Guitar Grade 8: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Scales are like ladders of notes going up and down. 🎸

2. 2

   Here's a C major scale on a guitar fretboard — see how the notes climb up? 🎵

3. 3

   How many notes are in a major scale? 🎶

4. 4

   Let's play a C major scale together — one note at a time. 🎸

5. 5

   Practice the C major scale by tapping the frets in order. 🎸

6. 6

   What's the half-step in a C major scale? (Hint: it's between two notes) 🎵

7. 7

   Arpeggios are like broken chords — you play the notes of a chord one by one instead of strumming. 🎸

8. 8

   Let's try a C major arpeggio — three notes only. 🎶