Major scales
C major
- Key
- C
- octaves
- 2
- Starting fret
- 3
- Reference tempo
- Quarter note = 60
Read the scale
Practice notes
- On the way up, shift to place your index finger at fret 5 on the first string.
- Let the open first string ring as you prepare F at the first fret.
- Raise the tempo by four beats per minute after three even runs at the same speed.
Fingering · original classical fingering