C Major Scale Chords, Chart of 6th String Root Forms

Guitar Lesson Summary & Chart Explanation

C Major Scale Chords, Chart of 6th String Root Moveable Forms

These movable chords directly replace the barre chord forms, and are what the masters like Hendrix, Page, Clapton, etc. really use. If you play electric or steel string acoustic, fret the root note (marked with a star) with your thumb. If you play a classical guitar or if you play with the guitar slung up high (i.e. at chest level rather than waist level) the root is played with the first (index) or second (middle) finger.

C Major Scale

C Major Scale Notes:

C D E F G A B

Major Scale- Scale Degrees:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Major Scale Alternative Names:

Ionian

The Major Scale is sometime called the The Ionian Mode. It is the first mode of Major and the third mode of Minor (Built on the flatted third degree). See:

• C Ionian Mode Guitar Scale Patterns- 5 Position Chart

The Major Scale is seldom used for guitar solos. It has 2 notes that are traditionally considered dissonant: the 4 and the 7.

Remove the 7 and you have the Hexatonic Major Scale. See:

• Hexatonic Major Scale Guitar Fretboard Patterns- Chart, Key of C

Take away the 4 and the 7 and you have the Pentatonic Major Scale See:

• Pentatonic Major Scale Guitar Fretboard Patterns- Chart, Key of C