Guitar Grade 3: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   A scale is like a ladder of notes. You go up step by step, then back down.

2. 2

   How many notes do you think a scale has?

3. 3

   Play the C major scale on your guitar — start on the C note and go up.

4. 4

   Let's learn the C major scale together.

5. 5

   Which finger do you use for the first note (C) of the C major scale?

6. 6

   Now try the C major arpeggio — play only the chord notes: C, E, G, C.

7. 7

   What are the three main notes in a C major arpeggio?