This section has tons of scales - If you want to explore the theory behind scales in more detail please visit the Building Scales section and/or Theory section. This section is mostly to just learn Scales and different fingerings.

Let's Get Started:

1st position One Octave Major Scales
Following the Order of Sharps

C Major
C  D  E  F  G  A  B  C

-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------0------1--
----------------------------0------2----------------
---------0-----2-----3------------------------------
---3-------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

G Major
G  A  B  C  D  E  F#  G

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------0--
----------------------------0------2------4---------
---------0-----2-----3------------------------------
---3-------------------------------------------------

D Major
D  E  F#  G  A  B  C#  D

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------0------2------3--
----------------------0-----2-----------------------
---3-----2-----4------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

A Major
A  B  C#  D  E  F#  G#  A

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------0------2--
----------------------0------2------4---------------
---0-----2-----4------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

E Major
E  F#  G#  A  B  C#  D#  E

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------1------2--
----------------------0------2------4---------------
---0-----2-----4------------------------------------

B Major
B  C#  D#  E  F#  G#  A#  B

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------1------3-----4--
---------------1------2------4----------------------
---2-----4------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

F# Major
F#  G#  A#  B  C#  D#  E#  F#

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------1------3-----4--
---------------1------2------4----------------------
---2-----4------------------------------------------

C# Major
C#  D#  E#  F#  G#  A#  B#  C#

-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------1------2--
----------------------------1------3----------------
---------1-----3-----4------------------------------
---4-------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

Now here are a few ways to play C Major.

Example #1:

C  D  E  F  G  A  B

---------------------------------------------------------10-12-13--
---------------------------------------------10-12-13--------------
----------------------------------9-10-12--------------------------
-----------------------9-10-12-------------------------------------
------------8-10-12------------------------------------------------
--8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------

Example #2:

---------------------------------------------5-7-8---------------
----------------------------------5-6-8--------------------------
-----------------------4-5-7-------------------------------------
------------3-5-7------------------------------------------------
--3-5-7----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

--8-7-5----------------------------------------------------------
------------8-6-5------------------------------------------------
-----------------------7-5-4-------------------------------------
---------------------------------7-5-3---------------------------
-------------------------------------------7-5-3-----------------
-----------------------------------------------------7-5-3-------

*You can continue the Scale even after
you have reached the C on the 5th String*

**Tip #1**
Once you memorize one pattern, it works for all Keys
Just start on that Note.

The Formula for any Major Scale is:
W W H W W W H

W = Whole Step - is two Frets
H = Half Step - is one Fret

Whole Step

------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
---8----10-------------

Half Step

------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
---9----10-------------
------------------------
------------------------

Now Back to Scales

More ways to play C Major

Example #3:

---------------------------------------------12-13-15-----------
-------------------------------12-13-15-------------------------
-----------------10-12-14---------------------------------------
---10-12-14-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

---15-13-12-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------15-13-12---------------------------------------
-------------------------------14-12-10-------------------------
---------------------------------------------14-12-10-----------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

Example #4:

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

Example #5:

--------------------------------------------1-3-5-7-8------------
------------------------------------3-5---------------------------
----------------------------4-5-----------------------------------
--------------------5-7-------------------------------------------
------------7-8---------------------------------------------------
---8-10-----------------------------------------------------------

Example #6:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----1--3--5--6--8--10--12--13--15--17--18--20--22--24-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

**Tip #2**
Once you know the Notes on the guitar you can start the
C Scale starting on Any C on the Fret Board

**Tip #3**
Something else you can do is play the C Chord then run through the Scales

The C Chord

----0-------------------
----1-------------------
----0-------------------
----2-------------------
----3-------------------
------------------------

*More about Chords in the Chords section, Building Chords section and Theory section*

Now on to Modes

Modes are just the same Notes of a Scale played in a different order.

All in the Key of C Major here are some examples:

C - Ionian

D - Dorian

E - Phrygian

F - Lydian

G - Mixolydian

A - Aeolian

B - Locrian

C  D  E  F  G  A  B

D  E  F  G  A  B  C

E  F  G  A  B  C  D

F  G  A  B  C  D  E

G  A  B  C  D  E  F

A  B  C  D  E  F  G

B  C  D  E  F  G  A

C - Ionian

--0--------------------------------------------------
--1--------------------------------------------------
--0------------------------2-4-5--------------------
--2-------------2-3-5-------------------------------
--3----3-5------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

D - Dorian

--1--------------------------------------------------
--3-----------------------------------3--------------
--2-----------------------2-4-5---------------------
--0-----------2-3-5---------------------------------
--------5--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

E - Phrygian

--0--------------------------------------------------
--0----------------------------3-5------------------
--0----------------2-4-5----------------------------
--2-----2-3-5---------------------------------------
--2--------------------------------------------------
--0--------------------------------------------------

F - Lydian

--1-----------------------------------1-------------
--1--------------------------3-5--------------------
--2---------------2-4-5-----------------------------
--3------3-5----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

