{"id":1344,"date":"2014-11-14T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-15T02:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2025-08-21T06:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:10:36","slug":"classical-guitar-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Guitar Scales:  Shapes Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>(Just getting started with guitar scales?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/first-scale-beginners\/\">Click here for a beginner scale exercise to jumpstart your practice.<\/a> )<\/p>\r\n<p>Many people have strong emotional responses when they think about practicing classical guitar scales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Perhaps some anti-scale types have been &#8220;damaged&#8221; by some militant childhood piano teacher. \u00a0Thwacked knuckles and forced regimes can turn one off of scales work and not want to play scales ever again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, some people enjoy practicing scales. \u00a0Personally, I appreciate a clearly defined goal that is primarily physical in nature. \u00a0I can just turn on my metronome, fine-tune my hearing, and get lost in the present challenges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>These challenges\u00a0could be<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/quick-prepping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speed<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>clarity<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-string-finger-names\/\">finger placement<\/a> (either hand)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/legato-guitar-synchronize-the-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connecting notes<\/a> (legato)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/metronome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evenness of tempo<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>evenness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tone<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/dynamics-phrasing-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dynamics<\/a> (volume)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>or a thousand others<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"h-scales-as-the-re-set-button\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scales: as the &#8220;re-set&#8221; button<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Scales are also a great way to change gears in the middle of practice. Playing major scales can refocus your attention on details and sharpen your hearing. \u00a0Especially if you approach them with <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/teach-yourself-learn-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific goals or desires<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_aeahdTp0E?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\">\r\n<h2>Table of contents<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-scales-as-the-re-set-button\" data-level=\"3\">Scales: as the &#8220;re-set&#8221; button<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-the-five-major-scale-shapes-for-guitar\" data-level=\"2\">The Five Major Scale Shapes for Guitar<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-yes-you-should-memorize-them\" data-level=\"2\">Yes, you should memorize them.<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-classical-guitar-scales-on-your-air-guitar\" data-level=\"3\">Classical Guitar Scales on Your Air Guitar<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-3-2-1-go\" data-level=\"2\">3-2-1 GO!<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-why-are-the-shapes-named-as-they-are\" data-level=\"2\">Why are the Shapes Named as They Are?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-why-practice-scales\" data-level=\"2\">Why Practice Scales?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#h-other-resources-for-practicing-scales\" data-level=\"2\">Other Resources for Practicing Scales<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-the-five-major-scale-shapes-for-guitar\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Five Major Scale Shapes for Guitar<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting about these five major scale shapes is that they form the structure for most other scales in western music. What that means is that minor scales, modes, altered scales, and others are mostly based on these five basic shapes. Some of the scales you may commonly hear about are the major pentatonic scale, g major scale, the natural minor scale, minor pentatonic scale, c major scale, and e minor scale for example.<\/p>\r\n<p>5-scales-with-RH-notes<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_208274\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-208274\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/5-scales-with-RH-notes-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"guitar scales CAGED\" width=\"700\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/5-scales-with-RH-notes-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/5-scales-with-RH-notes-1-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/5-scales-with-RH-notes-1-1-100x127.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-208274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 Scale Shapes Common on Guitar<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In many instances, the scale shape is unchanged. They simply get started with a different root note within the shape! We also see in the video that we can have a scale shape starting on different strings, from the low e string (6th string) all the way up to the high e string (1st string). Most of the shapes we look at here are in the first position ( the first four frets of the guitar) and cover what we call two octaves or three octaves. We simply adjust the scale by a whole step or half step (a whole step is 2 frets on the guitar and a half step is 1 fret).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Knowing all this information is what we call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/music-theory-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">theoretical<\/a> knowledge (or music theory). Theoretical knowledge will help you understand such things as key signatures ( you might have heard of the key of C major, or key of G major for instance), their relationship with scales (both major scales and minor scales), <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/chords\">chord progressions<\/a>, whole steps, <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/theory-accidentals\/\">half steps<\/a>, and much more.\u00a0 It&#8217;s all great to know, but the way we are using scales here is mainly as a technical exercise (getting your fingers to work better).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I encourage you to study music theory, as it is an essential element to mature musicianship. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can find the basics here.<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-yes-you-should-memorize-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes, you should memorize them.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-1345 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/write-out-scale-shapes-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"learning classical guitar scales\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/write-out-scale-shapes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/write-out-scale-shapes.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To memorize these five major scale shapes, you can go about it in a variety of ways. Some learn well through visual means, while others commit to developing muscle memory using the major scale formula (or any scale formula) over time. The key is being able to play every note in the scale well, and sound good.