Greybeard's Caged Scale Patterns - A 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 A Shape or A Form, because it is based around the shape of an open A chord. If you look at the notes circled in green you see the pattern of a open A. 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 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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|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--5-|----|--6-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--2-|----|--3-|--4-|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--6-|----|--7-|--1-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--3-|--4-|----|--5-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--7-|--1-|----|--2-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--5-|----|--6-|----|
0....1....2....3....4....5....6....7....8....9...10...11...12...13
|---10----12-----|
|---10----12-13--|
|-9----11-12-----|
|-9-10----12-----|
|-9-10----12-----|
|---10----12-----|
|----------------------------------------10-12-----|
|-------------------------------10-12-13-----------|
|-----------------------9-11-12--------------------|
|---------------9-10-12----------------------------|
|-------9-10-12------------------------------------|
|-10-12--------------------------------------------|
© Graham Merry 2004