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Sample Lesson...
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Root on the D string Major 7th chord
Lesson 13
for Thursdays (Phrygian Day)
in August (Key of Db)
Guitar FretboardE -|--3--|--4--|----|--5-|---|-6-|---|-7-|-1|--|-2|--|-3|-4|- B -|--7--|--1--|----|--2-|---|-3-|-4-|---|-5|--|-6|--|-7|-1|- G -|--5--|-----|--6-|----|-7-|-1-|---|-2-|--|-3|-4|--|-5|--|6 D -|--2--|-----|--3-|--4-|---|-5-|---|-6-|--|-7|-1|--|-2|--|3 A -|--6--|-----|--7-|--1-|---|-2-|---|-3-|-4|--|-5|--|-6|--|7 E -|--3--|--4--|----|--5-|---|-6-|---|-7-|-1|--|-2|--|-3|-4|- | | 1st.fret 12th.fret
Facts This is a Gb or F# Major 7 Chord
The root in this case is: 4
The formula is: 4, 6, 1, 3
Compared to the major scale the formula is: 1, 3, 5, 7
Play it with all notes ringing out together.
1=Db 2=Eb 3=F 4=Gb 5=Ab 6=Bb 7=C
Key of: Db Major(1) or Bb minor(6)
Thursday = Lydian
August = Key of Db
E A D G B E |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | | 4th.fret | I I | | | |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | | | | | | | | |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | | | | | M R P |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | | | | | | | | |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | | | | | | | | |__|__|__|__|__| | | | | | |I=index M=middle R=ring P=pinky
Guitar Tablature
E |---6-----------------6------------------------------| B |---6--------------6-----6---------------------------| G |---6-----------6-----------6------------------------| D |---4--------4-----------------4---------------------| A |---4-----4-----------------------4------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------|