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In the major scale, these are the only patterns you'll encounter. There are 2 middle, 2 ring, and 3 stretch patterns. Let's look at the scale: fig. 7 whole/half semi |-h|--w--|--w--|-h|-w-w-|-h|--w--|--w--|-h| note name C D E F G A B C D E fret on 1st 8 10 12 13 15 17 19 20 0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 whole, whole 8stretch 3-----105----12 3-7 8----5-10----712 whole, half 10ring 5-----127-13 5-8 10----712--813 half, whole 12middle 0--1-13----15 3 7--8-----10 whole, whole2 13stretch2 1----15-3---17 ''Note how when I start on the 8th fret C, I quickly get to 12+ frets. I include their 0-12 fret equivalent on the line below. Notice any fret +/- 12 frets is the same note. For example, 1st string, 3rd fret is G. 15th fret is its octave, also G.''5
|}''Note how when I start on the 8th fret C, I quickly get to 12+ frets. I include their 0-12 fret equivalent on the line below. Notice any fret +/- 12 frets is the same note. For example, 1st string, 3rd fret is G. 15th fret is its octave, also G.''
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* <tt>|x|-|x|x|-|</tt>, or ''whole, half''. I sometimes call this one ''ring'', because it uses the ring finger.
* <tt>|x|x|-|x|-|</tt>, or ''half, whole''. I sometimes call this one ''middle'', because it uses the middle finger
In the major scale, these are the only patterns you'll encounter. There are 2 middle, 2 ring, and 3 stretch patterns.
{|class="wikitable"
!Position !! Pattern !! Alt Name !! Notes!! Tab
|-
| 8 0 || wholehalf/whole || stretch middle || (C D EF G)|| <tt>-0--1--3--</tt>
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| 10 1 || whole/half whole || ring stretch2 || (D E FG A)|| <tt>-1--3--5--</tt>
|-
| 0,12 3 || halfwhole/whole || middle stretch || (E F GA B)|| <tt>-3--5--7--</tt>
|-
| 1,13 5|| whole/whole half || stretch2 ring || (F G AB C)|| <tt>-5--7--8--</tt>
|-
| 3,15 7|| wholehalf/whole || stretch middle || (G A BC D)|| <tt>-7--8--10-</tt>
|-
| 5,178 || whole/half whole || ring stretch || (A B CD E)|| <tt>-8--10-12-</tt>
|-
| 7,1910 || whole/half/whole || middle ring || (B C DE F)|| <tt>-10-12-15-</tt>
|}
The 4-note whole/whole/half tetrachord is present twice in the major scale (C D E F, G A B C). This combines a whole/whole pattern ((C D E) and (G A B)) and a whole/half ((D E F) and (A B C)). The first tetrachord is connected to the second with a whole tone (F G). This gives us a half/whole pattern (E F G). If we reverse the order of tetrachords (G A B C, C D E F), they share the tonic note as an ending/starting point (C C). Since the tonic note to the 2nd note in the scale is also a whole tone, this gives us the same pattern of half/whole (B C D).
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Here's the same diagram tables, but starting on the E on the 1st string: fig. 3 whole/semi |-h|--w--|--w--|--w--|-h|--w--|--w--| note name E F G A B C D E fret on 1st 0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 stretch 3-----5-----7 8-----10----12 ring 5-----7--8 10----12--13 middle 0--1-----3 7--8-----10 stretch2 1-----3-----5 Now the order is a little different, but there's still 3 whole/whole, 2 whole/half, and 2 half/whole patterns.
{|class="wikitable"
!Position !! Pattern !! Alt Name !! Notes
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| 0 8 || halfwhole/whole || middle stretch || (C D E F G)
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| 1 10 || whole/whole half || stretch2 ring || (D E F G A)
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| 3 0,12 || wholehalf/whole || stretch middle || (E F G A B)
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| 51,13 || whole/half whole || ring stretch2 || (F G A B C)
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| 73,15 || halfwhole/whole || middle stretch || (G A B C D)
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| 8 5,17|| whole/whole half || stretch ring || (A B C D E)
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| 10 7,19|| half/whole || middle ||(B C D)| } fig. 7 whole/half |--w--| ring --w--|-h| (--w--|--w--|--w--|-h| note name C D E F) G A B C fret on 1st 8 10 12 13 15 17 19 20 0 1 3 5 7 8 whole, whole 8-----10----12 3-----5-----7 whole, half 10----12-13 5-----7--8 half, whole 12-13----15 7--8-----10 whole, whole2 13----15----17
== What Does this Mean? ==