And welcome to another "Guitar Tips for Kids" feature Guitar lesson...
My name is "Dario Patrono" creator of "Guitar Tips For Kids" and today I will be teaching you all about the "A Major Scale" & the secrets it holds.
Did you know? There are 5 Major & 5 Minor Guitar Scales that you can learn (A, C, D, E, G). And there are 2 versions of each scale: 1. Pentatonic & 2. Diatonic.
Pentatonic are the real easy ones and diatonic have a few more extra notes added on.
So let's get down to business, grab your Guitar & let's learn how to play the easy A Major Pentatonic Guitar Scale.
Step: 1 - The A Major Chord . . .
Every Guitar Scale comes from a Guitar Chord. Therefore we need to refresh ourselves with the A Major Chord first...
The A Major Chord.
COOL Bananas!! Now that we remember how to hold the A Major Chord we can now find it within our A Major Guitar Scale.
Step: 2 - The A Major Guitar Scale . . .
Here's A Handy Scale Hint: When playing a Guitar Scale, don't play it like a chord - simply play it one note at a time from the top 6th string down to the bottom 1st string.
Now follow the A Major scale diagram & tablature below...
Did you notice a BIG red letter "R" on the open 5th string? That note is called a "root note" & is very important when dealing with lead Guitar work. They hold one of the key secrets to pulling off insane Guitar solos.
Step: 3 - Here's A Quick Written Explanation . . .
6th string:
open note, then 2nd fret (middle finger).
5th string:
open ROOT note, 2nd fret (middle finger), then 4th fret (pinky finger).
4th string:
2nd fret (middle finger), then 4th fret (pinky finger).
3rd string:
2nd fret (middle finger).
2nd string:
open note, then 2nd fret (middle finger).
1st string:
open note, then 2nd fret (middle finger).
Step: 4 - Here's An Audio Example . . .
Audio:
To help clear things up a little...
Here's a quick audio example of an A Major Guitar Scale. Click the play button & play along.
Okie Dokie let's Re-Cap . . .
The A Major chord is always found within the A Major Scale.
Play the scale one note at a time - from top to bottom.
The A Major Root Note - is an open 5th string.
A Guitar scale & it's root note hold the key to playing insane leads.
Well Done Kids!!! . . .
You can now play the A Major Guitar scale. Great Work!!!
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