E Major Scale Pattern Exercise for Guitar

Video Transcript

"Ok, so now let us use this whole step/half step pattern to figure out the notes higher up on the neck. We can start with our low "E" string. This is going to be our bass string. It's a good way to look at it. So we know that this note is open "E", right? And we know from before that this is "F", and this is "G" - remember the basses and the "G" major chord for example. So, "E" to "F" is a half step, "F" to "G" is a whole step, "G" to "A" is a whole step - two frets. Now at the fifth fret, "A" to "B" is a whole step, "B" to "C" - "big cats" - is a half step. "C" to "D" is a whole step. And then look; "D" to "E" - now we're at the octave. The twelfth fret, which is often denoted by double inlays on the top and on the bottom, is our octave for every string. (playing octaves) "E"/"E", "A"/"A", "D", "G", "B" and "E". So, practice getting used to these notes on this string. Also, a quick note: between each of these we'll find our sharps. So between "G" and "A", we have "G" sharp, or "A" flat depending on what key you're in. But we won't have any sharps or flats between "B" and "C", or "E" and "F", because there's only a half step separating those."