The major scale is a series of 8 notes in alphabetical order that has the familiar sound:
The C major scale contains the following notes.
The distance between each note is two frets (a tone) except for and
where the distance is only one fret (a semitone). The major scale is probably the most common scale used in music. The following exercise is one octave of the C major scale in the open position.
The following diagram contains all of the natural notes in the open position. They are all notes of the C major scale, even though the lowest note of the pattern is E and the highest note is G. The key note C is indicated twice. This pattern can be described as the full open position fingering of the C major scale.