Vertical scale charts

Scale charts are sometimes written in a vertical format. The chart is just a picture of the neck of the guitar if it was standing up, neck in the air. You would still just play the notes from the lowest sounding to the highest and back down. This is the same way that chord charts are written.

Text format +--+--+--+--+--+ | | | | | | | 1 1 1 | 1 -1st fret | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+ | | | | | | 2 2 | | 2 2 | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+ | | | | | | | | 3 3 | | | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+ | | | | | | 4 4 4 4 4 | | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+ | | 6th string 1st string

Graphic format

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Page 4, The root of the scale

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Intro to scales - basic finger exercises Reading horizontal scale charts Reading vertical scale charts The root of the scale