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  FW – G Shape scale

  Posted by JimQuiz on July 3, 2026 at 8:25 am

  Fretboard Wizard – IS the G shaped scale chart on page 18 of the FW manual accurate?

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  Ben64 replied 2 months, 3 weeks ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  Bill_Brown

  Member

  July 4, 2026 at 5:03 am

  Hi @JimQuiz , are you referring to the “Shape Connection” chart on page 17 of the FW materials manual?

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  albert_d

  Member

  July 4, 2026 at 6:40 am

  Do you mean that it doesn’t show a dot on the high E string? The shape itself seems correct to me.

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  JimQuiz

  Member

  July 4, 2026 at 7:45 am

  pg 16, the ‘G Scale Shape’ chart, the lower one, shows the 3rd and 4th frets not being used. I dont think there is a 2 fret gap in the scale pattern.

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    Bill_Brown

    Member

    July 4, 2026 at 9:13 pm

    Hi @JimQuiz , I’m looking at the diagram on page 16 for the “G” scale pattern, and you may have a point. But just to be clear, let’s look at that movable “G” (major scale) PATTERN with the root on the loE string. Let’s start with the root at the 5th fret loE string for an example. That means starting with the pinky on the 5th fret loE (as the 1) – then the index will go to the A string 2nd fret (for the 2) – then the ring finger will go to the A string 4th fret (for the 3) – and then the pinky will go to the A string 5th fret (for the 4) – then we go to the D string with the index on the 2nd fret (for the 5) – and then the ring finger on the D string 4th fret (for the 6) – then we go to the G string 1st fret with the index (for the 7 – a slight shift towards the head stock) – and then we finish the octave with the middle finger on the G string 2nd fret (back to the 1).

    So yes, I just went through the A major scale for the example I gave, but I did it using a movable “G” SCALE PATTERN that Tony is teaching. So based on the conditions of this pattern (where the root is movable along the loE string), in the above example you are moving from the lowE string 5th fret (as the root), down towards the head stock, 3 frets to the A string to play the 2 note of the scale – which happens to be on the 2nd fret A string for this example. The diagram on page 16 shows 4 frets (from what I can make out), which would be incorrect based on that scale pattern, JMHO!

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    JimQuiz

    Member

    July 7, 2026 at 10:50 am

    The TAC BOT suggested I post a copy of the diagram:

    

    

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  Ben64

  Member

  July 7, 2026 at 5:08 pm

  I agree with you, there is an extra fret where’s the yellow highlite (which is incorrect). Note that the diagram is confusing because the dots are on the intersection of the representation of strings and frets. It would be better if they were between the frets. And you have to flip it on the side to make it match the chord diagram.

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