Question:
I'm looking for a web site that will have tablature of all of the major diatonic scales for the guitar in all 7 shapes. This tab must have the scales listed out as 3 notes per string. It would also be nice to find minor/major pentatonics tabbed out 2 notes per string. One other criteria is that the tab should be displayed on the type of tab that looks like the fretboard layout.
Answer:
http://www.rickdelsavio.com/lessons.html Not bad but I need to add some additional criteria because this isn't exactly what I'm looking for. His site has handwritten tabs. I can write handwritten tabs out my self. I'd prefer something that's graphics oriented. Secondly, the tab on this site lists each shape according to the mode that can be associated with it. I think this confuses students. Modes are merely scales played starting on a different note unless ther tonal center of the song is different than the key signature. So when just practicing scales, I find that it works best to think of all 7 shapes of just that, shapes of the C major scale. Thinking in terms of modes can come later. And being that you can play all 7 modes with any one shape, this is another reason that I don't like the modal names associated with differnet shapes. Take any major scale. Work out where the the notes lie on the guitar fretboard. Draw your own guitar fretboard diagram and write the notes in yourself. It may take a bit of thought & work -- but you can then easily apply that knowledge for any other major scale anywhere on the neck. Knowing where the notes are on a guitar neck comes in very useful. Its worth teaching yourself this.
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