Chapter 1 - Guitar Basics
guitar lesson 3
DEGREES
The diagram below, shows an illustration of the infinite length guitar fretboard, with the numbers 1 through 7 on it. Notice that the numbers count from 1 to 7 and then repeat.
This is the entire major scale for guitar.
Guitar Lesson / Exercise 4 : Degrees
The number 1 is the FIRST DEGREE or ROOT. The number 2 is the SECOND DEGREE. Number three is the third degree and so on.
Notice that the distance between the first and second degree is two frets or a whole step, same with second and third degree. The distance between the third and fourth degree however, is only one guitar fret or a half step.
The distance, between the degrees, determines the name of the guitar scale. The name of the above diagram is the MAJOR scale, because of the half step between the third and fourth degrees and the half step between the seventh and first degrees. If the half steps were in any other position on the guitar, the scale would not remain major.
guitar lesson 3
DEGREES
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The diagram below, shows an illustration of the infinite length guitar fretboard, with the numbers 1 through 7 on it. Notice that the numbers count from 1 to 7 and then repeat.
This is the entire major scale for guitar.
Guitar Lesson / Exercise 4 : Degrees
The number 1 is the FIRST DEGREE or ROOT. The number 2 is the SECOND DEGREE. Number three is the third degree and so on.
Notice that the distance between the first and second degree is two frets or a whole step, same with second and third degree. The distance between the third and fourth degree however, is only one guitar fret or a half step.
The distance, between the degrees, determines the name of the guitar scale. The name of the above diagram is the MAJOR scale, because of the half step between the third and fourth degrees and the half step between the seventh and first degrees. If the half steps were in any other position on the guitar, the scale would not remain major.
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