November 2024

e|———————————————–| B|——————–6–8–6——————–| G|———–5–7–8———–8–7–5———–| D|–5–7–8—————————–8–7–5–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–| e|———————————————–| B|———————————————–| G|———————————————–| D|——————–3–5–3——————–| A|———–3–5–6———–6–5–3———–| E|–3–5–6—————————–6–5–3–| e|———————————————–| B|——————–7–8–7——————–| G|———–5–7–8———–8–7–5———–| D|–5–7–8—————————–8–7–5–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–| e|———————————————–| B|———————————————–| G|———————————————–| D|——————–4–5–4——————–| A|———–3–5–6———–6–5–3———–| E|–3–5–6—————————–6–5–3–|

F Major Triads e|–x–|–1–|–x–|–5–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x—|–8—|–x—| B|–x–|–1–|–1–|–6–|–6–|–x–|–x–|–10–|–10–|–x—| G|–2–|–2–|–2–|–5–|–5–|–5–|–x–|–10–|–10–|–x—| D|–3–|–x–|–3–|–x–|–7–|–7–|–7–|–10–|–x—|–10–| A|–3–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–8–|–8–|–x—|–x—|–12–| E|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–8–|–x—|–x—|–13–| F Major Barre Chords e|–1—-9—| B|–1—-10–| G|–2—-10–| D|–3—-10–| A|–3—-9—| E|–1—-x—|

Cm Ddim E♭ Fm Gm A♭ B♭ Cm Ddim E♭ Fm Gm A♭ B♭ e|———-1—–6—–1—–3—–4—–1—-| B|—-1—–3—–8—–1—–3—–4—–3—-| G|—-0—–1—–8—–1—–0—–5—–3—-| D|—-1—–0—–8—–3—–0—–6—–3—-| A|—-3———–6———–1—–6—–1—-| E|—————————-3—–4———-| i ii III iv v VI VII (Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case) Key of C Minor Using 7th Chords Cm7 Dm7♭5 E♭Maj7 Fm7 Gm7 A♭Maj7 B♭7 C minor […]

e|————————————————–7–9–10–| B|——————————————-8–11————| G|——————————–7–10–11——————-| D|———————-8–9–11——————————| A|————8–9–10—————————————-| E|–7–9–10————————————————–| e|———————————————–| B|———————————————–| G|——————–3–4–3——————–| D|———–3–4–5———–5–4–3———–| A|–2–4–5—————————–5–4–2–| E|———————————————–| e|————————————————————| B|————————-11–12–11————————-| G|————-10–11–12————–12–11–10————-| D|–9–11–12————————————–12–11–9–| A|————————————————————| E|————————————————————| e|——————–6–7–6——————–| B|———–6–7–8———–8–7–6———–| G|–4–6–7—————————–7–6–4–| D|———————————————–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–|

Blues turnarounds are guitar licks that are typically played within the last 1 or 2 bars of the 12 bar blues and set up or “turnaround” the progression back to the first bar or to end the song. Blues turnarounds use parts of the blues scale and usually use the V chord to chromatically lead […]

Major Keys The Circle of Fifths starts at the top, outer side of the circle with the Key of C Major and proceeds to the other major keys. The C Major scale is called a natural scale, meaning it has no sharp (♯) or flat (♭) notes in the scale. Moving clockwise, the next major […]

F♯m G♯dim A Bm C♯m D E F♯m G♯dim A Bm C♯m D E e|—-2———–0—–2—–4—–3—–0—-| B|—-2———–2—–3—–5—–2—–0—-| G|—-2—–4—–2—–4—–6—–3—–1—-| D|—-4—–6—–2—–4—–6—–0—–2—-| A|—-4—–5—–0—–2—–4———–2—-| E|—-2—–4—————————–0—-| i ii III iv v VI VII (Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case) Key of F♯ Minor Using 7th Chords F♯m7 G♯m7♭5 AMaj7 Bm7 C♯m7 DMaj7 E7 F♯ minor […]

The D minor arpeggio uses 3 notes from the D minor scale. The first note D, the flat third note F, and the fifth note A. These same 3 notes create the D major chord or triad when played in unison. The red dots of the diagram represent the root notes. These diagrams break the […]

e|–7–| B|–6–| G|–7–| D|–7–| A|—–| E|—–| e|——| B|–10–| G|–10–| D|–9—| A|–x—| E|–10–| e|–10–| B|–12–| G|–10–| D|–12–| A|——| E|——|

F Major Scale starting on the low E or 6th string e|—————————————–0–1–| B|———————————–1–3——–| G|————————–0–2–3————–| D|—————–0–2–3———————–| A|——–0–1–3——————————–| E|–1–3—————————————–| e|–1–0—————————————–| B|——–3–1———————————–| G|————–3–2–0————————–| D|———————–3–2–0—————–| A|——————————–3–1–0——–| E|—————————————–3–1–| F Major Scale starting on the A or 5th string e|—————————————————-| B|—————————————————-| G|——————-7–9–10–9–7——————-| D|———7–8–10——————10–8–7———| A|–8–10————————————–10–8–| E|—————————————————-| F Major Scale starting on the D or 4th string e|———————————————–| B|—————–3–5–6–5–3—————–| G|——–2–3–5—————–5–3–2——–| D|–3–5———————————–5–3–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–| […]

F Minor Triads e|–x–|–1–|–x–|–4–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x—|–8—|–x—| B|–x–|–1–|–1–|–6–|–6–|–x–|–x–|–9—|–9—|–x—| G|–1–|–1–|–1–|–5–|–5–|–5–|–x–|–10–|–10–|–x—| D|–3–|–x–|–3–|–x–|–6–|–6–|–6–|–10–|–x—|–10–| A|–3–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–8–|–8–|–x—|–x—|–11–| E|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–8–|–x—|–x—|–13–| F Minor Barre Chords e|–1—-9—| B|–1—-9—| G|–1—-10–| D|–3—-10–| A|–3—-9—| E|–1—-x—|

e|–5–| B|–7–| G|–3–| D|–5–| A|—–| E|—–| e|–7–| B|–8–| G|–6–| D|–7–| A|—–| E|—–| e|–12–| B|–12–| G|–12–| D|–11–| A|–12–| E|——|

The diagrams below show the major triad forms used on different groups of strings. These triad forms are moveable up and down the guitar fretboard as long as you stay on the same group of strings. Major Triad Formula = Root + 3rd + 5th Root note shown with red outline 6th String 5th String […]

e|–3–| B|–1–| G|–2–| D|–2–| A|–0–| E|—–| e|–3–| B|–1–| G|–2–| D|–2–| A|—–| E|—–| e|—–| B|–5–| G|–5–| D|–5–| A|–x–| E|–5–| e|–5–| B|–5–| G|–5–| D|–5–| A|–7–| E|–5–| e|–8–| B|–8–| G|–9–| D|–7–| A|—–| E|—–| e|–12–| B|–13–| G|–12–| D|–14–| A|–12–| E|——|