It might be easier to use a chart like the ones above to find your way across the fretboard, but you’ll become a far better guitarist if you properly memorize the fretboard notes.
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Learn how to memorize the notes on the fretboard. This means the above chords also fit in the key of A minor.Īs mentioned earlier, you shouldn’t rely on these resources. Note: remember that the A minor scale uses the exact same notes as the C Major scale. While diminished chords are used in music, as a beginner or intermediate guitarist you may not have much use for them yet. When we harmonize a Major scale, the last chord in the scale is always a diminished chord. A lot of songs use the above chords so you may find you accidentally play a progression from a well-known song.ĭon’t worry about the last chord (Bdim) as you’re unlikely to use it. Try making up some chord progressions using the above chords and listen to how they sound when played together. You might already know most of these chords as they are some of the most common open chords on the guitar. To make things easy for you, here are the seven main chords of the C Major scale: In music theory, we can ‘harmonize’ the scale to figure out what those chords are. This is handy to know if you want to write a song or jam in the ‘key of C’. There are certain chords that work with the C Major scale. Play the scale runs up and down as an exercise to get you used to the positions. Then use the fretboard diagram and try finding different scale positions. The last two examples also use the same notes as each other, only these examples are an octave higher than the first two examples. Learning to find different positions for the same notes is a good way to get to know the fretboard. The first two examples play the exact same notes in different positions. Try playing the four examples to get a feel for how C Major sounds and where the correct notes are on the fretboard. Knowing at least one of these methods can significantly speed up your progress. If you don’t know how to read the above example, find out how to read Standard Notation in this guide and how to read Guitar TAB in this guide. The below Guitar TAB and standard notation show four examples of the C Major scale: C Major Scale in Guitar TAB and Standard Notation The guide will show you how to break the fretboard down into easy parts to memorize. To memorize the above notes, read through this guide on memorizing the fretboard. The C Major scale is the most important scale to learn so it’s worth spending the time to memorize the above notes. Memorize the notes on the fretboard one string at a time.Practice scale runs between any two points on the fretboard.Learn to find chord shapes that fit with the highlighted notes.Improvise over a C Major backing track by playing any of the above notes.If you don’t know how to use the above diagram, keep reading as we will look at some basic exercises to get you playing the C Major scale. Pay extra attention to all the ‘C’ positions as C is the root note of the scale. Here are the notes of the C Major scale across the entire fretboard: The A minor scale starts on ‘A’ (called the root note) and the C Major scale starts on ‘C’, but both scales contain the same seven notes. As you can see, it’s the exact same notes as the C Major scale. The notes in the A minor scale are: A B C D E F G. On a piano, the black keys are the sharps and flats. If you’re ever at a piano and want to noodle around, you can play the C Major scale if you only play the white keys. It makes it easier to read on sheet music and easier to find the notes on the guitar.
The main reason why the C Major scale is usually the first scale to learn is that it has no sharps or flats. The C Major scale is the easiest scale to remember because it doesn’t have any sharps or flats. This means you can use all the diagrams, exercises and chords covered in this guide for both the C Major scale and the A minor scale. Once you learn some basic music theory you will understand how two different scales can use the same notes, but for now, all you need to do is remember that both C Major and A minor scales use the same notes. In the A minor scale, the root note is ‘A’. In the C Major scale, the root note is ‘C’. The main difference between the two (to keep things simple) is the root note of each scale. The C Major scale and the A minor scale both use the exact same notes. This means for every Major scale, there is a minor scale using the same notes. A ‘relative’ scale is one that uses the same notes but is used in different ways. 6.1 Related Guides and Lessons: C Major Scale = A Minor Scaleįor every Major scale in music, there is what we call a ‘relative’ minor.
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