Root
- 5th shapes
Here is a basic major scale form. The "1"
is the root, and the "5"
is the 5th. The major scale only has 7 different note names before
they will start over. That is why after the 7 you see another
1.
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Major
scale functions
|--2--|-----|--3--|--4--|
-1st
|--6--|-----|--7--|--1--|
|--3--|--4--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|
-4th
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C
major scale note names
|--D--|-----|--E--|--F--|
-1st
|--A--|-----|--B--|--C--|
|--E--|--F--|-----|--G--|
|-----|--C--|-----|--D--|
-4th
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8th fret
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So from this you can see the "shape" or
the visual relationship between the root (1) and the 5th (5).
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Basic
root - 5th shape
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
-1st
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|-----|
-4th
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Major
scale functions
|--2--|-----|--3--|--4--|
-1st
|--6--|-----|--7--|--1--|
|--3--|--4--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|
-4th
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So no matter what string you are playing the root on, the 5th
will be 2 frets higher on the next highest string.
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
-1st string
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----| -4th string |
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
-1st string
|-----|--1--|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----| -4th string |
When looking at the relationship of the root on
the 2nd string to the 5th on the 3rd string, they are both on
the same fret. The 5th is just on the next string lower than the
root.
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Basic
root - 5th shape
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
-1st
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|-----|-----|-----| -4th
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Major
scale functions
|--2--|-----|--3--|--4--|
-1st
|--6--|-----|--7--|--1--|
|--3--|--4--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|
-4th
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So no matter what string you are playing the root on, the 5th
will be on the same fret on the next lower string.
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|
-1st string
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----| -4th string |
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
-1st string
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|--1--|
|-----|-----|-----|--5--|
-4th string |
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