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Acoustic - Guitar Scales Pdf

Most scale practice ignores rhythm. Set a metronome to 60 BPM.

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TAB & Fingering (0 = open string)

e |---0---1---3---|
B |---0---1---3---|
G |---0---2---|
D |---0---2---3---|
A |---0---2---3---|
E |---0---1---3---| Most scale practice ignores rhythm

Fretting Hand Fingers: Index (1), Middle (2), Ring (3), Pinky (4) If the minor pentatonic is sadness, the major scale is joy

Practice: Ascend and descend slowly with a metronome at 60 BPM.


If the minor pentatonic is sadness, the major scale is joy. This is the Do-Re-Mi scale. It is the foundation of Western music theory.

Acoustic - Guitar Scales Pdf

Most scale practice ignores rhythm. Set a metronome to 60 BPM.

Bright, happy sound. Foundation of Western music.

TAB & Fingering (0 = open string)

e |---0---1---3---|
B |---0---1---3---|
G |---0---2---|
D |---0---2---3---|
A |---0---2---3---|
E |---0---1---3---|

Fretting Hand Fingers: Index (1), Middle (2), Ring (3), Pinky (4)

Practice: Ascend and descend slowly with a metronome at 60 BPM.


If the minor pentatonic is sadness, the major scale is joy. This is the Do-Re-Mi scale. It is the foundation of Western music theory.