Things You'll Need:
- A guitar (electric or acoustic)
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Step 1
The C scale, in guitar tablature and piano notationGUITAR TABLATURE
Guitar tab is a picture of the six strings of the guitar, with the lowest (thickest) string on the bottom, and the highest on the top. Numbers are arranged on the strings to represent where on the string (which fret number) you press to make a given note. In this example, the first note shown is fret 3 on the 5th string (the next to the lowest string). By pressing the string down on that fret, you will get the note "C". -
Step 2
PLAY THE C SCALE BY GUITAR TAB
The C scale is made by pressing the strings in these frets:
A string - fret 3
D string - frets 0, 2, 3
G string - frets 0, 2
B string - fret 1
These give you the notes of the C scale, from low to high: C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C. -
Step 3
Chords in the key of C, as played on guitar.PLAY THE CHORDS BUILT ON NOTES OF THE C SCALE
When in the key of C, there are 7 different chords built on each note of the scale. These are:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim and C again, just for fun.
The graphic here shows how to create these chords by looking at a chord diagram: A picture of the 6 strings of the guitar, with the top being fret one, the lowest string to the left, and the highest string on the right. This is rotated clockwise to the direction the guitar tablature was in. Each number represents which finger number is used to press the frets shown (pointer finger = 1; middle = 2; ring = 3; pinkie = 4). Press the frets shown with your left hand fingertips, and strum the strings with your right hand. Voila! CHORDS!
