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Difficulty: Moderately Easy
C Major Scale on the Second String
Step1
Start on the first fret of the second string (C).
Step2
Move one whole step, or two frets, to the third fret (D).
Step3
Go another whole step and fret E (fifth fret).
Step4
Travel a half step to the adjacent sixth fret and play the F.
Step5
Continue the W-W-h-W-W-W-h pattern up the fretboard, and you end an octave higher at C on the 13th fret.
Step6
Practice this pattern up and down the neck, ascending and descending, until you distinguish the notations and pitches.
C Major Scale Across the Neck
Step1
Use your index finger to begin on the third string, fifth fret and play a whole step to the seventh fret (C to D).
Step2
Play the whole step from D to E by moving to the second string, fifth fret. Fret a half step to F, then a whole step to G.
Step3
Finish the pattern by moving a whole step up to A on the first string, fifth fret. Then the whole step to B and the half step to C.
Step4
Build on this same C pitch by moving to the fourth string, 10th fret. Now play the C major scale across the neck from this position.
Step5
Add an octave now by moving to the sixth string, eighth fret. Start with your middle finger on this fret (C) and play the D using your little finger on the tenth fret.
Step6
Proceed to the fifth string and continue the major scale pattern with E (seventh fret), F (eighth fret) and G (10th fret).
Step7
Tie the two octaves together with the C, fourth string, 10th fret and finish the two-octave C major scale on the first string, eighth fret.