15 Two Octave Fingerings For The Major Scales

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C Major Scale
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_ &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 1
The white 2 2
circles are
3
the root notes
of the scale 4 4 1 1 1
2
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C
3 3

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4 4 5 7 8
5 6 8
2 4 5 7
2 3 5

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3 5
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 4

Use this finger to fret the note

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G Major Scale

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& œ œ œ œ
1 1 1 1

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2 2 2 2
3 3
4 4 4 4 4

G A B C D E F© G A B C D E F© G

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2 3
3 5
2 4 5
2 4 5
2 3 5
3 5
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2

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D Major Scale

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& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 1 1 1
2 2
3 3
5th Fret 4 4 4 4

D E F© G A B C© D E F© G A B C© D
1

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2 3 5 7 9 10
3
2 3 5
2 4
4 2 4 5
5

4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

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A Major Scale

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& œ œ œ œ
1 1

3 3
œ œ œ œ
5th Fret 4 4
1 1 A B C© D E F© G© A B C© D E F© G© A
2 2 1

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7 9 10
4 4 3
6 7 9
4 2 4 6 7 9
2 4 5
5
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

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2
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E Major Scale

& œ œ œ œ #
1 1
œ œ œ
3 3
E F© G© A B C© D© E F© G© A B C© D© E
7th Fret 4 4

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1 9 11 12
9 10 12
2 1 1
4 6 8 9 11
2 4 6 7
4 3 7
4 4
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

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Note that B major and Cb major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical

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B Major Scale but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.

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& # œ œ œ œ #
1 1
1
2 1 1
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2 B C© D© E F© G© A© B C© D© E F© G© A© B
3 3 4 3

7th Fret 4 4 4 4

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4 6 7
4 5 7
3 4 6
4 6
4 6 7
7
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

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Note that F# major and Gb major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical

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F# Major Scale
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but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.

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œ œ œ
1 1

œ œ
2 2

œ œ œ œ
3
4 4 4

1 1 1 F© G© A© B C© D© E© F© G© A© B C© D© E© F©
2

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3 3
4 6 7
6 8
1 3 4 6 8 9
1 2 4
2 4
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2

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Note that C# major and Db major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical
C# Major Scale
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but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.
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& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b
1 1
1
1 1 1
C© D© E© F© G© A© B© C© D© E© F© G© A© B© C©
2

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3 3 3 3
6 8 9
6 7 9
9th Fret 4 4 4 4 5 6 8
6 8
6 8 9
9
4 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 4
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° b
œ
3
œ œ œ œ
œ œ
F Major Scale

& œ œ œ œ œ œ bb
F G A B¨ C D E F G A B¨ C D E F
1 1

8th Fret 2 2 1 1

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8 10 12 13
3 8 10 11
4 4 4 3 1 7 9 10
4
7 8 10
8 10
3
4 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 1 3 4

° b œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
Bb Major Scale

&b œ œ œ œ œ bbb
œ œ œ
1 1
6th Fret 2 2
B¨ C D E¨ F G A B¨ C D E¨ F G A B¨
3 1

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4 4 2 2 1
8 10 11
7 8 10
4 4 3 5 7 8 10
4 5 6 8
6 8
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

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° b œ œ œ œ
Eb Major Scale
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&b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bbbb
1
6th Fret
E¨ F G A¨ B¨ C D E¨ F G A¨ B¨ C D E¨
2 2

4 4

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10 11
11 13
1 1 1
10 12 13
2 2 5 6 8 10 12 13
3 3 6 8
4 4 4
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2

° bb b œ œ
Ab Major Scale

œ œ œ œ œ bbbbb
& b œ œ
1 1

œ œ œ œ
œ œ
3 1 1 1

4th Fret 4 4 2 2
3 3
4 4 4 A¨ B¨ C D¨ E¨ F G A¨ B¨ C D¨ E¨ F G A¨

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3 4
4 6
3 5 6
1 3 5 6
1 3 4
4
4 1 3 4 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2
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° bb b
œ
Note that Db major and C# major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical

œ œ œ œ but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.

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Db Major Scale

1 1 & bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bbbbbb
2 2
3
4 4 4
D¨ E¨ F G¨ A¨ B¨ C D¨ E¨ F G¨ A¨ B¨ C D¨

1 1

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8 9
2 2 9 11
3 3 5 6 8 10 11
4 4
3 4 6
4 6

2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2

° bb b b
Note that Gb major and F# major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical

œ œ
Gb Major Scale but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.

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& bb œ œ
1 1 1

œ œ œ œ
2 2 1

œ œ œ
3 3
4 4 4 4 3

1 G¨ A¨ B¨ C¨ D¨ E¨ F G¨ A¨ B¨ C¨ D¨ E¨ F G¨
2

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2 4 6 7
1 3 4
1 3 4
1 2 4
2 4
2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2

° bbb œ œ
Note that Cb major and B major are "enharmonic" in that they sound identical

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Cb Major Scale but their notes use different "A.K.A" (also known as) names.

&b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 1
2 2 1 1
3
4 4 4 3 3
4
1
C¨ D¨ E¨ F¨ G¨ A¨ B¨ C¨ D¨ E¨ F¨ G¨ A¨ B¨ C¨
2

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2 4 6 7
2 4 5
1 3 4
1 2 4
2 4

2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2