Root Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E-------------------------------------------------12-13-15-17--
B-------------------------------------10-11-13-15--------------
G---------------------------7-9-10-12--------------------------
D------------------5-7-8-10------------------------------------
A----------3-5-7-8---------------------------------------------
E--1-3-5-6-----------------------------------------------------

E--17-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------
B--------------15-13-11-10-------------------------------------
G--------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------
D------------------------------------10-8-7-5------------------
A---------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------
E-----------------------------------------------------6-5-3-1--

2nd Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E------------------------------------------------11-13-15-16--
B-------------------------------------9-11-13-15--------------
G---------------------------7-8-10-12-------------------------
D------------------5-6-8-10-----------------------------------
A----------3-5-6-8--------------------------------------------
E--1-3-4-6----------------------------------------------------

E--16-15-13-11------------------------------------------------
B--------------15-13-11-9-------------------------------------
G-------------------------12-10-8-7---------------------------
D-----------------------------------10-8-6-5------------------
A--------------------------------------------8-6-5-3----------
E----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-1--

3rd Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E----------------------------------------------10-12-13-15--
B-----------------------------------8-10-12-13--------------
G--------------------------5-7-9-10-------------------------
D------------------3-5-7-9----------------------------------
A----------2-3-5-7------------------------------------------
E--0-1-3-5--------------------------------------------------

E--15-13-12-10----------------------------------------------
B--------------13-12-10-8-----------------------------------
G-------------------------10-9-7-5--------------------------
D----------------------------------9-7-5-3------------------
A------------------------------------------7-5-3-2----------
E--------------------------------------------------5-3-1-0--

4th Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E-------------------------------------------------12-13-15-18--
B-------------------------------------10-12-13-15--------------
G---------------------------7-9-10-12--------------------------
D------------------5-7-9-10------------------------------------
A----------3-5-7-8---------------------------------------------
E--1-3-5-7-----------------------------------------------------

E--18-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------
B--------------15-13-12-10-------------------------------------
G--------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------
D------------------------------------10-9-7-5------------------
A---------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------
E-----------------------------------------------------7-5-3-1--

5th Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E-------------------------------------------------11-13-15-17--
B-------------------------------------10-11-13-15--------------
G---------------------------7-8-10-12--------------------------
D------------------5-7-8-10------------------------------------
A----------3-5-6-8---------------------------------------------
E--1-3-5-6-----------------------------------------------------

E--17-15-13-11-------------------------------------------------
B--------------15-13-11-10-------------------------------------
G--------------------------12-10-8-7---------------------------
D------------------------------------10-8-7-5------------------
A---------------------------------------------8-6-5-3----------
E-----------------------------------------------------6-5-3-1--

6th Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E------------------------------------------------11-13-15-16--
B-------------------------------------9-11-13-14--------------
G---------------------------6-8-10-12-------------------------
D------------------5-6-8-10-----------------------------------
A----------3-4-6-8--------------------------------------------
E--1-3-4-6----------------------------------------------------

E--16-15-13-11------------------------------------------------
B--------------14-13-11-9-------------------------------------
G-------------------------12-10-8-6---------------------------
D-----------------------------------10-8-6-5------------------
A--------------------------------------------8-6-4-3----------
E----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-1--

7th Degree Major Scale Shape 4 Notes Per String - Start at Fret one do this up the neck until you run out of frets

E-----------------------------------------------11-13-14-16--
B------------------------------------9-11-12-14--------------
G--------------------------6-8-10-11-------------------------
D------------------4-6-8-9-----------------------------------
A----------2-4-6-8-------------------------------------------
E--1-2-4-6---------------------------------------------------

E--16-14-13-11-----------------------------------------------
B--------------14-12-11-9------------------------------------
G-------------------------11-10-8-6--------------------------
D-----------------------------------9-8-6-4------------------
A-------------------------------------------8-6-4-2----------
E---------------------------------------------------6-4-2-1--

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