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Intervals -- number names explained

Scales: Major and 3 minor

Inversion of Intervals

Letter spellings and spelling system

 

Chord construction

Chord Progressions

The four Triads

Minor scale chord progressions

Scales

 

 

 

 

Scales are discussed in a number of places on this web site:

The four scales in parallel: The Major and 3 minor scales
Illustrated on various string instrument Fretboards — Tonic on String-One

Instruments:
Guitar
Lefty Guitar
Bass Guitar
Mandolin and Tenor Banjo
Ukulele
Viola da Gamba and Lute, by string set

 

 

 

Guitar scales

 

Guitar scales

 


Lefty Guitar scales

 

Lefty Guitar scales

 


Bass Guitar scales

 

Four scales in parallel on Bass Guitar fretboard

 


Mandolin and Tenor Banjo scales

 

Mandolin and Tenor Banjo scales

 


Ukulele scales

 

Ukulele scales

 

 

 

 

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