D Major

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In the illustrations below you will find the D Major scale compared to the scale of D Major Pentatonic. You will notice that the scale of D major consists of 7 notes and the D major Pentatonic scale has only 5. The Pentatonic major scale uses the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale.

The numbers in each circle below are the recommended fingering for each scale. Work your way from the Low E String to the High E string this would be ascending. Then work your way back up from the high to the Low E string, called descending.

The notes and chords of D Major:
D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C# diminished

Listen to this scale.

Drum Track

 
Listen
Play the same scale using a different fingering pattern. The numbers in each circle are the suggested fingers to use.

Practice the D major progressions.
Practice the D major pentatonic scale

Good luck,

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