7 Essential Guitar Scale Patterns For Lead Guitar

In this guitar lesson, you are going to learn how to start using the three note per string system to navigate your way up and down the fretboard to play lead guitar. In order to do this, you will learn seven mini-scale shapes that use any two-string pairs on the guitar. These seven shapes are made of six notes each and can easily be connected up and down the fretboard.
If you have been stuck in a single major or minor scale box shape this lesson will be revolutionary for your playing. Take it one mini scale shape at a time and watch the power of the three note-per-string scale system come alive for you. There is even a jam track available to help you apply what you learn to some real music.
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[@MusoraMedia]

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[@tecnolover2642]

Each of these patterns are mode shapes in order ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolean,locrian. Each of these can be played off of each and every root note.

[@Jwarink96]

Exactly how I see them

[@KillertoneLabs]

True, except they are leaving out the 7th note of each mode. But I really like this approach... Adding it to the box patterns you already know

[@josephlee5311]

Stop. G Mixo is NOT "the C major scale started on the 5th degree." It is a G major scale with a flat 7th.

[@AD-ij2wj]

On behalf on the leaf, I agree.

[@jazznotes3802]

tecnolover2642 They also work “vertical” as well as horizontal on the guitar neck. “He’s only giving you half the story here.” And yes they still maintain the same sequential order vertically, just keep in mind there’s a shift (up or down a fret) with 2 the high string groups. (Because of the shift in the guitars tuning, from the G to the B string)

[@namehi]

1.) 1st fret 2:33 2.) 3rd fret 3:33 3.) 5th fret 4:43 4.) 6th fret 6:08 5.) 8th fret 7:13 6.) 10th fret 7:26 7.) 12th fret 8:14 Since I'm gonna be watching the video everyday.

[@brandonnevarez792]

7 months later, update on your progress? I've been playing for 3 years now but only know chords so I've been wanting to expand my guitar skills

[@namehi]

@@brandonnevarez792 pretty good. I Learnt all of it but I've stopped playing guitar for a while to focus studying on my medical entrance exam.

[@brandonnevarez792]

@@namehi good luck with that! I'll be starting nursing school in the fall! In what ways did learning them help you specifically? Like with improving i'm assuming? I've always thought that looks cool

[@calebellett]

This is such a great exercise here. If you master this, and run through it everyday, it will greatly improve your improvised play. Thank you guys for the video, rock on people 🤘

[@user-zb5tq3bs4f]

I Agree

[@fernandomorales4691]

As an intermediate player these where easy to learn and memorize.

[@MusoraMedia]

Awesome!

[@claudiosuarez9905]

If ur intermidiate you already know this and far more, I know quite a few scales and stuff and I still can't call myself intermidiate

[@jeanluisindriagolugo232]

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[@isaacmiglio3642]

@@claudiosuarez9905 you're dumb and you're an idiot and you're dumb

[@claudiosuarez9905]

@@isaacmiglio3642 thanks?

[@jizzledfreq]

That was extremely helpful, I'm a mid level guitar player and you provided great information, and it helps me connect more of those dots to be a better guitar player.

[@Nomad2001]

Super useful, for anybody out of the loop these are the 7 basic notation patterns for each of the modes of major in order.

[@zingleraster9124]

As an intermediate player about to dive into the major scales this is a great launching pad. Also love how it moves vertically, #4 starts the A/E strings, #7 with D/A, #3 with G/D, #6 with B+1/G.

[@MusoraMedia]

There are a few lessons for this on GuitarLessons.com Here is one on changing electric strings. guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/alternate-tunings-guitar-maintenance-and-jams/changing-electric-guitar-strings/

[@edwardhernandez684]

Thanks for this lesson totally helped me out to get an idea how actually scales works.

[@Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

Dude this helped so much, thank you! I have been stuck in boxes with just a few extensions to work with. I'm sure with some practice, this will open new possibilities for my playing.

[@Bill-yr2go]

I learned this 3 note per string method a long time ago from sam ash. They taught it the exact same way. I can't stress how valuable this is when you're learning lead guitar. Get these patters down, pull up a C Major vamp and go to town. You'll be suprised how good it sounds. Goid job!

[@vrnj2947]

thank you sir for your explanation of playing the guitar. 1st class

[@bojanaboki3804]

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[@ananthkarthikjayakrisnan4504]

This is great stuff. It can't get more simplified than this. Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@gbdaeye]

Great lesson. This will help me learn where the notes are on fretboard too! Thank you.

[@jeffkuehne7148]

Awesome how this sounds when it comes together, very helpful!

[@ralphk.j7809]

Easy to learn and is a great warm up for ur fingers. This helps me get in the zone

[@zacharymunoz916]

Wow I honestly did expect to get that much out of the video , but wow, mind blown! He broke it down so simply! Thank you for this lesson!

