Guitar Fretboard Diagram

guitar: how to read scales?

in every site i go to it shows guitar scales in the format where theres drawn a fretboard n then theres a bunch of stuff on the fretboard. like the scales here (on the right) http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/guitar/index_rb.html so anyway how do u play it? i dont get it.. first which note then which note like that, how do you play those scales, cud someone show me in TAB how u look at a scale diagram and know how to play those scales??? for example say a pentantonic scale, if i look at the scale diagram like in the above website, how do i know how to play it on a guitar???
so umm how do i play any scale looking at the diagram??? like say any random scale i chose n i wanted to play it on my guitar?? so if it was in that fretboard-shape diagrams how do i figure out how to play from looking at it…

Looking at the link you have given I will try and explain. This way you have a picture diagram to look at.

We’ll use the Pentatonic scale, as it is one of the most used scales in rock, blues etc. Let’s use Pentatonic in E minor. So your highlighted categories should be [ E ] and than [ Pentatonic Minor]. Don’t pay attention to the numbers in the large Black Circles on the Fretboard – Which looks like a Grid. In order to read this you need to know that scales are written as if you were looking down at the guitar, SO… The very bottom Line in the Diagram represents the low E string (The thickest and closest string to your face). We will start from there. The first 2 notes are and Open E ( Just pluck the low E string without any fingers on it) and than use your preferred finger to place it on the 3rd fret of the low E string. These black dots on the grid represent where your fingers should be placed in order to play the scale. Each ”Box” which is numbered from 1 to 12 represents the frets. And the 6 Horizontal lines are the 6 strings. From the Open E to the 3rd fret are the first 2 notes remember? The next two notes will be Open A (2nd String closest to your face) and 2nd fret on the A string. The next two strings are exactly the same shape as the A. Open string and than 2nd fret. The last 2 strings, the B and High E, are both Open and 3rd fret. So they are the same shape as the Low E.

Most scales can be easily memorized in ”3-note-per-string” form. So if it’s just for practice than generally people just start at the 5th fret and follow the shapes that the diagram has given in 3-note-per-string pattern. So if you look at the Harmonic Minor Scale in the Key of A and start by placing your index finger on the 5th fret than the next note will be the 7th fret and than the 8th. Move to the A string and it will be the same shape. 5th fret, 7th fret, 8th fret. The shape on the D string changes so we will put our index finger on the 6th fret just as it shows in the diagram, and than the next will be the 7th fret, and than the 9th fret. The numbers at the top are the indicator as to what fret it is.

I hope this helped.

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