The 5 Basic Scales + Shapes September 5, 2006
Posted by Chee Shan in : Scales , trackback Tag:alternate picking, blues scales, lead, learn guitar, major, metronome, minor, pentatonic, shapes, shred, speedThere are 5 basic scale shapes that all lead guitarists should know.. and they can be played on any fret on the guitar.
1. Major
2. Minor
3. Major Pentatonic
4. Minor Pentatonic
5. Blues
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Once again, we’ll play in the key of C (i.e. 8th fret on the low E string)
1. Major
e—7-8———
B—–8—10—-
G—7—9-10—-
D—7—9-10—-
A—7-8—10—-
E—–8—10—-
2. Minor
e—–8—10-11-
B—–8-9—-11-
G—7-8—10—-
D—–8—10—-
A—–8—10-11-
E—–8—10-11-
3. Major Pentatonic
e—–8—10—-
B—–8—10—-
G—7—9——-
D—7—–10—-
A—7—–10-11-
E—–8—10—-
4. Minor Pentatonic (we’ve covered this earlier)
e—–8——11–
B—–8——11–
G—–8—10—–
D—–8—10—–
A—–8—10—–
E—–8——11–
5. Blues (same as Minor Pentatonic but with 1 more note per octave)
e—–8——11–
B—–8——11–
G—–8—10-11–
D—–8—10—–
A—–8-9-10—–
E—–8——11–
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Remember to use a metronome while practising to get the scales up to speed, and always use alternate picking. Play them from the 6th string to the 1st string and vice versa. Good luck!
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