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Note patterns to navigate the fretboard

Note patterns to navigate the fretboard

Playing scales and arpeggios

All scales and arpeggios contain a predetermined subset of notes from the 12-note chromatic scale, scales and arpeggios also starts with a tonic/root note that all other notes relate to in their specific ways.

So to keep track of the tonic/root note over the entire fretboard is a valuable skill playing guitar. To help you map out tonic/root notes there is the CAGED System and also the Octave Shapes.

1.
C - Major Scale
One String
CAGED Box
3 notes per string
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122
2.
C - Notes
Note pattern
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

All individual notes follow the same movable pattern over the entire fretboard.

3.
A - Notes
A Notes
C Notes
FF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

The CAGED System

Find tonic notes using root notes from the open position chord shapes C, A, G, E and D.

4.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122
5.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Octave Shapes

To find nearby tonic/root notes one octave apart there are four shapes to guide you.

6.
C - Root
3 strings | 2 frets
3 strings | 3 frets
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Please note the different shapes to and from the B and high E string, that is something that's caused by the one-fret tuning offset between the G and B string in standard tuning for guitar.

7.
C - Root
2 strings | 3 frets
2 strings | 2 frets
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Here you can read more about the CAGED System and the Octave shapes, and here is also a short tutorial on music theory for guitarists.

Happy playing!

Playing scales and arpeggios

All scales and arpeggios contain a predetermined subset of notes from the 12-note chromatic scale, scales and arpeggios also starts with a tonic/root note that all other notes relate to in their specific ways.

So to keep track of the tonic/root note over the entire fretboard is a valuable skill playing guitar. To help you map out tonic/root notes there is the CAGED System and also the Octave Shapes.

1.
C - Major Scale
One String
CAGED Box
3 notes per string
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122
2.
C - Notes
Note pattern
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

All individual notes follow the same movable pattern over the entire fretboard.

3.
A - Notes
A Notes
C Notes
FF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

The CAGED System

Find tonic notes using root notes from the open position chord shapes C, A, G, E and D.

4.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122
5.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Octave Shapes

To find nearby tonic/root notes one octave apart there are four shapes to guide you.

6.
C - Root
3 strings | 2 frets
3 strings | 3 frets
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Please note the different shapes to and from the B and high E string, that is something that's caused by the one-fret tuning offset between the G and B string in standard tuning for guitar.

7.
C - Root
2 strings | 3 frets
2 strings | 2 frets
FF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭BCD♭DEBGDAE12345678910111213141516171819202122

Here you can read more about the CAGED System and the Octave shapes, and here is also a short tutorial on music theory for guitarists.

Happy playing!

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