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FROM THE ONLINE COURSE G UITAR SCALES 101

by LARRY BAIONE

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FROM THE ONLINE COURSE G UITAR SCALES 101

BY LARRY BAIONE
Larry Baione is Chair of the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department. Baione has been a
faculty member since 1974 and has been Chair since 1990. He hasstudied with Lenzy Wallace,
Mick Goodrick, Bill Harris, William Leavitt, Bucky Pizzarelli and Jim Hall. He received his
Bachelors in Music from Berklee and his Masters in Music from New England Conservatory.
While attending Berklee, he received the Downbeat Hall of Fame Scholarship award.

Scale study is fundamental to guitar

The word “step” refers to the distance

m astery, no matter whatstyle you play.

between notes. On the fingerboard, a half

Learning scales benefits our technique and

step is equal to the distance of one fret, and

o ur knowledge and navigation on the in -

a whole step is the distance of two frets. A

strument. It helps us organize that ambigu-

whole step is made up of two half steps.

ous guitar fretboard. Anyone can easily see

The majorscale begins with the start -

t he C major scale on the piano, but it is a

ing note (the name of the major scale) and

different story on the guitar. Simply stated,

f ollows this pattern of both whole steps

scale study gives us knowledge of the fret-

(W) and half steps (H): WWH WWWH. For

board and develops our technique.

example, the C major scale starts on the

Learningscales helps us to prepare to

note C, and can be built using this pattern

play tonal music. Most music we hear (and

of whole and half steps.

perform) has tonal centers (keys). The key

You can play a major scale from any

of a piece of music is derived from the scale

note by using the WWH WWWH formula.

f rom which the melody and harmony are

Remember, one fret on the guitaris a half

derived.

step, and two frets is a whole step. So, if you

Let’s start by looking at the major scale.

start on the first string and play the note on

A major scale is a succession of notes con-

the first fret (the note F) and move up on the

sisting of a pattern of half and whole steps

same string two frets for every whole step

that create that familiar sound of“Do Re Mi

and one fret for every half step, you will have

Fa Sol La Ti Do.”

played the F major scale up the fingerboard.

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F Major Scale on the 6th String

You can start on any note and move up

guitar. The one-octave major scale takes

the fingerboard on the same string (as long

t welve frets to play. This is just one way

a s you do not start too high up the neck)

toplay a scale. We can play a major scale

and play a major scale by using this “step

m ore efficiently by using more than one

method.” You may not know the names of

s tring. To play a scale within a smaller

the notes of the major scales (we will start

a rea of frets, you can play across a num -

that next), but try playing a major scale up

ber of strings.

and back downstarting on any note.

Here is the C scale starting on the fifth

You just played the major scale up the

s tring, third fret, ending on the second

f ingerboard, on one string. You may no -

string, first fret. Notice the small area of the

tice that it takes up a lot of area on the

fingerboard that is used.

C Major Scale (Open Position)

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