MAJOR SCALE Guitar Patterns – How to REALLY know them
Major scale guitar patterns allow us to see notes within a major scale grouped together in positions on the guitar. Definitely learn these 5 patterns but practice them this way to see all the scale roots.
➡ FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing ➡ https://soundguitarlessons.com/3patterns
Weekly Lesson #71
FULL PLAYLIST OF THIS SERIES: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1fSUGvjZ-1_0MS_GSNqLz_
LESSON CONTENT OUTLINE WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS
0:00 – Major scale example intro
0:10 – About this lesson & channel
1:38 – Diagrams of the 5 major scale guitar patterns
2:14 – Labeling the 5 scale patterns
3:10 – Why we need to target the scale root
4:58 – The Root to Root Method Rules
5:43 – Demonstration of all five major scale guitar patterns
6:52 – Next steps to master the scale patterns
7:22 – Example of melodic 3rds scale pattern
8:51 – Technique reminders for scale practice
9:25 – Conclusion, outro, & Free PDF
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO AND RELATED LESSONS:
• How to Learn Guitar Chords Music Theory Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1FXo8IWbKUb9_k0pMhgbtr
• Scale Types in 5 Positions (root to root) Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1fSUGvjZ-1_0MS_GSNqLz_
• Scales playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2ceb_9g8-iMmWZs2h9bFv_
• Lead guitar playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF07T_slBw1klM6u71Vw3dmj
• Beginning guitar playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF31iNBwu1bUHcCa9TD-QzNm
• Fretboard mapping playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2JxToyY4Vw5ywRYyUsH5CU
• Modes playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF0YAKFjXyGdKAWydbsTot8K
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
How well do you know the five major scale guitar patterns?
Do you know them equally well or do you jump to some scale patterns more than others?
Most importantly, can you clearly see where all the roots are within each of the guitar patterns? Knowing where the roots are within major scale forms is everything.
Seeing the roots clearly allows us to actually treat a major scale pattern as minor (or another mode), and helps us to track where we are in a key.
Needless to say this is invaluable for improvising, composing, and learning new music faster.
I have a super simple and effective way to practice all five major scale patterns on the guitar to get them down once and for all by targeting the roots in a specific way.
And that’s what this lesson is all about.
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My website: https://soundguitarlessons.com
This is the first lesson in a new series for how to map out and finally learn all five guitar scale patterns of various scale types. I know that some people have been playing guitar for a long time and still don’t have these five major scale guitar patterns totally down, or they know them but don’t see where the roots are clearly enough to take advantage of using them to their full potential. Stay tuned for more scale types coming up and use the link at the top of the description to go to playlist that includes all of these scale shape lessons.
➡ FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing ➡ https://soundguitarlessons.com/3patterns
I hope you enjoyed this lesson and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments. Thanks! 🙂
~ Jared
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➡ FREE PDF: Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for more melodic soloing ➡ https://bit.ly/3lIQujx
You hear people say "I don't like theory". But you don't hear them saying "I don't like skill or knowledge". It's the same thing.
Great great lesson, on so many levels. What would be the benefit of teaching 5 patterns, instead of 7 patterns?
Thanks for such crisp video on Major scales patterns. Also, I actually like this guitar, what model is this?
Thanks!
For years and years I've tried to find a way to make the major scale on the guitar "make sense" for my ears. I've always understood root notes, but instead of memorizing patterns, I needed it to feel meaningful sonically. The first exercise you did felt like a big break through for me. Thank you very much
Just exactly what I was looking for! I do experience some finger twisting when doing the melodic patterns. It would be nice to have more than one pattern used as example of melodic patterns. Maybe a lesson on melodic patterns on major and minor scales and both pentatonic scales? The patterns of 3, 4…etc
Can we play D form pattern on first 4 frets or anywhere on fretboard?
So in major/minor pentatonics you can find the scale just by picking the which note you want to start with using the 6th string.
The major scale is completely different? That's what I'm trying to figure out.
I got lost at melodic patterns. Despite the instructions I don't know how to do it.
I first learnt the pentatonic shapes, then added the other 2 notes later on.
Ive seen somewhere that there are 7 patterns for major scales- am I wrong or there are only 5 presented here?
Is this ultra tele your playing?
Great lesson
Really helpful thanks ❤????
This was great! The “positions” an are built around the next occurrence of the root note and the “form” is the string on which that root note falls. Makes sense to me
Unlike the piano, you would notice that the basic guitar scales and chords are all formed based on the CAGED system, even if you play an open chord, it's already built on the basis of barre chords. If you shift the key around without using the capo, every simple triad chords that you play on the guitar is all based on different forms of barre chords
4 months later i'm still working through this, among other things, this is a really great lesson. practicing scales and focusing on root note really helps me not just randomly play the scale pattern.
