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 Guitar Scales Lesson
24 Fret Guitar
Guitar Scales For 24 Fret Guitar
Many of the early electric guitar's were constructed
offering only 19 frets, others offering up to 21
frets. The guitar's with only 19 frets allowed the
early electric players to play the highest note available
on the small e string, a B note. Guitars with 21 frets
offered players the highest available note C#. As guitars
evolved and went through many changes and custom spec-
ifications in a constant and still to this day, ongoing
attempt to create a better playing and better sounding
instrument, things continued and ...continue to progress.
Eventually the 22 fret guitar was developed, offering
players the highest note found on the small e string
which is D. This note D, when played as a full string
bend, or whole step bend became the high note "E". Yet
until the birth of the 24 fret guitar, there was still
not a guitar that began with Low E (Largest string open)
and ended with the high note of "E" octave which would
allow a guitarist to play a full 4 octave scale or run
pattern. Thus was born the 24 fret guitar which allowed
players to do just that.(See example one below) which
shows the "Tonic" note E and also indicates the location
of the 1st,2nd,3rd, and 4th octaves.
Symbols used below are as indicated:
T=Tonic Note 1=1st Octave 2=2nd Octave
Example #1
T 1 2 3 4
e :----------------------12----------24-------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :---------------9---------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------7-----------------------------------------|
E :-0-----------------------------------------------|
This lesson explores and teaches how to play guitar
scales in the key of E for a 24 fret guitar, which may
allow a player to acheive the high E note simply by
playing the guitar scales in normal patterns or positions
without having to bend strings. This is a great tool and
asset for playing lead guitar solo's and being able to
obtain those "high end" peircing sounds, like players
such as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen
obtain when playing a lead guitar solo.
This demonstrates the scale played in it's normal
position with the "Tonic" note on the 5th string,
A string.
E Minor Pentatonic * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,G,A,B,D then
back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :----------------------10-12----------------------|
B :--------------8-10-12----------------------------|
G :----------7-9------------------------------------|
D :------7-9----------------------------------------|
A :-7-10--------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
Octave Scale (This demonstrates the scale one ocatve
higher in pitch.
E Minor Pentatonic * Tonic Note / A String
T 1 2
E E E
e :----------------------------22-24----------------|
B :-------------------20-22-24----------------------|
G :-------------19-21-------------------------------|
D :-------19-21-------------------------------------|
A :-19-22-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Major Pentatonic * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,F#,G#,B,C# then
back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :--------------------------19-21-24---------------|
B :-------------------19-21-------------------------|
G :-------------18-21-------------------------------|
D :-------18-21-------------------------------------|
A :-19-21-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Blues Scale * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,G,A,A#,B,D then
back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :----------------------------------22-24----------|
B :----------------------20-22-23-24----------------|
G :----------------19-21----------------------------|
D :-------19-20-21----------------------------------|
A :-19-22-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Diatonic Major * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D
then back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :----------------------------------19-21-23-24----|
B :-------------------------19-21-22----------------|
G :----------------18-20-21-------------------------|
D :-------18-19-21----------------------------------|
A :-19-21-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Diatonic Minor * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,F#,G,A,B,C,D
then back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :----------------------------------19-20-22-24----|
B :-------------------------19-20-22----------------|
G :-------------------19-21-------------------------|
D :----------19-21-22-------------------------------|
A :-19-21-22----------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Harmonic Minor * Tonic Note / A String
The note's played in this scale are: E,F#,G,A,B,C,D#
then back to E "octave".
T 1 2
E E E
e :-----------------------------------19-20-23-24---|
B :--------------------------19-20-22---------------|
G :--------------------20-21------------------------|
D :-----------19-21-22------------------------------|
A :-19-21-22----------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
E Diminsihed Run
The note's played in this scale are: E,Db,Bb,G then
back to E "octave".
e :-24-21-------------------------------------------|
B :-------23-20-------------------------------------|
G :--------------21-18------------------------------|
D :--------------------20-17------------------------|
A :--------------------------19---------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
This Lesson Continued...
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