Lead guitar - lesson 4

Solo in the key of C - backing track lesson 4.
This is the fourth lesson in the C Major soloing series. The diagram below shows the fourth shape of the scale. There are five different main shapes for a certain scale.

C jam track

"Sweet Pop in C alt. 4"

C Major scale diagram

Jam track info

Instruments: Bass, drums, organ and rhythm guitar
Chords: C, C6, G, Gsus, G7, Am, Am7, F, Dm, Em
Tempo: 85 BPM

Next lesson Lead guitar in C - lesson 5

Instructions

The C Major scale can be used over the whole jam track. The shape presented above is called the fourth shape of the Major scale and is played in 3rd position and spans five frets. If you're are familiar with the Mixolydian scale, you may notice that this shape is identical with the G Mixolydian in 3rd position.

Lesson series overview

Solo in the key of C series. include five lessons:

Lessons are based on the C Major scale.