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In today's lesson I want to return to the topic of the major scale, with a focus on the 5 major scales you can play in open position. I'm specifically talking about the major keys of C, G, D, A, and E — which I'd consider the most most common keys used on guitar. While I've done a few lessons in the past looking at the major scale patterns up the fretboard (e.g. playing scales using the CAGED chord shapes), I've never done a proper "start here" lesson... until today!

This one goes out to Song Notes community member John, whose question on this topic spurred me to create this video.

Related lessons I've made:

🎸 Major Scale Positions and CAGED Chord Shapes
https://songnotes.net/lessons/384

🎸 Q&A: Why Bother Learning Scales?
https://songnotes.net/lessons/467

🎸 How to use FretMonster (my interactive fretboard tool)
https://songnotes.net/lessons/363

🎸 Practical Music Theory: The Major Scale & the Notes in Each Key
https://songnotes.net/courses/practical-music-theory/the-notes-in-each-key

🎸 Practical Music Theory: Scale Degrees & Intervals
https://songnotes.net/courses/practical-music-theory/scale-degrees-and-intervals