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C major scale on guitar

C major has 7 notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Also called Ionian.

C major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEFGAB
Degree1234567
Step2212221

C major on the whole neck

Every C major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

C major scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

C major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

C major, position 1, frets 1 to 5456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C major, position 2, frets 3 to 7567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C major, position 3, frets 5 to 9671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C major, position 4, frets 8 to 12123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C major, position 5, frets 10 to 14234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C major

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            2DmD minor arpeggio
            3EmE minor arpeggio
            4FF major arpeggio
            5GG major arpeggio
            6AmA minor arpeggio
            7BdimB diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C major

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            2Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            3Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            4Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            6Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            7Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of C major, starting from another root.

            Major in every key

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