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When it comes to playing chord progressions, musicians refer to this pattern by using uppercase Roman numerals to represent major chords and lowercase Roman numerals to represent minor chords.</p>\n<p>The following chart will help you keep track of the system:</p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Upper</b><b>case Roman numerals</b><b>:</b> I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><b>Lower</b><b>case Roman numerals</b><b>:</b> i-ii-iii-iv-v-vi-vii</p></blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what this naming system looks like in action when you apply it to the major scale chord sequence and the key of G, specifically:</p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Major Scale</b></p></blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-viib5</p></blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><b>G Major Scale</b></p></blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>G-Am-Bm-C-D-Em-F#mb5</p></blockquote>\n<div class=\"imageBlock\" style=\"width: 535px;\"><div class=\"figure-container\"><figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 545px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/389500.image0.jpg\" alt=\"[Credit: Illustration courtesy of Desi Serna]\" width=\"535\" height=\"469\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration courtesy of Desi Serna</figcaption></figure></div><div class=\"clearfix\"></div></div>\n"},{"title":"Modes of the major scale","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>As you study guitar theory, you&#8217;ll hear terms like mode, tonic, and scale. The most common scale in music is the major scale. It includes seven degrees, or pitches, and involves seven steps or intervals. When you play the major scale beginning on its 1st degree, you create the familiar &#8220;Do, Re, Mi . . .&#8221; sound. But the starting position of the major scale isn&#8217;t always the 1st degree.</p>\n<h2>What is a mode?</h2>\n<p>Music often centers on other degrees in the major scale besides the 1st one. For example, start a major scale on the 6th degree and you create what is known as the minor scale (also known as the <em>relative minor</em> or <em>natural minor</em>). The 1st and 6th degrees of the major scale produce the major and minor scale. In music, you say that the scale has these two different <em>modes</em><em>.</em></p>\n<p>The major scale has more modes than just the 1st and 6th degrees. The truth is, any scale degree can be used as the starting point. However, the major and minor modes are the most commonly used scales in music. In fact, they&#8217;re so common that they&#8217;re not usually thought of as modes. Instead, they&#8217;re thought of as plain or natural scales. It&#8217;s only when music centers on one of the other degrees in the major scale that the music is considered modal.</p>\n<h2>Of modes and tonics in the major scale</h2>\n<p>There are seven degrees in the major scale, and each one can function as the tonal center, or first tone <em>(tonic)</em> of the scale. Long ago, the Greeks named each one of these modes. The names are as follows:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>I. Ionian:</strong> More commonly known as the plain major scale.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>ii. Dorian:</strong> A type of minor scale with a major 6th. Fairly common. &#8220;Oye Como Va&#8221; by Santana is an example of a song that centers on the 2nd degree of the G major scale using the chord progression Am7-D9. You say that it&#8217;s in A Dorian mode.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>iii. Phrygian:</strong> A type of minor scale with a flattened 2nd. It has a Spanish flavor to it, but it&#8217;s not used much. One example is &#8220;The Sails Of Charon&#8221; by Scorpions, which centers on the 3rd degree of the G major scale, producing B Phrygian mode.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>IV. Lydian:</strong> A type of major scale with a sharpened 4th. Occasionally used temporarily in a song before the music settles on a more stable tonic, such as I. Listen to &#8220;Man on the Moon&#8221; by R.E.M for an example of C Lydian, the 4th mode in the G major scale.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>V. Mixolydian:</strong> A type of major scale with a flattened 7th. Very common, almost as much so as the plain major scale. You should recognize this mode anytime you start on a major chord and then move down a whole step to another major chord. A change like that is almost always V-IV. &#8220;Seven Bridges Road&#8221; by the Eagles centers on the 5th degree of the G major scale, producing D Mixolydian mode.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>vi. Aeolian:</strong> More commonly known as the natural or relative minor scale.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>vii. Locrian:</strong> Not used. 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Guitar Guitar Theory For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-27-2022

Guitar theory is an area of study that explains how you can play, improvise, and compose popular music on the guitar fretboard — and why certain elements of music go together the way they do. Dive into guitar theory by exploring a fretboard diagram showing notes along the 6th and 5th strings; some major scale patterns; Roman numerals and the major/minor chord sequence; and mode names.

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Guitar Guitar Rhythm & Technique For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-15-2022

This Cheat Sheet has some handy tips that you can keep in your practice area for quick reference. Use these techniques to review your basic rhythms and warm up your hands at the beginning of a playing session. Before you begin, trim and file the nails on your fretting hand so that nothing comes between your fingertips and the strings. Also, you may need a warm up before your warm up. Make sure your shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers are loose and warm. Stretch and massage yourself to get the blood flowing if need be.

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Guitar Classical Guitar For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-14-2022

Playing classical guitar starts with figuring out the notes, noting major and minor keys on the circle of 5ths, and knowing what situations in classical guitar call for playing the free stroke or the rest stroke.

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Guitar Guitar All-In-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-10-2022

Learning to play the guitar is a lot fun. Use this cheat sheet to help you get started with your guitar finger placement and guitar chords. If you need help with finger placement on your guitar, use tablature (tab) and fingerboard diagrams. Practice playing the most common open-position chords on your guitar to get that “jangly” sound, and make sure you know the notes on the neck of your guitar to change starting notes in scales, chords, and arpeggios.

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Guitar Guitar Amps and Effects For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-10-2022

Every guitarist seeks to produce an expressive and distinctive tone, but trying to figure out what kind of gear you need to create your sound can be baffling. This Cheat Sheet explains the three main equipment categories that comprise your music-making rig: your electric guitar, guitar amps, and effects pedals and units. These components all work together to create your sound. And because you can swap out equipment and change settings, the creative possibilities are virtually limitless.

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Guitar Blues Guitar For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-04-2022

To play blues guitar, first you have to know the basics of guitar in general, which means identifying the parts of a guitar and being able to translate a chord diagram. Then, you can get familiar with common open and moveable chord forms and create your own blues guitar style.

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Guitar Guitar Exercises For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-24-2022

When you’re practicing guitar, use these diagrams to show the finger positions to play major and minor scales, as well as the notes on the neck of your guitar. The latter will help you change starting notes in chords, scales, and arpeggios.

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Guitar Guitar For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-16-2022

On this Cheat Sheet, you find handy reference material that you can print and place conveniently in your practice area. Included are an explanation of guitar notation as it translates to actually playing the guitar, 24 common guitar chords, a fingerboard diagram showing all the notes on the guitar up to the 12th fret, and a list of essential tools and accessories that facilitate trouble-free and versatile music-making on guitar.

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Guitar Getting Started Playing Guitar For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 08-31-2021

You don’t have to read music to play guitar, but knowing how to read a chord diagram and translate it to your guitar is a helpful skill. You can then use those chord diagrams to play a variety of songs, many of which use just a few basic chords.

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Guitar Open Position Guitar Chords Chart

Article / Updated 10-15-2020

Open position guitar chords sound twangy because they include unfretted strings that are permitted to ring open. This chart represents 24 of the most useful open chords you use to play guitar:

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