Daily Guitar Lessons - F Major or D Minor Scale - Lesson 1 for Sundays in December

Fretboard

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

Facts

This is the entire F Major(1) or D 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=F 2=G 3=A 4=Bb 5=C 6=D 7=E

Key of: F Major(1) or D minor(6)

Sunday = Locrian
December = Key of F

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

Tablature

E |-----------------------------------1----------------|
B |----------------------------1-3-5-------------------|
G |-----------------------2-3--------------------------|
D |----------------2-3-5-------------------------------|
A |---------1-3-5--------------------------------------|
E |--1-3-5---------------------------------------------|

Guitar Lesson 1 for Sundays in December

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