Members Rickzac Posted February 16, 2011 Members Posted February 16, 2011 I want to play a scale pattern in the key of D and the root note is on the 5th string 5th fret (D), you dont play the notes (A&C) on the 6th string do you? Say you are playing minor pentatonic scale pattern II. 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8. If you did it would be in the key of A and not a D correct?Thanks,Rick
Moderators Jed Posted February 16, 2011 Moderators Posted February 16, 2011 I want to play a scale pattern in the key of D and the root note is on the 5th string 5th fret (D), you dont play the notes (A&C) on the 6th string do you? Say you are playing minor pentatonic scale pattern II. 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8. If you did it would be in the key of A and not a D correct? A scale pattern can start on any note within the scale. But the sound you are probably looking for is a D major scale so let's start there. If you play the following note / fret locations you'll have a D major scale:D - 5th string 5th fretE - 4th string 2nd fretF# - 4th string 4th fretG - 4th string 5th fretA - 3rd string 2nd fretB - 3rd string 4th fretC# - 2nd string 2nd fretD - 2nd string 3rd fret Easy enough, but there more to it. The same D major scale can be played in various places on the fretboard and could start on various notes of the D major scale. All in all you've got more variations / possibilities that I have time to count right now. The A minor pentatonic contains the notes of A C D E G A. So it's not the same scale as a D major. Does that answer your question? cheers,
Moderators Jed Posted February 16, 2011 Moderators Posted February 16, 2011 The best advise I can give you is this: 1) Learn how to construct a major scale from any note. 2) Learn how to map out the notes of a major scale on a fretboard map. It's not really possible to learn about scales until and unless you can do these two things for any scale. Once you've done these two things for what ever scale interests you - you'll have a much easier time understanding the fretboard and how scales and note project onto it. cheers,
Members Rickzac Posted February 16, 2011 Author Members Posted February 16, 2011 Thanks appreciated. Rick
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