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>People who learn well visually may simply memorize what the grids ( you might know this as the caged system or other scale diagrams) look like and work from that. This is typical of lead guitar players in other styles outside of the classical guitar. Pentatonic scales, the blues scale, and the harmonic minor scale are just a few examples of typical scales memorized by guitarists in other styles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>What helped me with learning scales initially was to memorize the numerical patterns of these shapes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For instance, using the E shape as an example, the major scale pattern would be 24 124 134 134 24 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you take five minutes and write it out as many times as you can, you will have it pretty close to memorized.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Take one of the five major scale patterns per week, and you can have them all memorized in about a month. Make sure you can play every single note beautifully!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"h-classical-guitar-scales-on-your-air-guitar\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classical Guitar Scales on Your Air Guitar<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can also practice these major scale shapes away from the guitar. Simply in the air, or on the arm of your chair, or the tabletop in front of you, you can go through the order of fingers with your left hand. This sort of exercise gives us further confidence in the scale patterns that we are working on or already familiar with.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you are a dominantly kinesthetic learner (about 25% of the population) then this could be a great way to help you quickly memorize the shapes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you want to go for extra points, you can go ascending or descending through the major scale patterns. You could even try starting from a different root note.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-3-2-1-go\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3-2-1 GO!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Regardless of how you choose to memorize them, I highly recommend you do so. Adding scale practice into your daily routine will help everything you do. Keep in mind, that scales are also a great way to learn your way around the guitar fretboard. You&#8217;ll need to know at least a few in order to go up and down the guitar fretboard comfortably.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A great place to start is to download the free PDF of the shapes and print it. \u00a0Put it on your music stand and commit to memorizing the first of these scales this week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The best way is baby-step through them, and in no time you will be a completely different musician than you are now. If you don&#8217;t want to learn scales you are missing out on one of the most crucial parts of musical development.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-why-are-the-shapes-named-as-they-are\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why are the Shapes Named as They Are?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As you explore the five major scale shapes, you may wonder why they are named as they are.\u00a0 After all the &#8220;E shape&#8221; may not even have the lowest root note as &#8220;E&#8221;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The scales are actually related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/chords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the common chords<\/a> (aka &#8220;cowboy chords&#8221;).\u00a0 In the video below, you&#8217;ll see how scales and chords are related.\u00a0 And you&#8217;ll discover why the scales are named as they are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9K01pYwIRY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-why-practice-scales\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Practice Scales?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We&#8217;re often asked to take scales on faith.\u00a0 The idea is that if we drill these scale patterns, good things will happen.\u00a0 But what are the actual payoffs of practicing scales?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/why-practice-scales\/\">benefits of practicing scales<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are a few of these benefits:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Trains muscle memory in both hands.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Increase dexterity and agility in both hands.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Helps us learn practical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/music-theory-guitar\/\">music theory<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Scale patterns help us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/memorize-music-classical-guitar\/\">memorize music<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Helps us learn to visualize scale patterns on the guitar neck.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Develops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/m-string-crossing\/\">string-crossing technique<\/a> in the right hand.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Improves right- and left-hand synchronization.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Provides a trackable goal we can work towards.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>and more<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-other-resources-for-practicing-scales\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Other Resources for Practicing Scales<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/a\/scales\">Scales Archive<\/a> &#8211; links to all scale articles.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a title=\"QuickStart Guide to Practicing Scales on the Classical Guitar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/practicing-scales-on-the-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QuickStart Guide to practicing scales<\/a> (You can also find an explanation of reading the grids here.)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/why-practice-scales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why practice scales?<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; If you&#8217;re the inquisitive type.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/alternation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I and M Alternation<\/a> &#8211; Right-hand scale technique<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-technique-right-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philosophy of Technique Practice<\/a> &#8211; How to keep sight of the forest and the trees. (Mainly on arpeggios, but the concepts are the same.)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/chords-scales-related\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Chords and Scales are Related<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; How the 5 shapes are related to common chords, and why they&#8217;re named as they are.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/tremolando-scales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tremolando Scales on Classical Guitar<\/a> &#8211; Variations on regular scale practice, such as tremolando scales, can keep us challenged and moving forward.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Just getting started with guitar scales?\u00a0 Click here for a beginner scale exercise to jumpstart your practice. ) Many people have strong emotional responses when they think about practicing classical guitar scales. Perhaps some anti-scale types have been &#8220;damaged&#8221; by some militant childhood piano teacher. \u00a0Thwacked knuckles and forced regimes can turn one off of scales work and not want &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-scales\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,21,260,434],"tags":[135,349],"class_list":["post-1344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-favorites","category-technique","category-learn","category-main-content-parent","tag-scales","tag-theory"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The 5 Most Important Scales for Classical Guitar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are the most important scales to learn on the guitar? 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