C Major Exercises

C Major Exercises

You can use these exercises to really move around the fret board. The first exercise is the C Major scale.

Take a look at the image to the left. You will notice seven sections. Each section makes up the C Major Key. The first note of the C Major key is the C note. The second note is the D note, then the E note, F, G, A, B and C notes in that order.

These exercises are from C to C using 3 notes per string. Your leads can gain lots of speed when you play this scale with 3 notes per string. You will want to use some hammer ons and pull offs to increase speed and dexterity.

Listen to it played slow on the acoustic.

The exercise above requires some stretching of the fretting hand. These are some of the best scale runs you could ever practice. These exercises will begin to built up the strength and speed you will need. To play the scale above, you would start on the A string 3rd fret C note, using your 1 finger. The next note is on the A string 5th fret D note, use your 3 finger. The next note is on the A string, E note 7th fret, use your 4 finger. Then move to the D string and repeat the same thing, same fingers. So you start on the A string and play from left to right. The numbers on the strings, represent your fingers. 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring and 4 pinky. Each number above is on the particular string and fret you play. Play one note at a time, 3 notes per string, play from left to right from the A string to the High E string.

The next scale run starts at the 8th fret low E string C note, 1 finger. The second note played would be the Low E string 10 fret, 3 finger, D note. The next note played would be the Low E string 12 fret, 4 finger, E note. Play this exercise from left to right, starting at the 8th fret Low E string and work your way down to the B string. Three notes per string and it does require some stretching. The numbers on the strings represent the fingering to use and each number is on the particular fret you play. Once you make your way to the B string, work your way back up from the B string to the Low E string.

When you play these exercises, try to play with a six note run.

	Listen to this exercise.
	Study Tablature

Play the exercise above from left to right starting on the High E string 8th fret. The numbers below the scale represent the suggested fingering to use.

Practice these exercises in every key. These exercises are in C major, but you can easily convert them to other keys. For example: By moving this entire scale down to the 10 fret starting on the D note 1 finger, you would be playing in the key D major Ionian.

	Start on the E note 12 fret, 1 finger you would be playing E major Ionian and so on.
	Check out all of the modes and fingerings in the C major chapter.

Good Luck,

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