Greybeard's Caged Scale Patterns - C Form of G Major
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Key
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Root
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x
|
ii
|
x
|
iii
|
IV
|
xx
|
V
|
x
|
vi
|
x
|
vii
|
I
|
|
x
|
x
|
xx
|
x
|
xx
|
x
|
x
|
xx
|
x
|
xx
|
x
|
xx
|
x
|
x
|
|
G
|
G
|
G#
|
A
|
A#
|
B
|
C
|
C#
|
D
|
D#
|
E
|
F
|
F#
|
G
|
| Major |
R
|
x
|
ii
|
x
|
iii
|
IV
|
x
|
V
|
x
|
vi
|
x
|
vii
|
x
|
This pattern is known as C Shape or C Form, because it is based around the shape of an open C chord. If you look at the notes circled in green you see the pattern of a open C. In the key of G, this pattern has the root on the A (5th) string at the 10th fret.
The lower half of the pattern forms the top half of the D Form and the top half, the lower half of the A Form.
Although only G major is shown here this applies to all the scales.
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|----|----|----|----|----|----|--3-|--4-|----|--5-|----|----|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|--7-|--1-|----|--2-|----|----|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|--5-|----|--6-|----|----|----|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|--2-|----|--3-|--4-|----|----|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|--6-|----|--7-|--1-|----|----|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|--3-|--4-|----|--5-|----|----|----|
0....1....2....3....4....5....6....7....8....9...10...11...12...13
|---7-8---10-|
|---7-8---10-|
|---7---9----|
|---7---9-10-|
|---7---9-10-|
|---7-8---10-|
|---------------------------------7-8-10-----|
|--------------------------7-8-10------------|
|----------------------7-9-------------------|
|---------------7-9-10-----------------------|
|--------7-9-10------------------------------|
|-7-8-10-------------------------------------|
© Graham Merry 2004