Greybeard's Caged Scale Patterns - G 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 G Shape or G Form, because it is based around the shape of an open G chord. If you look at the notes circled in green you see the pattern of a open G. In the key of G, this pattern has the root on the low E (6th) string at the 15th fret.
The lower half of the pattern forms the top half of the A Form and the top half, the lower half of the E Form.
Although only G major is shown here this applies to all the scales.
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|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--6-|----|--7-|--1-|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--3-|--4-|----|--5-|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--7-|--1-|----|--2-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--5-|----|--6-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--2-|----|--3-|--4-|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--6-|----|--7-|--1-|
0....1....2....3....4....5....6....7....8....9...10...11...12...13...14...15
|----12----14-15-|
|----12-13----15-|
|-11-12----14----|
|----12----14----|
|----12----14-15-|
|----12----14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------12-14-15-|
|----------------------------------12-13-15----------|
|-------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------12-14----------------------------|
|----------12-14-15----------------------------------|
|-12-14-15-------------------------------------------|
© Graham Merry 2004