![]() Note: When learning to improvise using these shapes try to rest on root notes or chord tones to be safe and avoid any odd sounding notes or let your ears be the judge.The first two phrases of the melody from Stephen Foster's " Oh! Susanna" are based on the major pentatonic scale Play ( helpĪ pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave in contrast to a heptatonic (seven note) scale such as the major scale. If you move down the entire scale shape down a half step (1 fret) you are playing in the key of F#, so you’re playing F# major pentatonic. For example, if you move the entire scale shape up a whole step (2 frets) you are playing in the key of A, so now you’re playing A major pentatonic. ![]() In the examples below all the scale shapes are in the key of G, so all the root notes are G notes.Įach shape is moveable so you can play these shapes in every key. The root note of each shape determines the name of the scale. In the scale diagrams below the red dots indicate the root notes and the green dots indicate the remainder chord tones. If you want to know more about the CAGED system check out: What is The CAGED System? (The Keys to The Fretboard) ![]() ![]() The names refer to the chord shape (made up of the red and green dots) that is surrounded by the scale shape. Note: The name of the shapes have nothing to do with the key of the scale. Each shape has it’s own shape-name C, A, G, E and D, derived from the C-A-G-E-D system. ![]()
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