Major Scales

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The 5 Major Scale Types or Boxed Patterns
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Lesson #1: Beginner Guitar
Memorize these 5 patterns in 2nd position & practice playing them against different tempos using a metronome. Try using quarter notes, eighth notes 16th notes ect... Also try adding some technique such as hammer ons, pull offs bends, vibrato ect...

Major Scale Applications:
Type #1 is in C major. Improvise with the scale against this chord progression in C.

Use c major scale to improvise over this chord progression.
Eg: use c major type #1 or convert all the 5 major types to c major and improvise with all patterns.
C major pop song jam Chords
4/4 C ///, C ///, G///, G///, Ami ///, Ami ///, F///, F///
Acoustic Rock Guitar Backing Track C Major
Practice soloing with the C major scale against the the you tube backing track.