![]() ![]() There are certain names given to different intervals. In order to understand what a scale is, you need to know what an interval is.Īn interval is simply a measurement of the distance between two notes. Using The Major Scale As A Reference PointĪ scale is a sequence of notes, made up of intervals.If you’re a beginner, this page has been designed to take you from knowing absolutely nothing to understanding what they are, how they’re constructed and how they’re used to create music. If you’re looking for a specific scale, click on the following link to scroll straight to the Scales Library section. If you are already somewhat experienced with scales, use the links below to jump straight to a specific lesson. *Keep in mind there are many different ways to play scales, the charts shown above are examples using the CAGED system.Learning guitar scales goes hand in hand with learning the guitar itself. This page is dedicated to everything related to scales – how to play them, how to use them – as well as a growing library of different scales in different keys and positions. The Bb/A# Major ScaleĪ Bb can be found on the 6th fret of the 6th string, as indicated by the white circles in the example below on the low E string indicating the root, or starting note. Next, we take a whole step up to F, before taking a whole step to G, and a whole step to A before finishing on a half step up to our tonic note of Bb in the next highest octave. The step pattern for the Bb major scale begins on Bb, followed by a whole step up to C, followed by another whole step up to the note D, then a half step to Eb. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, Bb is more commonly referred to in musical notation as it contains just two flats (Bb and Eb), making it relatively simple to read and play.Ī#, on the other hand, has a key signature of 4 sharps and 3 double sharps, making it far more complex and thus not commonly used. Bb and A# are enharmonic equivalents, meaning they sound the same but are notated differently. ![]()
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