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