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Movable Pentatonic Major Scale Shapes

C Scale Pattern

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Here is the scale pattern played in the key of C#/Db, because
the root note appears on the 4th fret of the A string.

guitar scale


As with all patterns it can be transposed to any key. The
pattern remains the same. Here is the same pattern in the
key of F, because the root note appears on the 8th fret of
the A string which is an F note.

guitar scale


Notice that it looks the same when played. The only difference
is that the pattern is being played higher up on the fretboard:

A Scale Pattern

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Below is the A scale pattern in the key of C#/Db, because
the root note appears on the 4th fret of the A string.

a scale pattern

G Scale Pattern

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Below is the G scale pattern in the key of C#/Db, because
the root note appears on the 9th fret of the low E string.

guitar scale

E Scale Pattern

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Below is the E scale pattern in the key of D, because the
root note appears on the 10th fret of the low E string.

guitar scale

D Scale Pattern

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Below is the D scale pattern in the key of B, because the
root note appears on the 9th fret of the D string which is
a B note.

guitar scale