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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G Major Scale Exercises

G Major Scale Harmonizing in ThirdsE------------------------2-3-5-7--B--------------------3-5-3-5-7-8--G--------------2-4-5-4-5----------D--------2-4-5-4-5-7--------------A--2-3-5-3-5-7--------------------E--3-5-7--------------------------G Major Scale Harmonizing in Thirds up the NeckE-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D-----------------A--2-3-5-7-9--10--E--3-5-7-8-10-12--E-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D--0-2-4-5-7-9----A--2-3-5-7-9-10---E-----------------E-----------------B-----------------G--0-2-4-5-7-9----D--2-4-5-7-9-10---A-----------------E-----------------E---------------------B--0-1-3-5-7-8-10-12--G--0-2-4-5-7-9-11-12--D---------------------A---------------------E---------------------E--0-2-3-5-7--8-10--B--1-3-5-7-8-10-12--G-------------------D-------------------A-------------------E-------------------G Major Scale Harmonizing by SixthsE--------------------3-5-7-8-10-12--B--------------3-5-7-------5-7--8---G--------2-4-5-------4-5-7----------D--2-4-5-------4-5-7----------------A--------3-5-7----------------------E--3-5-7----------------------------

A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 1

Alternating Ascending and Descending String Skipping Alternating Ascending and Descending Two Note String Skipping Down by Fifths Down by Fourths Down by Groupings of 2 Down by Groupings of 3

Harmonic Minor Scale

Harmonic Minor Scale 4 Notes Per StringStart on the First Fret and move up until you run out of fretsE------------------------------------------------12-13-16-17--B-------------------------------------9-11-13-15--------------G---------------------------7-9-10-12-------------------------D------------------5-6-8-10-----------------------------------A----------3-5-7-8--------------------------------------------E--1-3-4-6----------------------------------------------------E--17-16-13-12------------------------------------------------B--------------15-13-11-9-------------------------------------G-------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------D-----------------------------------10-8-6-5------------------A--------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------E----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-1--Start on the First Fret and move up until you run