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== Patterns ==
You'll notice you only encountered 3 patterns for each group of 3 notes:
* |x|-|x|-|x|, or ''whole, whole''. I sometimes call this one ''stretch'', because it requires you to stretch a bit.* |x|-|x|x|, or ''whole, half''. I sometimes call this one ''ring'', because it uses the ring finger.* |x|x|-|x|, 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. Let's look at the scale:
Note how when I start on the 8th fret, 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.
fig. 83
whole/semi h w w w h w w
note name E F G A B C D E