0:00:05.244,0:00:10.174 Hello, how are you doing? Justin here.[br]Welcome to Major Chord Scale Relations! 0:00:10.182,0:00:15.292 What we're going to be checking out in[br]this lesson is the way that the C major scale 0:00:15.292,0:00:20.756 in open position, relates and can [br]be played along with the three major chords 0:00:20.757,0:00:24.887 in the key of C, which are the[br]chords C, F, and G. 0:00:24.887,0:00:28.833 So first of all, we're going to have a [br]look at a close up of our C major scale 0:00:28.833,0:00:34.496 in open position, and then we're going to[br]try to play it at the same time 0:00:34.496,0:00:36.134 as the different chords. 0:00:36.134,0:00:39.651 And I'm going to show you kind of what[br]fingering adaptations you have to make 0:00:39.651,0:00:42.651 in order to do that and[br]why it might be useful. 0:00:42.655,0:00:46.150 What we're eventually are going to be doing[br]is playing songs where we've got 0:00:46.150,0:00:48.270 the chords and the melody[br]at the same time. 0:00:48.287,0:00:51.987 So it's important that you see the [br]relationship now between the chords 0:00:51.987,0:00:56.738 of the scales, even though we're not gonna really[br]develop it fully for another couple of lessons. 0:00:56.738,0:01:00.725 So, let's get to a close up and have a[br]look at that C major scale in the open position. 0:01:01.445,0:01:04.780 I'm hoping you should be familiar with[br]the notes in the C major scale. 0:01:04.780,0:01:08.000 'cause they are simply[br]C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. 0:01:08.000,0:01:11.901 We're going to start with the thinnest [br]string, where we've got the notes 0:01:11.901,0:01:35.867 G, F, E, D, C, B, A, G, F, E, D, C, [br]B, A, G, F, and E. 0:01:35.867,0:01:41.311 Normally I would recommend coming back [br]to a C so that you can see that. 0:01:41.311,0:01:52.664 So the first thing: make (♪) sure that you[br]are familiar with your C major scale in open position. 0:01:52.664,0:01:53.813 Very, very important. 0:01:53.813,0:02:01.773 OK, let's move straight into now looking at the C[br]chord and how we could play the C major scale 0:02:01.773,0:02:04.438 while we're holding down most of our chord. 0:02:04.438,0:02:11.066 The first note is pretty easy because we [br]can drop our little finger down there on the 3rd fret. 0:02:11.066,0:02:13.536 We could play the C chord on that note,[br]no worries. 0:02:13.536,0:02:17.890 Now if we want to play the next note, F,[br]we'd have to use our first finger to kind of 0:02:17.890,0:02:20.507 lay it down a little bit. I'm just [br]playing the bass note there so you can 0:02:20.507,0:02:22.220 hear the relationship between the two. 0:02:22.220,0:02:25.864 And I'm trying to hold as much of the[br]chord down as I can, but you're gonna see 0:02:25.864,0:02:29.694 as we progress down the scale that[br]you can't hold the chord down all the time. 0:02:29.695,0:02:36.565 But you try. So, we've got there the G, the [br]note F, if we lift up our 1st finger 0:02:36.575,0:02:40.525 back to that, we get the top note[br]as being the E. 0:02:40.525,0:02:47.295 Now, when we want the next note, D,[br]little finger just drops down there over onto 0:02:47.295,0:02:51.212 the 2nd string, and what's really[br]important to realize now, is that when 0:02:51.212,0:02:56.564 we've got a melody, say the D, we[br]want that D to be the highest note. 0:02:56.564,0:03:02.424 Because if we play the thinnest E string[br]again, it's a nice sounding chord, but the 0:03:02.424,0:03:06.270 E sounds like the melody because just[br]naturally, the note that we hear as the 0:03:06.270,0:03:11.057 highest note is the one that our ears[br]perceive as being the melody note. 0:03:11.057,0:03:16.926 So the top note you want to play there[br]if we want our D melody, is the 2nd string. 0:03:16.926,0:03:22.500 Then we've got... lift off little finger and we've[br]got there the note C with our 1st finger already. 0:03:22.500,0:03:26.965 We lift off our 1st finger and[br]we've got the note B. 0:03:26.965,0:03:28.034 I'm just going to stop there, 0:03:28.034,0:03:29.554 so that you can see this first little bit 0:03:29.554,0:03:31.765 nice and clearly. That we can play our melody, 0:03:31.765,0:03:35.760 ♪ 0:03:35.760,0:03:36.903 We could go back up as well, 0:03:36.903,0:03:40.513 ♪ 0:03:40.513,0:03:42.513 That time I shifted over with my 1st finger. 