C Scale1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8C • D • E F • G • A • B C

W W ½ W W W ½

C Scale1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8C • D • E F • G • A • B C

W W ½ W W W ½

► The note names of the scale are the “Do – Re – Mi – Fa – So – La – Ti – Do”

► These are the INDIVIDUAL note names contained within the C-major scale.

► The #s on the top row, indicate the number of each note in the scale. Every scale, without exception, has a starting note: that note basically defines the scale. In this case, C-scale.

► These numbers are important for understanding chord progressions.

• Some songs have a 1, 4, 5 chords (use Roman Numerals: I, IV, V)

• Using the key of C, a song that uses those four chords would be:

→ the I chord would be a C chord.

→ the IV chord would be an F.

→ the V would be G.

• This is overly simplistic, but it gets the point across.

Any fret that a “C” note starts on is the starting point of the

C-scale.

Whole step or ½-step as indicated.

These dots represent a

skipped fret.