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  • What is the Scales tool?
  • What is a scale?
  • What is an interval?
  • How do I find different scales?
  • What order do I play the notes in?
  • Why are there different shapes for the scales?
  • Is there a way to sample the sound of each scale?
  • What do the labels on top of the strings mean?
  • Is there a fretboard view for lefties?

Why are there different shapes for the scales?


Since any given note can appear in a few different places on the fingerboard, there are different ways to group collections of notes together to form a given scale.

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  • What is the Scales tool?
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  • Is there a way to sample the sound of each scale?
  • What is a scale?
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