1 Topic by GuitarGuy

(5 replies, posted in Music Theory)

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   default/wink

Thanks.

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