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Printable Major Scale Guitar Chart

The major scale (do re mi) is the foundation of Western music theory: chords, keys and other scales are all described from it. This chart shows G major across the whole neck and in seven three-notes-per-string patterns that cover the fretboard.

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What’s inside

G major across the whole neck
Seven 3-notes-per-string patterns
Scale degrees in every dot
How to move it to any key

How to use it

Print it and keep it beside you while you practice.
Learn one position at a time, playing it up and down slowly with a metronome.
Say the note names or scale degrees out loud as you play.
When a position is smooth, improvise over a backing track using only those notes.

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Why learn the major scale on guitar?

It explains how chords and keys work, it is the basis of every mode, and it trains your fingers in a way the pentatonic does not.

What does three notes per string mean?

Each pattern puts exactly three scale notes on every string. The patterns are longer than pentatonic boxes, but they are very consistent to pick and easy to join.

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