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. The string on the bottom is the low E string. The numbers across the bottom are the fret numbers. The dots represent the notes to be played in the scale. The blue notes represent the Root notes in the scale.
AE------------------------------------B------------------------------------G--------------1-2--2-1--------------D--------0-2-4----------4-2-0--------A--0-2-4----------------------4-2-0--E------------------------------------BE------------------------------------B------------------------------------G------------1-3-4--4-3-1------------D------1-2-4--------------4-2-1------A--2-4--------------------------4-2--E------------------------------------CE------------------------------------B--------------0-1--1-0--------------G----------0-2----------2-0----------D----0-2-3------------------3-2-0----A--3------------------------------3--E------------------------------------DE------------------------------------B--------------2-3--3-2--------------G--------0-2-4----------4-2-0--------D--0-2-4----------------------4-2-0--A------------------------------------E------------------------------------EE----------------0--0----------------B----------0-2-4------4-2-0----------G------1-2------------------2-1------D--2-4--------------------------4-2--A------------------------------------E------------------------------------FE--------------0-1--1-0--------------B----------1-3----------3-1----------G----0-2-3------------------3-2-0----D--3------------------------------3--A------------------------------------E------------------------------------GE------------------------------------B------------------------------------G----------------0--0----------------D----------0-2-4------4-2-0----------A----0-2-3------------------3-2-0----E--3------------------------------3--
The notes of the C Minor Scale are C, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#. The Chords in the C Minor scale are: Minor Dim Major Minor Minor Major Major
A diminished chord is a type of chord that has a tense, unstable, or unresolved sound, often used to create a feeling of suspense or tension in music. It’s built