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The need to learn the major scale

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Scales are the key to your learning how to play the guitar. The major scale is your basic do re mi . . . scale you learnt when you were young. This is a set pattern of notes with a set pattern of spaces – or intervals – between them. The pattern is TONE – TONE – SEMITONE – TONE – TONE – TONE – SEMITONE. A semitone is the interval between two adjacent frets on the guitar. A tone is the interval between two notes that are separated by a fret. So, the interval between E and F is a semitone and the interval between F and G is a tone. If you start with the note C, the major scale is C D E F G A B. Play it on your guitar and see how the pattern of intervals goes. The D major scale goes like this: D, E, F#, G, A, B, and C#. The pattern of intervals is the same in each case.
Here is a video from Justin Sandercoe about the advantages of learning scales, especially the major scale:

Here is an article on the advantages of learning guitar scales


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2 Responses to “The need to learn the major scale”

  1. Guitar Dog
    August 7th, 2009 @ 4:21 am

    You don’t have to be scared of the fret board. Even if it seems that it’s remorselessly to learn the notes, if you really want to learn how to play the guitar, this must not discourage you.

  2. Learn How To Play Scales On Guitar – The Major Scale | How to play guitar today
    March 4th, 2011 @ 12:17 am

    [...] The need to learn the major scale Scales are the key to your learning how to play… [...]

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