Brilliant clean explanation much appreciated
This does not explain how to interpret the diagram
For those of us who haven't mastered the circle of fifths/fourths, chord theory, scales, and modes on guitar. Piano is easy to see the circle of 5ths/4ths compared to guitar. Guitar is tuned in fourths, except from G to B string causes brain cloud. Grab a circle of 5ths, start with major key pattern C and fret sort of bar chord low E string 8th fret. Notes are not in order of scale, but you can see all the notes with this simple movable pattern using circle of 4ths,( circle anti-clockwise) starting at the C key. Notes in this order..CFGBEAD low E to high E string..after you play the F on 5th string, follow with fingering the G note 10th fret on 5th string also, then B&E notes on 9th fret, then 4th finger bar A&D notes at the 10th fret. You just played a pattern that gives you all the note names in C major scale #'s and b's there are none…Now move the pattern down to the 1st fret, so you have all the notes in the key of F major scale…continue around circle of 4ths..up and down the neck.. 1 pattern, guess what you will see Key of F major has 1 b – note Bb, etc. etc. now you can have a visual on guitar to help you study the circle of 5ths/4ths for Major keys anytime you want to see what notes in the the key..All you have to do to learn building chords and scales is identify the scale degree of each note in the scale and some of Jareds chord theory lessons on how to build chords from the scales.. once you get the basics, all the pattern lessons and theory about scales and chords will begin to make sense. The number thing for the patterns is just the scales degree of the notes..draw out the 1 pattern I put here, label each note with the note name and the scale degree number, stick with the numbers between 1 and 7, 8 is just the 1 again. But with this pattern you will only have 1 thru 7 not in order. But this will work for any Major Key Scale. Helps when memory not so good. Haven't seen any pattern lesson that ties fretboard to circle of 5ths 1 pattern this simple.
Hello Jared, is the major scale (5) pattern sheet you showed available for printing? Thanks! ????
Would someone explain to me how the G form for the key of G would work on an acoustic guitar? Because if I start off on the third fret, I don’t have enough frets higher up. But if I start at the 15th fret I don’t have enough space further down the neck. Please help!
PS: should every key move sequentially further up the neck with the different forms?
I feel like this would be more helpful with memorizing the fretboard more than most other methods on YouTube. Would I be wrong in that assumption or do you guys agree?
This is the first set of exercises I've found that 'clicked'. It might be obvious why we need to learn scales, but every time I've done so in the past it has felt too abstract. Like learning a chord shape but never knowing how to use the chord. Now that I've begun playing in a style which must be mostly improvised (ambient guitar) I realised it's now or never for learning the fretboard in a way that makes sense. The focus on always returning to the root note in these exercises is the specific thing I've found most useful. Obvious indeed, but it was never really that obvious to me.
this is the most boring lesson video EVER! too much talking
Great lesson and lovely clean playing, thanks! Now do it on your unicycle ????
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That chart is confusing and no explanation
Far too fast I'm seeing nothing here as usual a lot of waffling that's all sorry
Thanks for the video, but it's not helping me learn scales. Please explain why the shapes are labelled A form, G form etc. This matters. Don't make assumptions that the learner will know this. It causes a stumbling block.
I'm really not trying to bust balls, video says easy way to learn. You literally switched from numbers to letters and still named them, but… noW* you have no clue which comes next because the letters aren't even in any order, you could have just taught whatever in firm 1,2,3 et. So we knew which form was next in line to go up the neck
When I first learned scales, I played them using scale degrees; then I saw this video and was shocked to see them taught in another way. While I did get the hang of them, I do think the speed is too fast for myself and possibly others who are learning scales. I only speak on my behalf and my low playing skills haha ????
I feel dumb asking this but why is the A Shape root a C?
So good. Everyone learns differently. Your teachings are incredible. Really helpful for me and the way i like things taught.
Cheers
I’ve been playing for lil over 60 years lol. I still don’t understand and yea. Goes kinda fast.
Slow down. Way to fast for an intermediate guitar player.
I was a bit lost in learning the major scales and your video made everything seem clearer for me. thanks a lot
Difficult to follow. I can not play. Should show your finger slowly. I am a beginner.
you play fast. I can’t follow.yu shula show ur finger n the string or da not that s aside to follow
Finally. after years of confusion, a bunch of videos trying to simplify things that only make it harder for me to understand. this feels the right, old fashioned way to learn it. I highly recommend everyone to just put on a C backing track and start learning to first shape. after that move down the neck, I can finally see some improvement just by trying this out, thank you so much
Also, sick telecaster man