So I just learned something today, and I want to know if anyone else has noticed it. It's about the fretboard on the ukulele. When this idea I'm about to say is applied correctly, it can be used for any instrument.
Take the C string on a ukulele. Pluck it with no fingers on the fretboard. You have C. Moving one fret up, or a half step, is C#. A whole step up is 2 frets up from C to D.
Lets now say we play a scale on just the C string, CDEFGABC. You move from the starting string one whole step to D, One whole step to E, a half step to F, Whole to G, Whole to A, Whole to B, Half to C.
In other words,
Start note, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half.
What I learned is that this pattern mentioned above applies to all major scales. Let's take another scale for example.
E Major.
Follow the pattern on the fret board on the E string this time, and you have E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E.
Its the same pattern. Even if you go on the E string and play an F scale, its the same pattern.
For Minor scales, the pattern is different, but still the same principle.
Well, thats what I learned. You learn something new everyday!
Jared
Take the C string on a ukulele. Pluck it with no fingers on the fretboard. You have C. Moving one fret up, or a half step, is C#. A whole step up is 2 frets up from C to D.
Lets now say we play a scale on just the C string, CDEFGABC. You move from the starting string one whole step to D, One whole step to E, a half step to F, Whole to G, Whole to A, Whole to B, Half to C.
In other words,
Start note, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half.
What I learned is that this pattern mentioned above applies to all major scales. Let's take another scale for example.
E Major.
Follow the pattern on the fret board on the E string this time, and you have E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E.
Its the same pattern. Even if you go on the E string and play an F scale, its the same pattern.
For Minor scales, the pattern is different, but still the same principle.
Well, thats what I learned. You learn something new everyday!
Jared