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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.24,0:00:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, how are you doing? Justin here.\NWelcome to Major Chord Scale Relations!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.18,0:00:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we're going to be checking out in\Nthis lesson is the way that the C major scale
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.29,0:00:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in open position, relates and can \Nbe played along with the three major chords
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.76,0:00:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the key of C, which are the\Nchords C, F, and G.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.89,0:00:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So first of all, we're going to have a \Nlook at a close up of our C major scale
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.83,0:00:34.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in open position, and then we're going to\Ntry to play it at the same time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.50,0:00:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the different chords.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.13,0:00:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to show you kind of what\Nfingering adaptations you have to make
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.65,0:00:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to do that and\Nwhy it might be useful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.66,0:00:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we're eventually are going to be doing\Nis playing songs where we've got
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.15,0:00:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chords and the melody\Nat the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.29,0:00:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's important that you see the \Nrelationship now between the chords
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.99,0:00:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the scales, even though we're not gonna really\Ndevelop it fully for another couple of lessons.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.74,0:01:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's get to a close up and have a\Nlook at that C major scale in the open position.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.44,0:01:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm hoping you should be familiar with\Nthe notes in the C major scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.78,0:01:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause they are simply\NC, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.00,0:01:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to start with the thinnest \Nstring, where we've got the notes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.90,0:01:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,G, F, E, D, C, B, A, G, F, E, D, C, \NB, A, G, F, and E.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.87,0:01:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Normally I would recommend coming back \Nto a C so that you can see that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.31,0:01:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the first thing: make (♪) sure that you\Nare familiar with your C major scale in open position.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.66,0:01:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very, very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.81,0:02:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, let's move straight into now looking at the C\Nchord and how we could play the C major scale
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.77,0:02:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we're holding down most of our chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.44,0:02:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first note is pretty easy because we \Ncan drop our little finger down there on the 3rd fret.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.07,0:02:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could play the C chord on that note,\Nno worries.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.54,0:02:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if we want to play the next note, F,\Nwe'd have to use our first finger to kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.89,0:02:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lay it down a little bit. I'm just \Nplaying the bass note there so you can
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.51,0:02:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hear the relationship between the two.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.22,0:02:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm trying to hold as much of the\Nchord down as I can, but you're gonna see
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.86,0:02:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we progress down the scale that\Nyou can't hold the chord down all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.70,0:02:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you try. So, we've got there the G, the \Nnote F, if we lift up our 1st finger
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.58,0:02:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back to that, we get the top note\Nas being the E.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.52,0:02:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when we want the next note, D,\Nlittle finger just drops down there over onto
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.30,0:02:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 2nd string, and what's really\Nimportant to realize now, is that when
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.21,0:02:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've got a melody, say the D, we\Nwant that D to be the highest note.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.56,0:03:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we play the thinnest E string\Nagain, it's a nice sounding chord, but the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.42,0:03:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,E sounds like the melody because just\Nnaturally, the note that we hear as the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.27,0:03:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highest note is the one that our ears\Nperceive as being the melody note.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.06,0:03:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the top note you want to play there\Nif we want our D melody, is the 2nd string.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.93,0:03:22.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we've got... lift off little finger and we've\Ngot there the note C with our 1st finger already.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.50,0:03:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We lift off our 1st finger and\Nwe've got the note B.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.96,0:03:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just going to stop there,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.03,0:03:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you can see this first little bit
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.55,0:03:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice and clearly. That we can play our melody,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.76,0:03:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.76,0:03:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could go back up as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.90,0:03:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.51,0:03:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That time I shifted over with my 1st finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.51,0:03:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you could...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.48,0:03:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.46,0:03:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can either drop that 1st finger down.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.31,0:03:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.11,0:04:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, continuing on, we enter our first problem,\Nwhich is getting onto this note here, the note A.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.44,0:04:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I suppose it would be possible to\Ndrop your 2nd finger over (♪)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.78,0:04:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get the note A; but it kinda makes\Nthe rest of the chord hard to play
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.62,0:04:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's kinda awkward to do that. So,\Ngenerally, when I want to play that note A
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.25,0:04:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I move my 1st finger off the root note,\Nonto the A and then lift it off and generally,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.25,0:04:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once it's off, I would put it back on the \Nnote C,- just kinda for good measure.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.14,0:04:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.33,0:04:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, we've got a whole lot of\Nmelody going on now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.22,0:04:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.28,0:04:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is part of the folk-think, you know,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.06,0:04:51.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.39,0:04:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted to do that quick little demo,\Nso you can see the idea of it being used.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.65,0:04:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.48,0:05:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if we continue: little finger is\Ngoing down on the 3rd fret of the 4th string
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.79,0:05:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...lifting off, you do that, and then, kind of\Nthat's really the end. One we've got to...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.81,0:05:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the end of that, there's some other\Nscale notes, but they're not really gonna fit
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.86,0:05:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our C chord. So as long as you can get:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.86,0:05:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.56,0:05:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be the exercise. So strum, \Njust play the scale and strum at the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.72,0:05:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.26,0:05:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just experiment a little bit. See how you\Ncan find...the notes with our C chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.24,0:05:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And C chord is fairly easy. We've got quite\Na few little bits, where we have to kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.13,0:06:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,position, re-position our fingers. Luckily\Nfor us, our G chord is kinda easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.66,0:06:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, hopefully you remember folk G.\NGood old folk G here, now we've got
