A scale diagram represents the fretboard of a guitar. As in a guitar tab, the bottom line of the guitar scale diagram represents the low E string.
This is the Scale Diagram as a Guitar Tab:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------2--4--5--|
A|--------2--3--5-----------|
E|--3--5--------------------|
Follow the arrows in order to play the notes of the G Major scale on the guitar. The red (root) and black dots show where to fret the string to play each note of the scale.
This Scale Diagram Shows the Entire G Major Scale
How to Read Guitar Scale Diagrams
A scale diagram represents the fretboard of a guitar. As in a guitar tab, the bottom line of the guitar scale diagram represents the low E string.
This is the Scale Diagram as a Guitar Tab:
Follow the arrows in order to play the notes of the G Major scale on the guitar. The red (root) and black dots show where to fret the string to play each note of the scale.
This Scale Diagram Shows the Entire G Major Scale