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Diatonic scale shapes across three systems: 3nps, CAGED, and symmetric.
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3nps
CAGED
Symmetric
Root
Pentatonic
Diatonic only (4, 7)
I
Start on
R
frets 0–5
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
e
2
3
4
B
6
7
R
G
3
4
5
D
7
R
2
A
4
5
6
E
R
2
3
No CAGED shape
CAGED has 5 shapes (scaletones 1–5)
II
Start on
2
frets 1–6
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
e
3
4
5
B
7
R
2
G
4
5
6
D
R
2
3
A
5
6
7
E
2
3
4
D
Shape
frets 0–4
CAGED
0
1
2
3
4
5
e
2
3
4
B
6
7
R
G
3
4
5
D
7
R
2
A
5
6
E
2
3
4
III
Start on
3
frets 0–5
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
e
4
5
6
B
R
2
3
G
5
6
7
D
2
3
4
A
6
7
R
E
3
4
5
C
Shape
frets 0–3
CAGED
0
1
2
3
4
e
3
4
5
B
7
R
2
G
5
6
D
2
3
4
A
6
7
R
E
3
4
5
IV
Start on
4
frets 0–6
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
e
5
6
7
B
2
3
4
G
6
7
R
D
3
4
5
A
7
R
2
E
4
5
6
No CAGED shape
CAGED has 5 shapes (scaletones 1–5)
V
Start on
5
frets 1–6
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
e
6
7
R
B
3
4
5
G
7
R
2
D
4
5
6
A
R
2
3
E
5
6
7
A
Shape
frets 0–4
CAGED
0
1
2
3
4
5
e
5
6
B
2
3
4
G
6
7
R
D
3
4
5
A
7
R
2
E
5
6
VI
Start on
6
frets 0–5
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
e
7
R
2
B
4
5
6
G
R
2
3
D
5
6
7
A
2
3
4
E
6
7
R
G
Shape
frets 0–4
CAGED
0
1
2
3
4
5
e
6
7
R
B
3
4
5
G
7
R
2
D
5
6
A
2
3
4
E
6
7
R
VII
Start on
7
frets 0–5
3NPS
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
e
R
2
3
B
5
6
7
G
2
3
4
D
6
7
R
A
3
4
5
E
7
R
2
E
Shape
frets 0–3
CAGED
0
1
2
3
4
e
7
R
2
B
5
6
G
2
3
4
D
6
7
R
A
3
4
5
E
7
R
2