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.36,0:06:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two fingers free already, I'm just using\Nmy 3rd finger, I'm muting the 5th string,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.16,0:06:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for now, 3 open strings and then our\Nlittle finger there on the thinnest sting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.97,0:06:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, because of that, we can get down\Nour scale pretty easily and remember
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.00,0:06:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're staying with the C major scale, right?\NThis is the 5th chord in the key of C.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.14,0:06:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not moving to G major scale. We're\Nstill playing C major scale. - ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.03,0:06:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a great little exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.70,0:06:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.19,0:06:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.89,0:06:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.50,0:07:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just mucking around again,\Nwith the C major scale and I was using the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.64,0:07:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the folk fingerstyle sort of ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.14,0:07:16.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.09,0:07:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the fun part for our major chords\Ncomes with the F chord: - ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.34,0:07:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm using here the thumb-over-F\Ntechnique, so the thumb is playing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.08,0:07:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bass note (♪); we're just using the\Nmini-F. We can kinda use the barre chord
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.98,0:07:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the problem with the barre chord:\Nwe've run out of fingers already.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.17,0:07:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's difficult to get notes off to play the\Nmelody parts, if all of our fingers are tied up.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.19,0:07:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, normally, if I'm doing this style,\NI'll play F chord like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.76,0:07:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, again, looking at the scale, little\Nfinger can go on the top, to get the G,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.90,0:07:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lift it off, we can get the note F, (♪)\Nlift off our 1st finger, so it's not a barre anymore,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.38,0:08:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's just playing the note C,\Nthe 1st finger, 1st fret, 2nd string,- ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.24,0:08:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an F major7th chord of course, \Nbut we've got the melody,- ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.18,0:08:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then little finger on the note D, \N1st finger on the note C,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.56,0:08:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1st finger can come off,- bit of a\Nfunny chord,- but we've got the melody now.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.54,0:08:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.88,0:08:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a lovely chord by the way,\Nhaving F and lifting off 2nd finger,- ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.06,0:08:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, the last part (♪); you can kinda do it.\NBut to be honest, you don't tend to use it
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.97,0:08:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that much, 'cause it's quite tricky on the F.\NSo, generally if you can get:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.18,0:08:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.49,0:08:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be enough for F. \NIf you can deal with that. - ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.94,0:08:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just experiment! See, if you can play it.\NJust play the chord: ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.55,0:08:59.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll come out with all sorts of\Nsuper-duper cool stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.10,0:09:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this might seem really difficult and\NI'm sure you've got quite a few questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.94,0:09:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, most of the questions,\NI can't answer for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.12,0:09:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to figure them out.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.59,0:09:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, questions like: "What fingers should\NI use to play that note?" - Well, it depends on
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.25,0:09:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the circumstance, you know. In one chord,\Nyou might find that that finger's really easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.66,0:09:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you're changing to a different chord,\Nbecomes difficult. So you have to kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.43,0:09:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nut these things out yourself and think,\Nwell, if I'm gonna use that finger, maybe
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.78,0:09:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's easier to do it this way. And it's what\Nworks for you. Because a lot of the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.12,0:09:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different finger style players do things\Ndifferently. James Taylor does all sorts of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.38,0:09:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,funny chord fingerings. But it works for him.\NIt's great, you know! So don't feel that you
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.65,0:09:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to be totally restricted to a right way,\Nor a wrong way. Because I'm afraid,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.80,0:09:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there...probably there isn't one.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.95,0:09:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm trying to give you as many guidelines\Nas I can and that's kind of the point of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.10,0:09:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us looking at those fingerstyle patterns\Nthat we've looked at before, was to kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.44,0:09:56.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give you a default setting, where your\Nfingers would naturally go to.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.17,0:10:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're trying to play a melody on\Nthe 4th string, one of your fingers is gonna
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.28,0:10:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to come over and play the 4th string.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.04,0:10:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you probably don't wanna\Ndo that with your thumb. So straight away,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.98,0:10:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're kind of braking them all a little bit.\NMaybe the...you might wanna play a melody
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.85,0:10:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the melody is on the same string\Nand using the same finger is difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.68,0:10:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, one of the other fingers might come\Nover and play it. And that's fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.04,0:10:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's not really set ideas on this.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.16,0:10:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm trying to get you to do at this\Nstage, is just have a basic understanding
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.47,0:10:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the concept of the idea that there's\Nthis key of C, that we're in,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.89,0:10:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are 3 major chords in the key of C\Nwhich is C, F and G,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.57,0:10:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the major scale of C fits over\Nall of those chords, kind of matches up
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.33,0:10:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perfectly with them and that you should\Nstart to explore the idea that you can...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.79,0:10:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might play some of the scale along with\Nthe chords at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.15,0:10:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tha's it! At this stage, that's all I really\Nwant you to get. And I want you to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.05,0:10:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a go at doing those exercises I just \Nshowed you, where you kinda play the chord
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.11,0:11:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and muck around with some of the scale tones.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.70,0:11:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not...you know, we haven't\Nfinished yet, right? That's just
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.38,0:11:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I want you to be able to do at this\Nstage, is explore it. We're gonna go into
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.69,0:11:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more detail now about how we actually\Nuse it, when we learn how to play:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.02,0:11:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Happy Birthday".
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.21,0:11:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'll see you for that lesson very soon,\Ntake care of yourselves, bye-bye!