How to play the C Major guitar scale

The C Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the C Major guitar scale?

The notes in the C Major scale are:

C D E F G A B C

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the C Major Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the C Major guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The C Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at C Major on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

C Major Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the C Major covered in this page:

• The C Major Scale is a major scale.

• The definition of the C Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the C Major guitar scale are: C D E F G A B C

• The interval formula for the C Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the C Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone