C major scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C major scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: C · D · E · F · G · A · B.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C Major
1234567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C
· Root
2
D
· Tension
3
E
· Third
4
F
· Tension
5
G
· Fifth
6
A
· Tension
7
B
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C MajorFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
C D E F G A B
Typical use
Over major and maj7 chords.
Major
The major scale (Ionian) is the reference scale of Western music, built on the whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half interval pattern. It sounds bright and stable, and is the foundation for major and maj7 chords.
Notes of the C major scale: C · D · E · F · G · A · B.