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I have seen conflicting info on positions, as in playing scales in 1st, 2nd or 3rd positions, etc.  Any clear explanation of what these are on the neck, and how they are constituted?

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Posted : February 14, 2019 17:15
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I assume you are talking about the pentatonic?

It's a common approach to divide the pentatonic scale into 5 positions or boxes. That goes for both the major and minor pentatonic scale.

Here you go:

 
Posted : February 14, 2019 19:55
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Thanks. I am actually interested in full scales in different neck positions and how they are categorized. I am working with a jazz book called Soloing over the changes, where I saw mention of playing a C major scale starting on the 8th fret, labeling it as the 7th position. So, what would be the other 6 positions? Does this make any sense?

 
Posted : February 15, 2019 14:25
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