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.
Below is the chord diagram for the C Major chord in the 1st position. The 1st position is a location on the neck where you will play many common chords
The following example uses Minor Triads in Am.Root inversion - root is on the lowest noteE--------0--B-----1-----G--2--------D-----------A-----------E----------- A C E R 3 5First inversion - root is on highest noteE--------5--B-----5-----G--5--------D-----------A-----------E----------- C
The notes of the D Major Pentatonic Scale are D, E, F#, A, and B. D Major Pentatonic Scale – All Across the Neck D Major Pentatonic Scale – Pattern