Guitar - Major Scale Patterns (Positions) - 3 Notes per String

Major Scale Patterns (positions) - Guitar
7 Patterns, 3 notes per string
FREE Guitar Scales eGuide

What you’ll find in the Guitar Scale Patterns eGuide:
* Scale patterns and fingerings for the most common and useful scales
* Scale included
* Major Scale
* 7 Patterns with 2/3 notes per string
* 7 Patterns with 3 notes per string
* Major Pentatonic Scale
* Major Blues Scale
* Minor Pentatonic Scale
* Minor Blues Scale
* Melodic Minor Scale
* Harmonic Minor Scale
* Coming soon:
* Major Scale 5 Patterns with 2/3 notes per string (CAGED version)
* Half-Whole Diminished Scale
* Whole Tone Scale
*You will be emailed an updated copy anytime a new scale is added

In this lesson I’ll show you how to play 7 patterns of the Major Scale using 3 notes per string. Be sure to download the eGuide for help with fingerings.

Skip to any Scale Pattern:
Pattern 1 - 00:31
Pattern 2 - 1:34
Pattern 3 - 2:42
Pattern 4 - 3:54
Pattern 5 - 5:03
Pattern 6 - 6:05
Pattern 7 - 7:10

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[michaelcraig]

You are the only one on here that made sense of how to learn and play 3NPS. Thanks!

[GR_BackingTracks]

Yes! Thanks for doing this quickly and simply. I had been learning the CAGED Major Scale system and was wondering why my picking was flubbing every so often. Seeing 3 notes per string in action makes so much more sense for picking smoothness. I guess I've got some news to break to my guitar instructor...

[Paquete]

You must begin the scale from the root (red dot). For example, if you begin the second position on the same note that the guitarist is playing on the video, you will play the dorian mode not the ionian mode (mayor mode). Excuse me for my bad english.

[Diogolindir]

Very nice lesson, right to the point and very clear. Congrats

[jonelatendido]

Move forward guitar, I have a question, please help me for this.. give me tips What pattern should I learn from Pattern 1-7 My hand is small, Hard to play the 1 pattern.. This is what I want to know, Which pattern from 1-7 Key Of G 3nps is for small hand like me and also a begginer... Any way.. I learned so many Things Because of You.. and I thank you for that. You are the most clearer teacher here I Kno in YouTube..

[michaelcraig]

Do you have a video for how to play 3 notes per string with the minor scales? How about 3rds (double stops) in harmonic and melodic minor keys?

[TheNirvan]

Hey, I if I learn the modes using this 3nps, Do I have to learn all the shapes of all the modes
Like there are 7 modes with 7 different positions ???

[rennriel]

Hello, (im beginner guitarist) and i dont have understand what is the "major scale pattern and what you mean "pattern 1-key of g" what is the key of "g" can you explain me please??