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Scale Chords
author: Meccallica date: 10/02/2008 category: for beginners
rating: 8.7 / votes: 6 

Scale:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G etc.
¦<------------------->¦
	Octave

Each letter is a 'Note', not a chord.


Guitar:


                                          FRETS
          <---------------------------------------------------------------------->

S  ¦->  e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
T  ¦    B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
R  ¦    G|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
I  ¦    D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
N  ¦    A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G  ¦->  E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
                        O           O           O           O                 OO

The 'O' are the dots on the fretboard on the guitar. Notice on the 12th fret there are 2 dots, this signifies the next octave. Eg: on the 'e' string, the 12th fret would also be an 'e' note.

Another thing is that the 5th fret plays the same note as the string higher than it. Eg: playing the 5th fret on a 'E' string would play an 'A' or exactly same as the 'A' string.

Except: the 'G' strings 4th fret is a 'B'.

Scale On The Guitar:

e|--F--|--F#-|--G--|--G#-|--A--|--A#-|--B--|--C--|--C#-|--D--|--D#-|--E--|
B|--C--|--C#-|--D--|--D#-|--E--|--F--|--F#-|--G--|--G#-|--A--|--A#-|--B--|
G|--G#-|--A--|--A#-|--B--|--C--|--C#-|--D--|--D#-|--E--|--F--|--F#-|--G--|
D|--D#-|--E--|--F--|--F#-|--G--|--G#-|--A--|--A#-|--B--|--C--|--C#-|--D--|
A|--A#-|--B--|--C--|--C#-|--D--|--A#-|--E--|--F--|--F#-|--G--|--G#-|--A--|
E|--F--|--F#-|--G#-|--G#-|--A--|--D#-|--B--|--C--|--C#-|--D--|--D#-|--E--|
                O           O           O           O                 OO

Chords:

A chord is made up of a root note, 3 notes above and 5 notes above.
Chords on the guitar don't always exactly obey this. Eg: an 'A' chord is this:

Key:
OOOOO = Fret to put fingers on
XXXXX = String NOT to play


e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

We Need:

  • The root note which is A
  • The note 3 up from A, which is C (we include the root note)
  • The note 5 up from A, which is E

    We Have:

  • C# (Close to a 'C')
  • A
  • E

    So this makes a chord. Here is a chord list:

    Key:
    OOOOO = Fret to put fingers on
    XXXXX = String NOT to play

    A:

    e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

    B:

    e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

    C:

    e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

    D:

    e|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

    E:

    e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

    F:

    e|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

    G:

    e|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|-----|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|

    Advanced Chords:

    Chords also have 7's, 9's, 11's, and even 13's. A '7' E chord would be written as E7.
    A '9' E chord would be written as E9. etc. 7's, 9's, 11's, and 13's are the notes up from the root note we play. Eg: A7 would equal.

    e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
D|-----|OOOOO|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|XXXXX|

    Note: The 'A' string is a main note

    We Need:

  • The root note which is A
  • The note 3 up from A, which is C
  • The note 5 up from A, which is E
  • The note 7 up from A, which is G

    We Have:

  • C#
  • G#
  • E
  • A

    So to make 7's, 9's etc. just build up using the scale. There is also something called a 'suspend'. It just means throw. Out the 5th note up from the root note.

    • POSTED: 10/02/2008 - 03:52 am
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     comments posted
    MJK123 :
    Meccallica,

    Nicely done. This will be going in to my book for future lesson plans.
    POSTED: 10/02/2008 - 09:29 am / quote |
    67SG :
    This is okay, but a little bit of it is wrong. An major chord is root, major third, perfect fifth. A major third from A is C# - a minor third would be C. Same goes for the tetrads. And if a note's a semitone sharp, it will sound wrong. The C# is how the chord is played, not "close." Other than that, good job.
    POSTED: 10/02/2008 - 08:58 pm / quote |
    mattiwillohouse :
    very simply put and very informative, well done
    POSTED: 10/13/2008 - 07:47 am / quote |
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