The circled dots are the scales keynotes or tonic notes. For a start, you should begin by committing patterns 1, 4 and 5 to your memory. There are a couple of melodic sequences in this piece if you are wanting to show your students this melodic technique. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. C major scalesguitar download sheet music pdf file. In terms of notes, with the c as the do, it will look like this. Here is the division of all the notes into various degrees and intervals. Lets say you played the first chords listed in chart 1, in the order that they were listed. Radiohead, everything in its right place c phrygian, but with a i chord instead of a i chord. This major scale key is on the circle of 5ths c major on circle of 5ths, which means that it is a commonly used major scale key. This is the large image of the c major guitar scale pattern map.
It is an essential reference for all lead guitarists, and contains over guitar scale diagrams the guitar scales ebook can either be read onscreen or printed out. This is done by exchanging the existing vowel with. You can save this file, or even print it off if you like and keep it next to your piano. These diatonic chords are the musical chords formed from using the notes of that particular. For example, if you are playing a c major scale, starting on the 5th string 3rd fret with your second finger, the pattern goes up using fingers 2,4,1,2,4,1,3,4.
Study the notes on the bass clef scale to where you comfortable enough where you no. These are great d major scales for playing blues, rock, metal, country and some jazz. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. The guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. How to master the bebop scale in jazz improvisation. The first c major scale guitar pattern were going to look at is ideal for beginners this is the. Patient completes phq9 quick depression assessment.
C major is one of the most common key signatures used in western music. C major guitar scale large guitar maps free mp3 backing tracks. Theres more than one way to play the c major scale on a guitar. You can utilize the major bebop scale or the b6 to 5 motion over major and dominant chords. Ionian modes major scales four ionian modes on the treble clef wwhwwwh c major db major d major eb major e major fb major f major gb major g major ab major a major b major c major. Reference scales piano accompaniment mp3 downloads for. A major pdf bb major pdf d major pdf eb major pdf f major pdf g major pdf other resources. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. An easy way to start improvising on the piano is to play major scales together with the chords that use the same notes. For 3 triads c, g, and f major and the majorminor seventh chord with dominant function g7, ascending sixteenthnotes cover the chordal notes.
The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. Phq9 patient depression questionnaire for initial diagnosis. For your convenience, i included the scale degrees into the 5 patterns to help you better visualize what you are playing. I iv v c f g i vi iv v c am f g ii v i dm7 g7 cmaj7 the following are diagrams of the c major key signature and the notes of the c major scale on the treble and bass clefs. Play scales very slowly with big bows keeping an even tone across the bow stroke. It is a very useful scale for improvising over major chords because, of the. If we want to sing in a minor key, we have to lower or flatten the third, sixth and seventh step. Focus exposition on major scale on c, with its major triads and dominant sevenths, in conventional arpeggiations. A guide of presets and amp settings that are best for marshall or fender. The c sharp major scale on piano, bass and treble clef. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab.
The guitar maps catalog contains all full sized prinatble guitar scale patterns and charts, in every key, also includes pentatonic guitar scale maps in every key major and minor. Using the major bebop scale over v7 and major chords. Shows all of the notes that make up the c major guitar scale, all the way up the fretboard. Written for solo instrument acoustic guitar notation with a duration of 2 mins. The 5 major scale positions deft digits guitar lessons. After learning strumming chords, the most common step for beginners is to begin practicing single note melodies, and knowing your guitar scales is a huge help for this task. I have also included a downloadable pdf file that you can save to your computer that has all the scales. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart.
New standard tuning c major scale harmonized in sevenths and triads, arpeggios. All the fretboard diagrams below show the c major scale, so the notes built on that root are c d e f g a b. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. A rock riff in key of c major played on electric guitar with distortion and small reverb. Guitar scale patterns in the pattern above, the tonic notes of the scale are represented by green circles. Keep in mind the names of these scales are in concert pitch. The guitar scale patterns can work for songs that are in a major or minor keys. New standard tuning c major scale harmonized in sevenths.
Remember that e to f and b to c are natural half steps no accidentals needed. The d minor chord can be replaced by the d minor 7th chord. C major or the key of c is a major scale based on c, with the pitches c, d, e, f, g, a, and b. If you want a, g major, scale, then the circled dots need to be located upon, g, notes. In order to cycle through as many areas of scale practice as possible and not get bored it is important to have a plan. The guitar major scale is the first scale most music teachers would want you to learn and get under your fingers, into your brain and out of that huge amp that is sitting there in your room slobbering on itself waiting for you to show it some love. Major scales for classical guitar pdf beginner to intermediate. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. Some substitute chords for the key of c chart 2 the above chart lists what are called substitute chords.
This grounds the scale very securely in the chord and leaves only so much room for getting lost. Caged scales for guitarc major learn jazz standards. This makes is a fantastic song for teaching major scale. Try joy to the world with modal transformation with older students. Guitar scales ebook printable pdf download from guitar command. For the c major chord, you can substitute a c major 7th chord. By convention, we now use the major scale names for these ionian modes. This video gives a further demonstration of the location of middle c and introduces the. Learning these d major fret board scale patterns will open up a whole new world when its time for you to play a guitar lead or solo.
Guitar major scale learn the first and most important scale. Guitar maps connect guitar scales together so you can follow them up and down the fret board. This tutorial will teach all you need to know about how to play scales on the guitar. I list the most common 3 and 4note chords, and a few 5note chords, from a natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales. Below is a pattern for playing a c major scale starting at the 8 th fret of the low e string you can find out how to read scale patterns on this page. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on.
Diatonic chords every major minor key has seven diatonic chords. Major scale 5 pos system condensed major scale 5 pos system detailed major scale 7 pos system condensed major scale 7pos system detailed major scale 12 pos system condensed major scale 12 pos system detailed. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. That same pattern repeats itself starting on the 6th string in the 8th fret, the 4th string on the 10th fret, the 3rd string on the 5th fret, the second string on the th fret. Using this chromatic note is a great way to hit the right notes at the right time. If you need help figuring out what scale this would be in treble clef visit the pitch translation page. A major chord is made up of the 1st 3rd 5th notes of major scale.
Joy to the world starts with a descending major scale. This major scale key is on the circle of 5ths c major on circle of 5ths, which means. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. Listen to how charlie parker uses the major bebop scale over the blues in his solo on bloomdido. C major scale and arpeggio free easy piano sheet music. Major scales 5 position system basic this is the caged system. The notes of the d flat major scale are db, eb, f, gb, ab, bb, c, db. A piece of music that uses the c major scale for its. Common chord progressions in the key of c major are as follows. I list the 83 chords built on each scale degree in c major 2 pages. Prelude in c major pdf prelude in c major 1 page version pdf other key signatures. It would be the same context in the scales, a concert bb major scale would be the same as a c major scale in treble clef. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Your plan should cover several days and allow for varied work on each.