C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C = W W H W W W H

E——————————————-3–5—

B———————————-3–5–6———

G————————-2–4–5——————

D—————-2–3–5—————————

A——–2—-3–5———————————–

E–3–5——————————————–

E——————————————–5–7—8——–

B———————————–5–6–8—————-

G————————–4–5–7————————-

D——————–5–7———————————-

A————-5–7–8—————————————-

E–5–7–8————————————————-

E———————————————7–8–10—–

B—————————————8–10————–

G——————————7–9–10——————–

D———————7–9–10—————————–

A——–—–7–8–10—————————————

E–7–8–10————————————————

E———————————————-10-12-13—-

B————————————-10-12-13————-

G—————————-9-10-12———————–

D——————-9-10-12——————————–

A——–——10-12—————————————–

E–10-12-13————————————————

E————————————————-12-13-15-

B—————————————12-13-15———–

G——————————–12-14———————

D———————-12-14-15—————————-

A——–——12-14-15————————————–

E–12-13-15————————————————

Improvisation Tips:

1. Keep your place: if you hit a note that doesn’t sound right (out of the scale) move half step up or down and you will probably be back in the scale or chord.
2. Use repetition. The listener needs to hear those. Otherwise he or she will never be able to remember anything that you played.
3. Always check your favorite guitar players and their solos. You have got to listen to get ideas. Everybody imitates everybody.
4. Record yourself and go over the parts that you like and dislike.
5. Use all the patterns you might know – Examples below

C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C = W W H W W W H

E——————————————-3–5—

B———————————-3–5–6———

G————————-2–4–5——————

D—————-2–3–5—————————

A——–2—-3–5———————————–

E–3–5——————————————–

E——————————————–5–7—8——–

B———————————–5–6–8—————-

G————————–4–5–7————————-

D——————–5–7———————————-

A————-5–7–8—————————————-

E–5–7–8————————————————-

E———————————————7–8–10—–

B—————————————8–10————–

G——————————7–9–10——————–

D———————7–9–10—————————–

A——–—–7–8–10—————————————

E–7–8–10————————————————

E———————————————-10-12-13—-

B————————————-10-12-13————-

G—————————-9-10-12———————–

D——————-9-10-12——————————–

A——–——10-12—————————————–

E–10-12-13————————————————

E————————————————-12-13-15-

B—————————————12-13-15———–

G——————————–12-14———————

D———————-12-14-15—————————-

A——–——12-14-15————————————–

E–12-13-15————————————————

How To Read Tablatures: 

A tablature staff for guitar has six horizontal lines, each one representing a string of the instrument. The top line of the tablature represents your first “E” string (thinner string), the second line from the top represents your “B” string, etc. 

E————————–

B————————–

G————————–

D————————–

A————————–

E————————–

Notice that there are numbers located in the middle of the lines (strings). The numbers simply represent the fret you should play. For example, in the illustration below, the tablature is telling you to play the third string – G (third line) seventh fret. 

E——–8—————–

B————————–

G————————–

D————————–

A————————–

E————————–

Note: When the number “0” is used in tablature indicates that the open string should be played.