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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
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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2.
C - Notes
Note pattern
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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All individual notes follow the same movable pattern over the entire fretboard.

3.
A - Notes
A Notes
C Notes
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
B♭
B
C
C♯
D
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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
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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5.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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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
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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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
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
D♭
D
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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
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D
2.
C - Notes
Note pattern
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D

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

3.
A - Notes
A Notes
C Notes
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
G♯
C
F
2
F♯
B
E
A
C♯
F♯
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
G♯
C♯
F♯
B
E♭
G♯
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
G♯
C♯
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
F♯
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
C♯
F♯
B
E
G♯
C♯
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
G♯
C♯
F♯
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
G♯
C
F
14
F♯
B
E
A
C♯
F♯
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
G♯
C♯
F♯
B
E♭
G♯
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
G♯
C♯
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
F♯
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
C♯
F♯
B
E
G♯
C♯
22
D
G
C
F
A
D

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
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D
5.
C - Chords
C
A
G
E
D
Chord Notes
Chord Bar
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D

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
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D

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
EADGBE
1
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
2
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
3
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
4
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
5
A
D
G
C
E
A
6
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
7
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
8
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
9
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
10
D
G
C
F
A
D
11
E♭
A♭
D♭
G♭
B♭
E♭
12
E
A
D
G
B
E
13
F
B♭
E♭
A♭
C
F
14
G♭
B
E
A
D♭
G♭
15
G
C
F
B♭
D
G
16
A♭
D♭
G♭
B
E♭
A♭
17
A
D
G
C
E
A
18
B♭
E♭
A♭
D♭
F
B♭
19
B
E
A
D
G♭
B
20
C
F
B♭
E♭
G
C
21
D♭
G♭
B
E
A♭
D♭
22
D
G
C
F
A
D

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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