Learn Guitar - Major scales guitar fretboard positioning exercise

This figure illustrate how to rehearse a natural major scale. The major scale contains steps or intervals 2½ and 3½ (1-1-½-1-1-1-½ ). Suitable chords would be, when using a c major scale: Cmaj7 - Dm - Em - Fmaj - G - Am - Bm(b5):
If you start the scale in position 6, you will get the natural minor feel. 1-½-1-1-½-1-1

To be able to create solos you need to master the scales and visualize them over the whole fretboard. In the end put it all together in a melodic way...Learn more