[@elvisochieng387]

Superb! For the first time I've got what I wanted. Thumbs up

[@MsDavo123]

This was just a brilliant lesson I applied same principle to Harmonic minor scale and it works!!! All you need to do is to memorise two string patterns and only first position of Major or minor scale in whatever key and all other 6 positions can be derived!!!

[@rafaelcastillo6671]

Ever since I started practicing this patterns watching this videos I've gotten better, thanks Dude!!!

[@MusoraMedia]

Cool Rafael.

[@jimmywells33]

This man is an absolute master of Legato!

[@TheGodseye76]

Awesome! Ive played for a LONG time Burt am just now getting into less a bit. Ive been looking for someone who kind of clicks with me. This is GREAT!

[@truckingtroxel452]

great for stretching your fingers out past your comfort zone

[@FlutterFreaxrr]

i have smal hands bro, dont bully me

[@najmihakimkhairi1210]

@@FlutterFreaxrr your hand are small because you're new after playing a long time you hand will be bigger

[@FlutterFreaxrr]

@@najmihakimkhairi1210 dw bro hand size ain't a problem anymore and this is exactly right, this comment is from 5 months ago and damn I've got better at guitar 😉😉

[@hyenaswine]

This is an extremely useful lesson in so many ways. You should do this over and over until it's second nature.

[@Frasi10]

Great lesson and amazing exercises for your fingers! Thanks Man!

[@hemordroidnz7908]

thanks mate , looks like just what i need to practice through lockdown

[@awittypilot8961]

Sort of lower intermediate player, this really opened some new doors for me. It actually got me to thinking about patterns and how they relate to the notes of the root scale. Gonna take some practice but I think the light just went on! I ask some of my buddies when they started to play better and they all say they just sort of got up one morning and the whole thing came together for them. This really put me on that path. I'm a decent player that just needs a push to get past a plateau. I understand something very important from this and especially how it relates to modes which has been killing me. Yep I'm at the point where I need to start paying attention to playing in modes.....like learning to play pool.....you just get good at making shots every time and someone says "don't you use English?" When you start to learn English your shots go to hell....until you put it all together and all the sudden WOW! You're much better at everything. Better look out Eddie.....I'm on your trail! This one video is the single biggest change in my playing in more than a year! Thanks!!!

[@MusoraMedia]

+AWitty PIlot Awesome! Thanks. :)

[@joesphkozdra4765]

Absolutely love this teaching technique thank you.

[@terria8801]

Wow what a great teacher!!

[@playoutthebox]

Thanks man, great lesson!!!

[@user-sk9fd4lv6e]

Great lesson Bro !!!

[@kajeralocse]

Simple yet beautiful!

[@mscamillajackson]

For the first time I understand!! THANK YOU!!!

[@anupraut0385]

thank you so much for the lesson.. its very helpful indeed.. kindly upload more such videos..

[@vladlipovsky2915]

thanks Nate. I really enjoy your lessons. just watched a few of them and was able to play my first solos with my band!

[@MusoraMedia]

+Vlad Lipovsky Awesome, Vlad!

[@prashantkaul8151]

This is pretty awesome. Loved the lesson.

[@advantab6390]

Great lesson, thanks

[@an00pSharma]

you are always awesome Nate :)

[@dinoilcagnolino3213]

Great lesson. Thank you so much.

[@randomdude189]

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for

[@indooroutdoor8524]

great lesson exactly what I needed

[@BicycleFunk]

Thank you!

[@jeffreyogden8802]

Great lesson

[@nickmelling4238]

Very useful, thank you for that.

[@sylvestremukumbi4951]

Very helpful Big thanks

[@chrisyk6410]

okay so like this is super simple an i was having so much fun combining them to make solos thanks for posting this

[@danienhobbs4589]

Thank you so much I am a beginner and this is EPIC!!

[@MrAntsrules]

thankyou for this lesson, it will definately help my soloing, does it only work in the key of c? or do you just start the pattern from the root note on the scale? thanks Ant.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Great instructional thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@user-zb5tq3bs4f]

Really helpful thanks

[@thesacredhaven]

Thanks man, helped alot.

[@erniedorling2179]

Great exercise. Nice job getting me out of boring scales. Thanks.

[@gallantcollao1611]

That was an awesome tip! Thanks..

[@MayankGala]

This is very logical, and correct exercise for playing scales throughout the fretboard, I applied it and its vry effective Thanks

[@Deriolama]

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[@stevedallas007]

this is amazing...

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Awsome stuff mate 👍

[@mikehuffman5460]

very helpful thanks

[@Muzzshn]

Good stuff....thank you!

