Scale Finder

Is there a lesson on the use of the scale finder, in particular what do the numbers mean on the strings on the frets I know what the fret #s are and I know what pattern but on the circles over each string and fret in the different patterns are a number what does it mean this is confusing to me as are scales really confusing

Not sure what you are looking at or what numbers are shown but it could either be finger numbers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinkie) or it could be scale degrees (numberd 1-8 for the Major scale; or 1-7 with the octave either being 1 or 8)

For scale degrees of the Major scale. Take C Major as an example:
C - D - E - F - G - A - B- C
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 or 1

Hi Froggy62
What I'm seeing there is scale steps. If you go to the bottom left corner you can click on display scale and change it to scale notes. Display scale step and you will see that number one will be the root note of the scale you selected. Hope this helps..
Gordon..

Originally Posted by: froggy62... what do the numbers mean on the strings ...

As Hunter & Gordon have said, those numbers are scale degrees.

This topic is covered in depth in GF 2 Chapter 1 in the 3 lessons of the C major scale tutorial:

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=363

Go through that tutorial a few times & see if that helps.

Remember the pentatonic scale question you asked? I replied with a tab-text that showed you the fretboard pattern, but more importantly, showed you the pattern to play using numbers. Those were also scale degrees. :)

The numbered scale degrees are the most important way of identifying any scale pattern, because they are the direct result of the scale interval formula that gives each scale its unique sound & pattern.

Make sense? Ask more if necessary!

Wow all the input i do believe I got it I also believe I got ahead of my self.
I'm ok now Thanks a bunch