, string 2, fret 12BC, string 2, fret 13CD, string 2, fret 15DE, string 1, fret 0EF, string 1, fret 1FG, string 1, fret 3GA, string 1, fret 5AB, string 1, fret 7BC, string 1, fret 8CD, string 1, fret 10DE, string 1, fret 12EF, string 1, fret 13FG, string 1, fret 15G
  • Root
  • Scale note

Notes in C Major (Ionian)

  1. CR
  2. D2
  3. E3
  4. F4
  5. G5
  6. A6
  7. B7

Bright and resolved. The reference point for all the others.