You should begin to familiarize yourself with the notes on the fretboard. The following diagrams show the location of notes on the fretboard.
Fretboard Notes
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Modes Tabs
G Major Scale Modes – All 6 Strings AeolianE--------------------------------2-3-5--B--------------------------1-3-5--------G--------------------0-2-4--------------D--------------0-2-4--------------------A--------0-2-3--------------------------E--0-2-3-------------------------------- LocrianE--------------------------------3-5-7--B--------------------------3-5-7--------G--------------------2-4-5--------------D--------------2-4-5--------------------A--------2-3-5--------------------------E--2-3-5-------------------------------- IonianE--------------------------------5-7-8--B--------------------------5-7-8--------G--------------------4-5-7--------------D--------------4-5-7--------------------A--------3-5-7--------------------------E--3-5-7-------------------------------- DorianE---------------------------------7-8-10--B--------------------------7-8-10---------G--------------------5-7-9----------------D--------------5-7-9----------------------A--------5-7-9----------------------------E--5-7-8---------------------------------- PhrygianE--------------------------------------8-10-12--B------------------------------8-10-12----------G-----------------------7-9-11------------------D----------------7-9-10-------------------------A---------7-9-10--------------------------------E--7-8-10--------------------------------------- LydianE-------------------------------------------10-12-14--B----------------------------------10-12-13-----------G--------------------------9-11-12--------------------D------------------9-10-12----------------------------A----------9-10-12------------------------------------E--8-10-12-------------------------------------------- MixolydianE-----------------------------------------------12-14-15--B--------------------------------------12-13-15-----------G-----------------------------11-12-14--------------------D--------------------10-12-14-----------------------------A-----------10-12-14--------------------------------------E--10-12-14----------------------------------------------- G Major Scale Modes – Top 3 Strings AeolianE-------------------B-------------------G-------------------D--------------0----A--------0-2-3------E--0-2-3------------ w h w w h w LocrianE-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D--------------2--A--------2-3-5----E--2-3-5----------
Triads – Major Inversions
The following example uses Major Triads in C.Root inversion - root is on the lowest noteE---------B---------G------0--D----2----A--3------E--------- C E G R 3 5First inversion - root is on highest noteE---------B------1--G----0----D--2------A---------E--------- E
Reading Fretboard Diagrams
Throughout these lessons there will be fretboard diagrams. Like the one following: This fretboard diagram represents a C Major scale. The string on the top is the high E string.