0:03:42.513,0:03:43.478 So you could... 0:03:43.478,0:03:45.458 ♪ 0:03:45.458,0:03:47.314 you can either drop that 1st finger down. 0:03:47.314,0:03:54.111 ♪ 0:03:54.111,0:04:00.435 So, continuing on, we enter our first problem,[br]which is getting onto this note here, the note A. 0:04:00.435,0:04:04.775 I suppose it would be possible to[br]drop your 2nd finger over (♪) 0:04:04.775,0:04:08.624 to get the note A; but it kinda makes[br]the rest of the chord hard to play 0:04:08.624,0:04:13.251 and it's kinda awkward to do that. So,[br]generally, when I want to play that note A 0:04:13.251,0:04:19.249 I move my 1st finger off the root note,[br]onto the A and then lift it off and generally, 0:04:19.249,0:04:24.138 once it's off, I would put it back on the [br]note C,- just kinda for good measure. 0:04:24.138,0:04:30.328 ♪ 0:04:30.334,0:04:32.217 You see, we've got a whole lot of[br]melody going on now. 0:04:32.217,0:04:40.282 ♪ 0:04:40.282,0:04:42.062 And this is part of the folk-think, you know,[br] 0:04:42.062,0:04:51.388 ♪ 0:04:51.388,0:04:55.648 I just wanted to do that quick little demo,[br]so you can see the idea of it being used. 0:04:55.652,0:04:59.481 ♪ 0:04:59.481,0:05:06.791 Now, if we continue: little finger is[br]going down on the 3rd fret of the 4th string 0:05:06.791,0:05:12.813 ...lifting off, you do that, and then, kind of[br]that's really the end. One we've got to... 0:05:12.813,0:05:16.853 the end of that, there's some other[br]scale notes, but they're not really gonna fit 0:05:16.856,0:05:18.859 with our C chord. So as long as you can get: 0:05:18.859,0:05:24.558 ♪ 0:05:24.558,0:05:32.698 That would be the exercise. So strum, [br]just play the scale and strum at the end. 0:05:32.717,0:05:41.255 ♪ 0:05:41.255,0:05:48.240 Just experiment a little bit. See how you[br]can find...the notes with our C chord. 0:05:48.240,0:05:54.128 And C chord is fairly easy. We've got quite[br]a few little bits, where we have to kind of 0:05:54.128,0:06:01.662 position, re-position our fingers. Luckily[br]for us, our G chord is kinda easier. 0:06:01.662,0:06:07.362 Now, hopefully you remember folk G.[br]Good old folk G here, now we've got 0:06:07.362,0:06:11.155 two fingers free already, I'm just using[br]my 3rd finger, I'm muting the 5th string, 0:06:11.155,0:06:15.966 for now, 3 open strings and then our[br]little finger there on the thinnest sting. 0:06:15.966,0:06:21.004 Now, because of that, we can get down[br]our scale pretty easily and remember 0:06:21.004,0:06:25.136 we're staying with the C major scale, right?[br]This is the 5th chord in the key of C. 0:06:25.136,0:06:38.032 We're not moving to G major scale. We're[br]still playing C major scale. - ♪ 0:06:38.032,0:06:39.700 That's a great little exercise. 0:06:39.700,0:06:44.190 ♪ 0:06:44.190,0:06:44.894 Again: 0:06:44.894,0:06:59.501 ♪ 0:06:59.501,0:07:05.642 I was just mucking around again,[br]with the C major scale and I was using the 0:07:05.642,0:07:08.141 the folk fingerstyle sort of ideas. 0:07:08.141,0:07:16.092 ♪ 0:07:16.092,0:07:21.342 Now the fun part for our major chords[br]comes with the F chord: - ♪ 0:07:21.342,0:07:25.075 Now, I'm using here the thumb-over-F[br]technique, so the thumb is playing 0:07:25.075,0:07:29.981 the bass note (♪); we're just using the[br]mini-F. We can kinda use the barre chord 0:07:29.981,0:07:33.170 but the problem with the barre chord:[br]we've run out of fingers already. 0:07:33.170,0:07:37.192 It's difficult to get notes off to play the[br]melody parts, if all of our fingers are tied up. 0:07:37.192,0:07:42.762 So, normally, if I'm doing this style,[br]I'll play F chord like this. 0:07:42.762,0:07:48.896 Now, again, looking at the scale, little[br]finger can go on the top, to get the G, 0:07:48.896,0:07:57.383 lift it off, we can get the note F, (♪)[br]lift off our 1st finger, so it's not a barre anymore, 0:07:57.383,0:08:05.240 and it's just playing the note C,[br]the 1st finger, 1st fret, 2nd string,- ♪ 0:08:05.240,0:08:09.181 It's an F major7th chord of course, [br]but we've got the melody,- ♪ 0:08:09.181,0:08:14.563 then little finger on the note D, [br]1st finger on the note C, 0:08:14.563,0:08:19.533 1st finger can come off,- bit of a[br]funny chord,- but we've got the melody now. 0:08:19.541,0:08:23.880 ♪ 0:08:23.880,0:08:30.063 This is a lovely chord by the way,[br]having F and lifting off 2nd finger,- ♪ 0:08:30.063,0:08:36.973 Then, the last part (♪); you can kinda do it.