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D major scale
Tabbed out below is the scale of D major played from the 4th open string (D). The arrangement of notes in all major scales is exactly the same. For example, D major contains the following notes: D E F# G A B C# D Major Scales always have the following arrangement of notes: tone tone semi-tone tone tone tone semi-tone So, D - E is a tone E - F# is a tone F# - G is a semi-tone and so on... Most important of all, play through the scale as tabbed below and listen carefully...! |
D major scale - ascending
Play slowly through the scale using downstrokes at first.
As your left hand fingering becomes more confident, start to use alternate strokes - downstroke / upstroke.
L.H.F = left hand fingering
1E ------------------------------------------------
2B ------------------------------------2----3-----
3G --------------------0----2----4----------------
4D ----0----2----4--------------------------------
5A ------------------------------------------------
6E -------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____4________2____4___2____3______
2B ------------------------------------2----3-----
3G --------------------0----2----4----------------
4D ----0----2----4--------------------------------
5A ------------------------------------------------
6E -------------------------------------------------
LHF=________2____4________2____4___2____3______
D major scale - descending
1E -----------------------------------------------
2B ----3----2-------------------------------------
3G --------------4----2----0---------------------
4D ------------------------------4----2----0-----
5A -----------------------------------------------
6E -----------------------------------------------
LHF=____3____2___4___2________4____2_________
Practising these scales will really help your all round guitar playing technique.
They will also help with composing your own tunes, improvising solos & working out songs.
Play slowly and let each note ring (sustain) and sound clearly.