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.

A Minor Scale

The notes of the A Minor Scale are A, B, C, D, E, F, G. The Chords in the A Minor scale are: Minor Dim Major Minor Minor Major Major

Finger Picking – Banjo Rolls

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