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