C major scale
It has 7 notes: C D E F G A B. Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 0 (3), 1 (4), 3 (5)
- B: 0 (7), 1 (1), 3 (2)
- G: 0 (5), 2 (6)
- D: 0 (2), 2 (3), 3 (4)
- A: 0 (6), 2 (7), 3 (1)
- E: 0 (3), 1 (4), 3 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 3 (5), 5 (6)
- B: 3 (2), 5 (3), 6 (4)
- G: 2 (6), 4 (7), 5 (1)
- D: 2 (3), 3 (4), 5 (5)
- A: 2 (7), 3 (1), 5 (2)
- E: 3 (5), 5 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (6), 7 (7), 8 (1)
- B: 5 (3), 6 (4), 8 (5)
- G: 4 (7), 5 (1), 7 (2)
- D: 5 (5), 7 (6)
- A: 5 (2), 7 (3), 8 (4)
- E: 5 (6), 7 (7), 8 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
- B: 8 (5), 10 (6)
- G: 7 (2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
- D: 7 (6), 9 (7), 10 (1)
- A: 7 (3), 8 (4), 10 (5)
- E: 7 (7), 8 (1), 10 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
- B: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
- G: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
- D: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
- A: 8 (4), 10 (5), 12 (6)
- E: 8 (1), 10 (2), 12 (3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
- B: 10 (6), 12 (7), 13 (1)
- G: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
- D: 9 (7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
- A: 10 (5), 12 (6)
- E: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.