Guitar Keys Explained
February 1st, 2010 | 
Author: 
How do I convert different scales into different keys for guitar.?
I’ve been reading a beginner guitar book for scales and modes and it never explains why root notes are on the spot they are. I also always thought that root notes were the first note played in the scale and that determined the key, but the books root notes aren’t always the first one, and don’t always correspond to the octaves. Can someone please explain to me how to do this.
kinda get your question but here I go.
using C major scale
start with C then D E F G A B C
the rule for steps is Whole Whole Half Whole Whole Whole Half (WWHWWWH) for a major scale
all of the notes are ( A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab )
So D major scale would be
D E F#/Gb G A B C#/Db D
all you gotta do is use the pattern of WWHWWWH and it’s easy
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