C MAJOR SCALE
WORDS AND LESSON BY CHRIS BIRD.
Hopefully you’ve played through some of the tab examples in this lil’ magazine and picked up some new chords along the way. One thing many guitarists struggle with, however, is how chords are constructed and what their names mean, so we’ll try and explain it here for you. It can be dry at times but it’s worth persevering. Remember, once you understand the basics, you can apply it to any key – that’s a boatload of chords for you!
Our lesson’s based in C in this case, but it’s fairly easy to play in another key. You just need to know how the major scale is constructed, and that’s exactly where we’ll begin…