[@Atsydo]

Thanks mate

[@michelaser]

.Thanks Nate. The trick is to practice all the time

[@moonmaniac8698]

thank you sir ,thank you very much

[@randywhite1422]

Nice lesson

[@terryglenweaver]

Woo Hop, FINALLY, Someone who left no blanks in understanding. Others gave the notes but not the order (as what tabs do) Yet others cannot follow to the end... leaving you hanging wondering what's next. Some do not even give the tabs at all, but rather s l o w play expecting you to have X-Ray vision - looking through their fingers guessing which finger is pressing what string where. You stopped me from making money, as I been working hard to get these scales, riffs, complete songs and fillers down that I could make YT videos explaining these things in a Format just like you did here. And after about 100 years I may have made $5. For You... I am subscribing !

[@ronaldomaibam5694]

Ty💙

[@beegeewhy]

Love It!

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Bob Yarbray me too

[@fundik52]

66 years old..playin since 11 and my 1st intro into scales who knew? as a singer/songwriter melody was always vocal...until now Thanx ! :)

[@aijmanilla1179]

Wow very nice sir.

[@victorfernandez343]

That lesson really helped me, thanks

[@MusoraMedia]

Great. Glad to hear it Victor.

[@jacobmccarthy1171]

Hey man this is a great channel you have been big help and instructor for me in learning guitar!! I appreciate it!!!

[@MusoraMedia]

Thanks!

[@MrSteve7354]

Hi, and thanks for posting this. Where can I navigate to the jam track mentioned?

[@danorion369]

thank you for that simple advice. :)

[@ChRjS66]

Hi Nate, is there a video anywhere to learn the patterns for the rest of the strings? Thanks :)

[@petrusmain1873]

Very beautiful...I would like to know which amplifier you use and what the setting is I'm impress about your speed and I would also like to know how you work on that

[@MRNITROGAMER]

thanks nate, great lessons dude 🤘🤘 your my go to guy for guitar playing skills👍👍👍

[@MusoraMedia]

Thank you!

[@rinkugiri25]

Superb .....👌👌👌

[@AbdulKhan-zz8hq]

Where is the Jam Track? or where to find rest of lesson pn your home page?

[@allanmorningstar3073]

Nate, Do you have any tips on how to help fingers spread so far ?

[@ricardocortes5975]

Playiing this I found out my pinky is just beyond weak!!! ty so much :)

[@josephlee5311]

This was a breakthrough for me.

[@timleem3609]

Nate, great lesson. If you are doing say an A major scale pattern don't you lose the 1st five frets as you would start the A note on the fifth fret high E?

[@lucamarks4792]

so how do you apply these different patterns to keys of jam tracks and chord progressions

[@paramediccpo]

amazing

[@brandonthompson7958]

I never realized untill I watched this that I was stuck in a box shape lol thanks for that.

[@eighteightfive2632]

Very Cool!

[@MusoraMedia]

+Pete 13 Thanks!

[@quangduytruong3901]

very helpful tks

[@MusoraMedia]

You're welcome. :)

[@thomascanning941]

I love the les Paul 🤟🤟🤟

[@jga817]

Great lesson.

[@MusoraMedia]

+jga817 Thank you!

[@slinkkkcrown6061]

legend

[@JoeDoe2]

Do you have any youtube videos on 'box patterns?' Why would students 'get stuck in box scale patterns,' or as you say at the end, 'stuck in a box shape?' I don't even know what a box shape is, but other teachers are teaching it, but I'd rather learn it from you. You're the best.

[@MusoraMedia]

Here you go Joe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH-9gWp8mNqHpLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKtlatqarKZgLM

[@geneholt9257]

this video is one of the greats but playing by ear and creating the melodic expressions comes from within....you are very respected from a old donnabe .....check out adrian van ziegler kinda amazing how the melody flows....

[@answersinreality6316]

great

[@antmydude236]

So I can do the same patterns starting on g and it’s the g major scale? What about minor scales? Is it a whole new set of patterns to learn?

[@emilypesina3000]

Great lesson! Thank you! :)

[@MusoraMedia]

+Monkey D Luffy Thanks! You're welcome. :)

[@samleannastricklandkrisher9218]

You're an anime, you can't play guitar.

[@AaandreSevenfold]

THANKS!

[@aaronramjit9162]

hey! i was wondering if you did a video on how to read those string diagrams?

[@angtrangiabao4253]

thank you so much :)

[@MusoraMedia]

You're welcome!

[@asishrai6568]

thanks for the video man.. \m/

[@stevenpetranyi2902]

Will I you're a genius

[@jonascarrillo8699]

Is this another drumeo variation like pianote? I´d love that.

[@sirdukbrighthome8974]

Good