guitar C major scales

Notes in the C Major (Ionian) scale

The Major scale is also called the Ionian scale

Root: C

C

^C#/_Db

D

^D#/_Eb

E

F

^F#/_Gb

G

^G#/_Ab

A

^A#/_Bb

B

C

Distance from Root

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

C Major (Ionian)

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

Invervals

R

M2

M3

P4

P5

M6

M7

P8

Note Distance

1

1

0.5

1

1

1

0.5

Composing and Songwriting Dictionary

C Scale guitar Chart

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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o-
o-
o-
o-
o-

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

major scales

C scales

C Major (Ionian) scale

C Mixolydian scale

C Minor (Aeolian) scale

C Phrygian scale

C Locrian scale

C Pentatonic Minor scale

C Pentatonic Major scale

C Pentatonic Mixolydian scale

C Pentatonic Dorian scale

C Pentatonic Phrygian scale

C Hyper Major scale

C Harmonic Major scale

C Harmonic Minor scale

C Melodic Minor scale

C Super Locrian scale

C Ultra Locrian scale

C Locrian Major scale

C Dorian 4+ scale

C Lydian 7b scale

C Phrygian Major scale

C Lydian Minor scale

C Arabian scale

C Augmented scale

C Blues Pentatonic scale

C Major Minor Blues scale

C Complex Blues scale

C Bebop Major scale

C Bebop Dorian scale

C Chinese scale

C Chromatic scale

C Diminished scale

C Double Harmonic scale

C Egyptian scale

C Enigmatic scale

C Ethiopian scale

C Gypsy Major scale

C Gypsy Minor scale

C Hungarian Gypsy scale

C Hungarian Minor scale

C Japanese scale

C Hirajoshi scale

C Jazz Melodic Minor scale

C Jazz Minor scale

C Javanese scale

C Mohammedan scale

C Mongolian scale

C Neapolitan Major scale

C Neapolitan Minor scale

C Octotonic scale

C Oriental scale

C Overtone scale

C Balinese scale

C Persian scale

C Ritusen scale

C Romanian Minor scale

C Symmetrical scale

C Scriaban scale

C Spanish scale

C Spanish 8 Tone scale

C Tradjap scale

C Whole Tone scale

C Dorian Flat 2 scale

C Lydian Sharp 5 scale

C Mixolydian Sharp 4 scale

C Mixolydian Flat 6 scale

C Minor Flat 5 scale

C Locrian Flat 4 scale

C Locrian Sharp2 scale

C Lydian flat 7 scale

Root

Ab A A# Bb B Cb C C# Db D D# Eb E F F# Gb G G#

Mode:

Neck position(start - END)

1	5
2	6
3	7
4	8
5	9
6	10
7	11
8	12
9	13
10	14
11	15
12	16
13	17
14	18
15	19
16	20
17	21
18	22
19	23

guitar tuning

Standard tuning

Renaissance Lute/Vihuela tuning

G major/Russian tuning

Nashville tuning

B G D G A D tuning

C G C F A C tuning

7-string:Standard tuning

7-string:Jazz tuning

7-string:Russian tuning

7-string:High A tuning

7-string:8 string tuning

7-string:High A tuning

7-string:Brazilian tuning

7-string:Drop A tuning

7-string:Hendrix tuning

8-string:Standard tuning

8-string:Fourths tuning

8-string:Hunter tuning

E4 ----
B3 ----
G3 ----
D3 ----
A2 ----
E2 ----