Added by on 2013-07-17

This video plays 11 major scales, note by note, with sound. Each scale section shows fret positions, key signature, tab and musical notation. You can use this with my “How To Build Guitar Chords” video as an aid to constructing chords in different keys. A summary of these scales is available as a downloadable and printable file from the “tabs” link on my website: www.mjra.net Ifyou like DIY music and good companionship, why not take a look at the “Front Porch” discussion board. You can find it at: frontporch.phpbb3now.com Our only rule is Respect each other. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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25 Comments

  • Harpagornes 11 years ago

    Hi Will, Thanks for posting this. I visited your website and found it very useful. Something I would also find useful, if you ever got round to posting it would be a video showing your fretting hand as you play these or other scales. I am attempting not to move my fingers too far from the fretboard and would love a reference video to see how an expert does it. Thank you John ( New Zealand)

  • Izaak247 11 years ago

    God your organised hahah, great vid lov it

  • recomputed 11 years ago

    Good stuff

    learntoplayscales/com

  • IndyCarGirl93 11 years ago

    Thank you very much for this! This is very helpful indeed. =)

  • xorhirhiox 11 years ago

    the numbers confuse me :s

  • Jason R. 11 years ago

    So te pattern is the same for each scale?
    Like the 3rd note could be minor too?

  • Will Fly 11 years ago

    No – I haven’t done a separate video for minor scales. In general, flattening the 3rd note of the scale gives you the minor – but there are ascending and descending minor scales, so it’s not quite as straightforward. :-)

  • turkishpower08 11 years ago

    What about the minors?? Is there a video on that as well?

  • Luke Skysurfer 11 years ago

    you dont have to but other strings can give you other tones imagine high E and low E. and further imagine you wanna play fast with and with hammer-ons pull-offs and slides. you cant play it on one string

  • Luke Skysurfer 11 years ago

    you dont have to but other strings can give you other tones imagine high E and low E. and further imagine you wanna play fast with and with hammer-ons pull-offs and slides. you cant play it on one string

  • Bazgann 11 years ago

    I see. Thanks for response.

  • Will Fly 11 years ago

    Well of course you can play a scale just on one string. Nothing to stop you. But if you want to extend that knowledge to chord construction, then playing scales across strings is a first, logical step. It’s also more economical of movement to play across the fretboard, rather than up and down it.

  • Bazgann 11 years ago

    i dont get it why i cant just find all the notes of major scale by this pattern W-W-h-W-W-W-h on ONE string. Why do i need to move to other strings

  • calebandrewmichael 11 years ago

    @termite289

    Actually they’re for beginners. Music isn’t a competition. I’m sure you sucked as soon as you picked up a guitar. So don’t judge the beginners on their ability, or you’re just a hypocrite.

  • alydagreat 11 years ago

    hey guys .. i wanna learn scales .. is there any CD tutorial available for that . or something … please answer

  • termite289 11 years ago

    i think it is very helpful, and you were at least kind enough to include tabs for the morons.

  • GuitarJamTracks 11 years ago

    If it helps, I’m currently working on GuitarJamTracks(.)com
    I’m gathering a collection of free guitar backing tracks created by different people and organizing them by key, tempo, suggested scales. I would love to get any feedback I can get so I can make the site more useful.

  • FLpolo 11 years ago

    i knew something didn’t sound right

  • FLpolo 11 years ago

    i knew something didn’t sound right

  • Malmsteen Aiman 11 years ago

    maybe.

  • SuperPavian 11 years ago

    Only F is wrong or ?

  • ilkin engin 11 years ago

    i saw that 2 :S

  • Will Fly 11 years ago

    Of course not – but the typo – the only one in a complex production – has been clearly pointed out over and over again.

  • robertrobin10 11 years ago

    so you would rather have viewers learn the wrong thing

  • SuperPavian 11 years ago

    How this scales can help you?