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C Scales and Patterns

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Here are a few C-Major scales and melodic patterns for the 5 string banjo. Here is the midi

C Major Scale
     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
D||-----0-----3-----3-----0--|--------------------------|
B||--------5-----------5-----|--------------------------|
G||--5-----------------------|--5-----5-----------------|
D||--------------------------|--------------------------|
G||--------------0-----------|--------------------------|
 
C Major Scale to the 12th fret
  E  E  E  E  E   E  E   E      E   E  E   E  E  E  E  E   
-----0-----3---------9------|--12------9---------3-----0--|
--------5--------10---------|-------------10--------5-----|
--5-------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------0---------10--|------10---------0-----------|
 
                                     Single String C Major Scale
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E      E   E  E   E   E   E  E   E   
--------------------------|-------------------------9--10--|
--------------------------|---------------------10---------|
--5-----------------------|----------9--10--12-------------|
--------------------------|--10--12------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
   E   E  E   E   E   E  E   E      W                 
--12--10--9---------------------|--------------------|
-------------10-----------------|--------------------|
-----------------12--10--9------|--------------------|
----------------------------12--|--10----------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------|
 
Ascending Run
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
-----0--------0--------0--|--------------------7-----|
--------5-----------6-----|-----6--------6--------6--|
--5--------5-----9--------|--9--------9--------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------0--------0--------|
 
Ascending Run (Continued)
  E   E  E  E   E  E   E   E     E   E   E   E   H         
---------9---------9----------|--9------12----------------|
-----10--------10---------10--|-------------12------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------------|
--0---------0---------10------|-----10----------10--------|
 
Descending Run
   E   E   E  E   E   E  E   E     E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E   
--12----------9----------9------|-----9------------7--------|
------12---------10---------10--|--------10-----6--------6--|
--------------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------------|---------------------------|
----------10---------10---------|--0---------0--------0-----|
 
Descending Run (Continued)
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------0--------0--|--------0--------0--------|
--------6--------6--------|-----5--------0--------0--|
--9--------9--------9-----|--5--------5--------5-----|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
-----0--------------------|--------------------------|
 
Descending Run (Continued)
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  H        Q              
--------------------------|-----0----------------|-------||
--------0--------0--------|--------1-------------|-------||
-----5--------0--------0--|----------------------|-------||
--7--------7--------7-----|--3-------------------|-------||
--------------------------|----------------------|-------||