Hey, Ken! Glad you are enjoying Lisa's GF lessons. Which scale lesson are you working on?

Originally Posted by: ken.simeral

Does this grid pattern work across all six strings?

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Depends on which pattern. In general scale patterns work well as you slide them up & down the fretboard, while staying on the same strings. But since the G & B strings are tuned differently than the other strings, the patterns have to be adjusted if they land on or cross those 2 strings.

For example if you play the G major scale starting on the low E string you get this shape.

|---------------------------------------------|[br]|---------------------------------------------|[br]|---------------------0----------------------|[br]|-------------0-2-4-------------------------|[br]|-----0-2-3---------------------------------|[br]|--3-----------------------------------------|

And if you slide it up the fretboard you can play the A major scale using the same shape.

|---------------------------------------------|[br]|---------------------------------------------|[br]|----------------------2---------------------|[br]|--------------2-4-6------------------------|[br]|------2-4-5--------------------------------|[br]|---5----------------------------------------|

However if you try to move that shape up the next set of strings & start the scale on the note C to play the C major scale, you find that the pattern has changed when you cross the G to B string.

|-----------------------------------------------|[br]|----------------------1-----------------------|[br]|--------------0-2-4--------------------------|[br]|------0-2-3----------------------------------|[br]|---3------------------------------------------|[br]|----------------------------------------------|

The top note, the 8th or octave of the C scale is one fret higher to compensate for the B string being tuned 1 fret lower!

Ultimately, it's important to grasp that scales are formed by specific intervals (distances between the notes) that make certain sounds. And the intervals always remain the same, even though they can form different patterns on the fretboard.

But for now just practice the patterns as they occur in the course. There will be plently of time to worry about all these shifting patterns as you progress through the course & in your learning.

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Is it only for major notes?

Every major scale has the exact same interval formula, but might form different patterns on the fretboard depending on where you start. Lisa mentions this in this lesson.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=24485&s_id=2010

Hope this helps! Please ask more if necessary. Best of success!