Key of C Major

Sean Ashcraft
Ex. 1.1 - The Octave Ex. 1.2 - The Chromatic Scale in Open Position

0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 1 2 3 4
3 0


0

0
5 4 3
2 3 4
0 1

2 1 0 4 32 1 03 2 1 0 4 3
21 0 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0

Ex. 1.3 - The Standard C Major Scale
10

1

3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 3

Ex. 1.4 - The Extended C Major Scale


12

0 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 1

Ex. 1.5 - Etude no. 1
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write in fingerings as needed

Ex. 1.6 - Etude no. 2

20 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C Dm C G7 C



Ex. 1.7 - Etude no. 3

24 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 B7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

these notes are relative -
Ex. 1.8 - Building Chords the root can change and
root of C picking random notes doesn't specific notes sound more still sound harmonic if relative
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always sound harmonic harmonic than others intervals are the same

0 0

0 1 0

4 0 0
3 2 0
3 2 3 2
3

Building a Major C Chord Building a Major G Chord G Building a Minor E Chord

32 C Em



Root Major 3rd Minor 3rd Root Major 3rd Root Minor 3rd Major 3rd
Minor 3rd

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Building a Dominant 7th C Chord Building a Dominant 7th G Chord

35 C7 G7

3
2
3

Root Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd Root Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd

Ex. 1.9 - Basic Chords in C (diatonically, or alphabetically)

G

G7

39 C Dm Em F Am B


0 1 1 3 1

0 0

1 3

1 4 0 0 0 1

0 2 0 2 0 0 3 4

2 0 3 3 0 0 2 2
3 2 1 2 0 1
0 2 3

Ex. 1.10 - The Chord Classes in C

T-class D-class P-class

43 C Am G G7 B Em Dm F










Ex. 1.11 - Rule 1: Follow Arrows (P -> D -> T) Ex. 1.12 - Rule 2: Jumps Stay "In Class" (P -> P, etc.)
F G C F Dm G

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Rhythm slashes indicate for the performer to improvise an appropriate rhythm

Ex. 1.13 - Rule 3: You Can Ex. 1.14 - Rule 4: You Can Start
Start Anywhere (D -> T) with T-Class/I Goes Anywhere (T -> "D" -> T -> P -> D -> T)
C G C C Em Am Dm

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Ex. 1.15 - Authentic Cadence Ex. 1.16 - Plagal Cadence

G C G C F C

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Ex. 1.17 - Deceptive Cadence Ex. 1.18 - Half Cadence Ex. 1.19 - Etude no. 4 - "Pop/Rock" Progression

G Am C G C Am F

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Ex. 1.20 - Etude no. 5 - "Classical" Progression

74 G C F B Em Am Dm
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Ex. 1.21 - Etude no. 6 - Simple 12-Bar Blues

G G7 C C F

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C G7 F C

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Ex. 1.22 - Seventh Chords and their Resolution

95 G7 C or G7 Am Cmaj7 F Fmaj7 B Dm7 G Am7 Dm Em7 Am




0 0 1 4 0

0 1 1 4

0 2 2 2 0

2 3 0 2 3
3 0 2
0

Ex. 1.23 - Etude no. 7 - "Pop/Rock" Progression: Elaborated

B7 C B7 Am C Am Dm7 G7

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or

1
3
2

Ex. 1.24 - Etude no. 8 - "Classical" Progression - Elaborated

108 C Cmaj7 F Fmaj7 B B7 Em Em7 Am Am7 Dm Dm7 G G7 C













3

2
1

Ex. 1.25 - Etude no. 9 - Pure Diatonic "Jazz" 12-Bar Blues

C F C Cmaj7 Fmaj7

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C Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C Am7 Dm7 G7

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Ex. 1.26 - "Sus" Chords

Resolution

128 Csus2 C Csus4 C Fsus2 F Gsus2 G Gsus4 G G7sus4 G7 Asus2 Am Asus4 Am


4 4

1 1

1 0 0

4 1 1 (3) 1 1 0 4

0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2
0 4 3 0 0 0 2 2
3 3 X X X 0 0
2 3 3
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136 Dsus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm D7sus4 Dm7 Esus4 Em


4 4

0 3 3 1 0

4 2 2 0
2 4

0 0 3
0
2
0

Preparation (and Resolution)

140 C Fsus2 F F Gsus4 G Dm Asus4 Am Dm7 G7sus4 G7

"retardation"

Ex. 1.27 - "Add" Chords

144 C2 F2 G2 Am2 Dm2 C6 F6 G6 Dm6



0

4 3 1

0 0 0 0 1

1 3 4

4 0 1 1 0 0

0 2 1 4 3 2 0 2
3 0 2 (3)
2 2 2 0 0
3 X 0 (4) 3 2
2 4 3

small numbers refer to fret number for now

Ex. 1.28 - Notes in C Major on 6th and 5th Strings
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0 1

3

5

7
8 10 12 12 10 8 7 5 3 1 0
10 12 12 10 8 7 5 3 2 0
0 2 3 5 7 8

I III V VIII X XII I III V VIII III V VII VIII X XII III V VII VIII
Ex. 1.29 - Power Chords in C Major G5 A5

153 E5 F5 G5 A5 C5 D5 E5 E5 F5 G5 A5 C5 D5 E5 A5 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 A5 C5 D5 E5 F5 X XII


X XII



3

4 2 2
3 3 3
2 2
0 0
1 1
0 0
Roman numerals are now refering to position (fret number for 1st finger)
Ex. 1.30 - Etude no. 10 - "Pop/Rock" w/ Power Chords Ex. 1.31 - Etude no. 11 - "Punk Rock"

161 C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 G5 A5 F5

Ex. 1.32 - Etude no. 12 - "True" 12-Bar Blues w/ Power Chords

C5 F5

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175 C5 G5 F5 C5 A5 D5 G5

Ex. 1.33 - The 5 - 6 - 7 - 6 Shuffle
C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C7 C6 F5 F6 F5 F6 F5 F6 F7 F6

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VIII VIII
4

3 4 3 4 3 4 4
3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
stretch!
stretch!

X
C5 C6 C5 C6 G5 G6 G7 G6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C7 C6

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VIII
VIII
3 4 4 4

3 4 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
stretch! stretch!

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Ex. 1.34 - Inverted Chords as Quasi-Power Chords these in context
C/E G/B G/B C/E C/E C5 G/B
A5 C5 G/B F5
189 an example of an


inverted chord VII VII VIII VII V III II



4
4 4 4 4 4

4 4

1 3 4
1 1 3 1 1 3
-1 -1
1
the most common in C 0
notice this slight 1

change in fingering

"Punk Rock" Progression with Inverted Chords

C5 G/B A5 C/E F5

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Ex. 1.35 - Sus2 Power Chords Progression with Sus2 Chords

F2 G2 A2 C2 D2 A2 C2 D2 F2 G2 A2 C2

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4

3 3
4

1
3 1
0
1

204 F2 C2 A2 F2