C Major Scale Fretboard Map
The C Major Scale is always good to for starters in learning Harmony.
Every key in music has its base or tonal center. The Key of C which has no accidentals ( ie. sharps or flats ) is the key most often used to approach an understanding of musical theory and harmony. Its diatonic state with no sharps or flats allows us to easily envision altering( ie. lowering or raising ) other scale tones to achieve minor, augmented, and altered tonalities. The key of C is also the key most often used to communicate musical ideas between players of different keyed instruments ( ie. between a Bb Trumpet Player and an Eb Alto Sax Player).
Below is a Fretboard Map representation of a 2-octave Major Scale starting on the 5th String 3rd Fret:
Without strings, it may be easier to visualize the notes.
Naturally, the scale is best used for soloing over Major and Major 7 chords.
Now, let's visualize the same scale by Degrees:
Finally, let's visualize the same scale by its fingering:
Over time, these configurations should become ingrained in your mind memory and your muscle memory.
So, there we have three ways of displaying the Major Scale in one position ( Notes, Degrees, and Fingerings ).
The quickest and ideal way to really learn these scales is by playing and using them with other musicians in a band or on a gig. In absence of band mates,
PG Music's Band-In-A-Box
fills the need for audio accompaniment.
An
Alternate Fretboard Map
depicting the Major Scale with the root C on the 6th String.
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