I have another Q. What are diff scales on guitar?only 1 song can be played in diff scales differently? C scale goes CDEFGABC but G scale goes GABCDEF#G why?
this is the C scale this is the G scale - when played starting with G on the 10th fret so u notice both the patterns r the same - only one is lower pitch & other is higher thats why u can sing any song in either C or G [or any other] so long as ur notes follow the same pattern [ in this case its a major ]
The major scale has a formula which goes like WWHWWWH (W=whole step &H=half step) eg for Cmaj starting from the c note the next note will be a whole step above i.e D & so on. similarly every other scale also has a formula like its WHWWHWW for minor scale
https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php this has a list of ALL the scales + how to play them
thanx u guys... thanks ambush that formula was of gr8 help!! just to make sure though H means half note right? i.e. after D we should go for D# ???? WWHWWWH doesnt go with Cmaj scale then! it will form CDD#FGAA#... @ zing.. gr8 site man!!! now I can learn pantatonic scales..
thats why u can sing any song in either C or G [or any other] so long as ur notes follow the same pattern [ in this case its a major ] __________________ didnt follow u ...
@Post#5 query Yes you are right. @Post#6 query For example, Pal pal is sung in Emaj scale originally. If you find it too high for your voice you can take the song 2 half steps lower that is Dmaj scale.
H refers to a half step, not a half note while W refers to a whole step. As you pointed out, the notes D and D# are a half step apart. Keep in mind that you the notes E & F are seperated by a half-step (or semitone) (i.e. there is no accidental between them i.e no E# or Fb). The same goes for the notes B & C. Therefore your C Major scale goes as follows: -W-W-H-W-W-W-H- C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C- You would similarly use the same formula for the G Major scale. -W-W-H-W-W-W--H- G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G-
For cmajor scale you start with C note(i.e root note) and then progress a whole step to D then again a whole step to E THEN half step to F and so on...
