Scale Level 4
C Scale – E Position 2 Octave
6 strings of Major
The E position with 2 ocatves is the go to major scale with fast string changes and great arpeggios it is an essential part of a guitarists toolkit. Go to lesson.
C Scale – C Position
Moving the open C up
The C position is the closed version of the open C major scale up a octave. This can be played with superfast runs up the neck of the guitar. Go to lesson.
C Scale – G Position
Filing out the middle of the fretboard
The G position bridges the A position and E position which allows you to transition up the guitar neck. Go to lesson.
C Scale – D Position
High end C major
The D position gives you a dedicated high octave that is great for creating riffs and melodies. Go to lesson.
C Scale – A Position 2 Octave
Covering the 2nd octave
This scale gives you a high octave that is good for creating melodies close to the open chords – great for solo playing where you do both rhythm and melody together. Go to lesson.
Am Scale – 3 Octave
Moving over the whole fretboard
3 Octaves of A minor lets you run from the low end Open Am Scale all the way up to the top of the neck. Go to lesson.
Am Blues Scale
Its sort of a scale...
The blues scale just feels like hitting almost every note on the guitar but it somehow works. Have some fun with this modification of the pentatonic scale. Go to lesson.
A Harmonic Minor
The first actually different scale
The harmonic minor (called just the minor scale in classical) has a middle eastern vibe that takes the A minor scale we know and love and gives it a natural 7th note rather than a flat. Go to lesson.
Am Scale – C Poition
Changing the shape
Starting from the little fingers changes the way that you can do chords and arpeggios. This in turn changes the way you play rhythm and lead for the Am Scale. Go to lesson.
Am Scale – G Position
Bridging the gap
Much like the C position the chords and arpeggios are differnt to the A, E and D position. This scale can be used to lik the A position to the E position Go to lesson.
Am Scale – D Position
The high end
The D position feels like a clone of the A and E position but it is a great one to use for creating melodies and riffs as opposed to the 2nd octave of the A or E position. Go to lesson.