Six Essential Scales for `Ukulele - Major Scale Five Position Summaries

The five Major/Ionian scale positions — a summary.

The five basic positions are simply the expansion above and below the root and octave of the one octave scale fingerings using the notes that are available in that position.

This lesson explores that on the lowest note of the position with every finger.

Historically, these individual positions have been called on the CAGED fingering system. The CAGED fingering system gets its name from the open position C, A, G, E and D chords. And like it's name, you typically get caught in this cage and cannot navigate between scale positions. They are simply fingerboard shapes with set fingerings, with most players not able to instantly identify the notes and how they relate to the other notes in the scale or chords played.

These positions are ONLY a starting point and frankly on the position that only cover four frets have any real functionally. All the work we do will be connecting these positions using the fingering principles from my books The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering.

• The ultimate goal is to be able to start on any finger, any string and PLAY.