Topic: 5 versus 7 major scale box shapes
I am a little confused on which set of box shapes to learn. I have found a list of 5 major scale box shapes and a list of 7.
5 box shapes:
http://www.guitarplayerworld.com/Shapes … Scale.html
7 box shapes:
http://www.fretjam.com/major-scale-positions.html
I'm edging towards the 5 because there are 5 pentatonic box shapes and they fit (pattern wise) into the set of 5 major scale shapes all be it with a couple of notes missing (obviously).
However wouldn't learning the complete set of 7 major scale box shapes ultimately lead to a superior understanding of the fret board?
Looking forward to the words of wisdom
Thanks.