Regular Folks Playing Guitar: C scale in the first position
This is usually the first scale we learn because it’s easy to spell- no sharps or flats! And we can play it with open string notes. Follow the pdf carefully and remember to use the correct finger on the correct fret. First finger, first fret, second finger, second fret, third finger, third fret, fourth finger, fourth fret.
The video above shows not just one octave but all the C scale notes in the first position. You’ll notice that I name the notes in a few different ways- by their name, by their fret position and by their scale degree. You can also name the notes by their intervals! It is useful to think of scale notes in a few different ways. Believe it or not, all notes are related in some way and knowing a couple of different ways to think about them helps us understand the relationships better. 
A downloadable chart of the C scale first position octave is here.
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