[br]But to be honest, you don't tend to use it 0:08:36.973,0:08:40.177 that much, 'cause it's quite tricky on the F.[br]So, generally if you can get: 0:08:40.177,0:08:43.488 ♪ 0:08:43.488,0:08:48.935 That would be enough for F. [br]If you can deal with that. - ♪ 0:08:48.935,0:08:56.547 Just experiment! See, if you can play it.[br]Just play the chord: ♪ 0:08:56.547,0:08:59.291 You'll come out with all sorts of[br]super-duper cool stuff. 0:09:01.101,0:09:05.936 Now, this might seem really difficult and[br]I'm sure you've got quite a few questions. 0:09:05.936,0:09:09.122 Unfortunately, most of the questions,[br]I can't answer for you. 0:09:09.122,0:09:10.588 You have to figure them out. 0:09:10.588,0:09:15.248 Now, questions like: "What fingers should[br]I use to play that note?" - Well, it depends on 0:09:15.251,0:09:19.655 the circumstance, you know. In one chord,[br]you might find that that finger's really easy, 0:09:19.655,0:09:23.434 but if you're changing to a different chord,[br]becomes difficult. So you have to kind of 0:09:23.434,0:09:26.774 nut these things out yourself and think,[br]well, if I'm gonna use that finger, maybe 0:09:26.782,0:09:31.121 it's easier to do it this way. And it's what[br]works for you. Because a lot of the 0:09:31.121,0:09:34.385 different finger style players do things[br]differently. James Taylor does all sorts of 0:09:34.385,0:09:38.651 funny chord fingerings. But it works for him.[br]It's great, you know! So don't feel that you 0:09:38.651,0:09:42.797 have to be totally restricted to a right way,[br]or a wrong way. Because I'm afraid, 0:09:42.797,0:09:44.948 that there...probably there isn't one. 0:09:44.948,0:09:49.097 I'm trying to give you as many guidelines[br]as I can and that's kind of the point of 0:09:49.097,0:09:52.442 us looking at those fingerstyle patterns[br]that we've looked at before, was to kind of 0:09:52.442,0:09:56.169 give you a default setting, where your[br]fingers would naturally go to. 0:09:56.169,0:10:00.285 But if you're trying to play a melody on[br]the 4th string, one of your fingers is gonna 0:10:00.285,0:10:02.037 have to come over and play the 4th string. 0:10:02.037,0:10:04.978 And you probably don't wanna[br]do that with your thumb. So straight away, 0:10:04.978,0:10:10.848 you're kind of braking them all a little bit.[br]Maybe the...you might wanna play a melody 0:10:10.850,0:10:15.676 where the melody is on the same string[br]and using the same finger is difficult. 0:10:15.676,0:10:19.042 So, one of the other fingers might come[br]over and play it. And that's fine. 0:10:19.042,0:10:22.156 There's not really set ideas on this. 0:10:22.156,0:10:26.470 What I'm trying to get you to do at this[br]stage, is just have a basic understanding 0:10:26.470,0:10:30.889 on the concept of the idea that there's[br]this key of C, that we're in, 0:10:30.889,0:10:34.568 and there are 3 major chords in the key of C[br]which is C, F and G, 0:10:34.568,0:10:40.328 and that the major scale of C fits over[br]all of those chords, kind of matches up 0:10:40.328,0:10:45.794 perfectly with them and that you should[br]start to explore the idea that you can... 0:10:45.794,0:10:52.152 might play some of the scale along with[br]the chords at the same time. 0:10:52.152,0:10:55.053 Tha's it! At this stage, that's all I really[br]want you to get. And I want you to 0:10:55.053,0:10:59.107 have a go at doing those exercises I just [br]showed you, where you kinda play the chord 0:10:59.107,0:11:01.701 and muck around with some of the scale tones.[br] 0:11:01.701,0:11:04.383 That's not...you know, we haven't[br]finished yet, right? That's just 0:11:04.383,0:11:07.688 what I want you to be able to do at this[br]stage, is explore it. We're gonna go into 0:11:07.688,0:11:12.016 more detail now about how we actually[br]use it, when we learn how to play: 0:11:12.016,0:11:13.212 "Happy Birthday". 0:11:13.212,0:11:17.262 So, I'll see you for that lesson very soon,[br]take care of yourselves, bye-bye!