KEY OF A A Major Scale

C# D
4

F# G# A

b2 2 b3 3 (b9) (9) (#9) A# B

b7 5 3 b7 b7 3 5 b7 5 3 b7 3 5th fret 5

#4 5 b6 6 b7 7 (b5) (#5) D# E F F# G G#

A
A= 5

C# D

b7

Build the following chord types on each string.

Major
A C# E th 1. Start on 5 string open and then play 3rd of the chord. 2. Next play 5th of chord and then play high A on the 12th fret.

3 5

b7

12th fret

Minor

MASTERS PROJECT 1. Start on the root note and then find the 3rd of the chord on a fret that is close to the root note. 2. Now find the 5th of the chord that is close to the root note. 3. Play the three notes in succession: Root, 3rd and 5th. 4. Do this for each root note and some patterns should emerge.

A C E th 3. Start on 5 string open and then play b3rd of the chord. 4. Next play 5th of chord and then play high A on the 12th fret.

b3

Dominant Seventh 1 3 5 A C# E

b7 G

5. Start on 5th string open and then play 3rd of the chord. 6. Next play 5th of chord and then play 7th of the chord. 7. Finish with the A on 12th fret.