Open-Position Scales, Part 1: Scale Positions

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Open-Position Scales

Open-Position Scales, Part 1: Scale Positions

Open-Position Scales, Part 2: “Wabash Cannonball”

Open-Position Scales, Part 1: Scale Positions

Stash shows you the five most useful open-position scales on the guitar: G, C, D, A, and E. You’ve already learned open C, so Stash starts with the open-position G scale and then moves on to the other three. He also talks about conceptualizing and internalizing the degrees of the scale by saying them aloud as you practice them.

Open Position Scales Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers)

Open Position Scale Diagrams: 12 Keys (Available to subscribers)

"Wabash Cannonball" Lyrics and Scale Degrees (Available to subscribers)

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← The C Major Scale in Open Position

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Open-Position Scales, Part 2: “Wabash Cannonball” →

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