G - Mixolydian

--3---------------------------------1-3-------------
--0-----------------------3-5-----------------------
--0------------2-4-5--------------------------------
--0-----5--------------------------------------------
--2--------------------------------------------------
--3--------------------------------------------------

A - Aeolian

--0--------------------------1-3-5------------------
--1----------------3-5------------------------------
--2-----2-4-5---------------------------------------
--2--------------------------------------------------
--0--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

B - Locrian

-----------------------------1-3-5-7----------------
--3---------------3-5-------------------------------
--4-----4-5-----------------------------------------
--3--------------------------------------------------
--2--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

*More about this in the Building Scales section and the Theory section.
Chazz will share more fingerings with you on his Web Cam Lessons*
COMING SOON

Here are the same Modes in G Major

G  A  B  C  D  E  F#

G - Ionian

--------------------------------------------------------5-7-8----
---------------------------------------------5-7-8---------------
----------------------------------4-5-7--------------------------
-----------------------4-5-7-------------------------------------
------------3-5-7------------------------------------------------
--3-5-7----------------------------------------------------------

A - Dorian

--------------------------------------------------------7-8-10---
---------------------------------------------7-8-10--------------
----------------------------------5-7-9--------------------------
-----------------------5-7-9-------------------------------------
------------5-7-9------------------------------------------------
--5-7-8----------------------------------------------------------

B - Phrygian

--------------------------------------------------------8-10-12--
---------------------------------------------8-10-12-------------
----------------------------------7-9-11-------------------------
-----------------------7-9-10------------------------------------
------------7-9-10-----------------------------------------------
--7-8-10---------------------------------------------------------

C - Lydian

--------------------------------------------------------10-12-14
--------------------------------------------10-12-13------------
----------------------------------9-11-12------------------------
-----------------------9-10-12-----------------------------------
------------9-10-12----------------------------------------------
-8-10-12---------------------------------------------------------

D - Mixolydian

-------------------------------------------------------12-14-15-
--------------------------------------------12-13-15------------
----------------------------------11-12-14-----------------------
-----------------------10-12-14----------------------------------
------------10-12-14---------------------------------------------
-10-12-14--------------------------------------------------------

E - Aeolian

-------------------------------------------------------14-15-17-
--------------------------------------------13-15-17------------
----------------------------------12-14-16-----------------------
-----------------------12-14-16----------------------------------
------------12-14-15---------------------------------------------
-12-14-15--------------------------------------------------------

F# - Locrian

-------------------------------------------------------15-17-19-
--------------------------------------------15-17-19------------
----------------------------------14-16-17-----------------------
-----------------------14-16-17----------------------------------
------------14-15-17---------------------------------------------
-14-15-17--------------------------------------------------------

*Once you learn these patterns you can apply them to other Keys.
If you have any questions please feel free to Email Chazz*

Here are some more Scales

E Harmonic Minor

E  F#  G  A  B  C  D#

---------------------------------------------------------2-3-5------
---------------------------------------------1-4-5------------------
----------------------------------0-2-4-----------------------------
-----------------------1-2-4----------------------------------------
-------------0-2-3--------------------------------------------------
---0-2-3------------------------------------------------------------

E Melodic Minor

E  F#  G  A  B  C#  D#

---------------------------------------------------------2-3-5------
---------------------------------------------2-4-5------------------
----------------------------------0-2-4-----------------------------
-----------------------1-2-4----------------------------------------
-------------0-2-4--------------------------------------------------
---0-2-3------------------------------------------------------------

E Chinese Scale

E  G#  A#  B  D#

---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------1--------------------------------------
---------------------1-2---------------------------------------------
------------0-4------------------------------------------------------

E Egyptian

E  F#  A  B  D

---------------------------------------------------------7-10-12---
---------------------------------------------5-7-10-----------------
----------------------------------2-4-7-----------------------------
-----------------------0-2-4----------------------------------------
-------------0-2----------------------------------------------------
---0-2--------------------------------------------------------------

-More of These Scales To Come-

Pentatonics

Exploring the A Pentatonic Minor Scale

---------------------------------------------------5-8-------------
-----------------------------------------5-8-----------------------
--------------------------------5-7--------------------------------
----------------------5-7------------------------------------------
------------5-7----------------------------------------------------
---5-8-------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------8-10------------
-----------------------------------------8-10----------------------
--------------------------------7-9--------------------------------
----------------------7-10-----------------------------------------
------------7-10---------------------------------------------------
---8-10------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------10-12-----------
-----------------------------------------10-13---------------------
--------------------------------9-12-------------------------------
----------------------10-12----------------------------------------
------------10-12--------------------------------------------------
---10-12-----------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------12-15-----------
-----------------------------------------13-15---------------------
--------------------------------12-14------------------------------
----------------------12-14----------------------------------------
------------12-15--------------------------------------------------
---12-15-----------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------15-17-----------
-----------------------------------------15-17---------------------
--------------------------------14-17------------------------------
----------------------14-17----------------------------------------
------------15-17--------------------------------------------------
---15-17-----------------------------------------------------------

-More to Come-