I introduce the full C major scale as the foundation for jazz soloing and show you how every diatonic arpeggio lives inside it. Understanding this relationship is the key to improvising with melodic intention, because the arpeggios become stepping stones and the surrounding scale notes help you connect them fluidly.

What you will learn:

• C major scale shape — the full one octave scale from the eighth fret and how to see the arpeggios within it

• Visualising arpeggios in the scale — recognising where D minor 7, G7, and C major 7 shapes sit inside the larger scale pattern

• All seven diatonic arpeggios — C major 7, D minor 7, E minor 7, F major 7, G7, A minor 7, B minor 7 flat 5, and back to C major 7

• B minor 7 flat 5 arpeggio — an unusual but essential half-diminished shape using a pinky barre across the tenth fret

• Chord tone targeting — landing on chord tones on strong beats and using scale notes as passing tones between them

• Diatonic arpeggio drill — running through all seven arpeggios sequentially as a technical exercise