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So first we look at all the possible positions with the major and minor tonic note locations only. Then we look at all the notes for that position. The next two rows are basically the same thing but with only the major or minor tonics marked, to be more clear. The next row is the fingering to use for the pattern. Finally, we have the whole-half step pattern formed on each string by the notes.
=== Tonic Note Shapes ===
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! Major !! Minor
The tonic note patterns above are 2 of the actual scale patterns, but you shouldn't think of them like that. They are simply constructed by mapping all the root notes from the prior pattern. So what if our tonic note occurs in one of the unmarked fret locations above? For example, what if the tonic note was located on 6th string, 4th fret (relative to the shape, not absolute to the fretboard), between the "4" and "5" above? That simply means you are basically in no man's land, between two possible positions that will make sense. If you try to use pattern 5, there are two notes below the tonic, each separated by whole steps. This means the 6th string has a w-w pattern, requiring 5 frets to cover all 3 notes. If you position your tonic as the 4th fret in your pattern box instead of the 5th fret, you cannot reach the note 2 notes below the tonic without shifting position 1 fret. Similarly, if you used pattern 4, you'd notice you can't play the note above the tonic on the 6th string without getting outside the pattern box.
== Key Layouts on Fretboard == === C Major Layout on Fretboard ===
|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|
|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|
As you ascend positions, this necessarily moves the tonic note lower by 1 note. This means the patterns actually occur in reverse as you ascend the fretboard, as you can see in the diagram above.
=== G Major Layout on Fretboard ===
|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|
|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|-|o|x|-|o|-|o|
All we've done is moved the patterns leftward by 5 frets...or raised them by 7 frets. Going from C to G is a P4 downward and P5 upward, which correspond to -5 and +7 frets.
=== E Minor Layout on Fretboard ===
|x|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|x|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|
|o|o|-|o|-|x|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|o|-|o|-|x|-|o|o|-|o|-|o|