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The following lesson is written primarily for guitarists…
Please Note:
A Semitone is 1 fret and a Tone is equal to 2 frets
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Learning the notes on the guitar
The following is a simplified explanation:
The musical alphabet goes:
A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A
These letters/notes are separated by Tones or Semitones
A t B s C t D t E s F t G t A t B s C t D t E s F t G t A t B s C t D t E s F t G t A
A group of 8 sequential notes is called an octave: A B C D E F G A
The major scale is created using the formula:
Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone
The Scale of C Major – Read More
C D E F G A B C
C t D t E s F t G t A t B s C
T T S T T T S
Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone
The Chords in a Major key are organised like so:
I – II – III – IV – V – VI – VII
Major minor minor Major Major minor Diminished
I = Major
II =minor
III = minor
IV = Major
V = Major
VI = minor
VII = Diminished
M m m M M m D
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim
Learning the notes of C on the guitar
G A B C D E F G
G t A t B s C t D t E t F# s G
T T S T T T S
Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone
I II III IV V VI VII
M m m M M m D
G A B C D E F# G
D t E t F# s G t A t B t C# s D
D E F# G A B C# D