Month: September 2024
How to See Pentatonic Scales Using Octave Shapes
Once we have memorised the Octave patterns that belong to each of the CAGED shapes, we can start to build scales around them, in this article we will be specifically looking at building Pentatonic Scales. We can use the octave shapes as a starting point to build any scale or mode, but first we will…
Important Octave Shapes You Need To Learn
Octave shapes are patterns we can visualise on the fretboard to help organise our scales, arpeggios and chords. Every conceivable scale, arpeggio and chord can be constructed within each octave shape. Yes really! The shapes come from the CAGED system and are based around the C, A, G, E, and D Major chords, so there…
How Do You Know The Notes on The Fretboard?
Our ability to play guitar depends largely on our knowledge of the fretboard, but how do you know the notes on the fretboard? If we know the notes on the fretboard well, we can play our scales, chords and arpeggios anywhere we want at any time. If we don’t, we’ll forever be stuck trying to…