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By Kirk Douglas Malay

Lesson 1
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for
Mondays
(Ionian)
in
January
(Key of C)

C Major / A Minor Scale

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Guitar Fretboard 
 E 3|--4--|-----|--5-|----|-6-|---|-7-|-1-|--|-2|--|-3|-4|--|5
 B 7|--1--|-----|--2-|----|-3-|-4-|---|-5-|--|-6|--|-7|-1|--|2
 G 5|-----|--6--|----|--7-|-1-|---|-2-|---|-3|-4|--|-5|--|-6|-
 D 2|-----|--3--|--4-|----|-5-|---|-6-|---|-7|-1|--|-2|--|-3|4
 A 6|-----|--7--|--1-|----|-2-|---|-3-|-4-|--|-5|--|-6|--|-7|1
 E 3|--4--|-----|--5-|----|-6-|---|-7-|-1-|--|-2|--|-3|-4|--|5
       |                                             |   
    1st.fret                                      12th.fret

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Facts

This is the entire C Major(1) or A minor(6) scale.

The 1st. degree is the root of the Pure Major Scale

Whole step = 2 frets (W).
Half step = 1 fret (H)

The formula is: Root, W, W, H, W, W, W, H (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1)

The 6th. degree is the root of the Natural Minor Scale.

1=C 2=D 3=E 4=F 5=G 6=A 7=B

Key of: C Major(1) or A minor(6)

Monday = Ionian
January = Key of C

 

 
 
          E  A  D  G  B  E
          |__|__|__|__|__| 
          |  |  |  |  |  |
 8th.fret 1  4  |  |  5  1
          |__|__|__|__|__|
          |  |  |  |  |  |
          |  |  7  3  |  |
          |__|__|__|__|__|
          |  |  |  |  |  |
          2  5  1  4  6  |
          |__|__|__|__|__|
          |  |  |  |  |  |
          |  |  |  |  |  |
          |__|__|__|__|__|
          |  |  |  |  |  |
          3  6  2  |  7  | 
          |__|__|__|__|__|
          |  |  |  |  |  |

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Guitar Tablature

E |---------------------------------------------8------|
B |------------------------------------8-10-12---------|
G |------------------------------9-10------------------|
D |---------------------9-10-12------------------------|
A |------------8-10-12---------------------------------|
E |---8-10-12------------------------------------------|

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Guitar Lesson 1 for Mondays in January

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