Virtual Star Guitar Lesson 5
You have now learned the G Major scale on the 6th, 5th, 4th , and 3rd strings. We are now going to continue our G Major scale on the 2nd string.
The finger positions that make up the G Major scale on the 2nd string are a bit different than the previous strings. Here is the guitar neck diagram for the notes on the 2nd string.
G Major Scale – The 13th Note
Let’s start with the 1st note on the 2nd string. Here is the tab.
From the diagram we can see that we play this note by putting our 1st finger on the 5th fret of the 2nd string. We will then pick and hold the note for 4 beats.
Let’s try it now with a drum beat. We will play the note a few times as depicted with this tab.
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Give it a try along with me. As in the previous chapter, there will be a 4 beat intro before we actually start playing. Ready?
Audio Example C5_1:
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Here is a video of me playing along with the track so you can get an idea of what it should look like when you are playing it properly. Give it a try with me if you like.
Video Example C5_1:
That sounds pretty good. Are you ready to try it by yourself? Here is the same drum track without my guitar. Try it now.
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G Major Scale – The 14th Note
How did you do? Is it getting easier to understand? Let’s try the next note of our G Major scale on the 2nd string. The tab for this note looks like this.
Take a look at this diagram carefully. There is something that is slightly different from the previous examples. Can you spot it? The difference is that we are going to use our 3rd finger to play this note. We have not had to use our 3rd finger yet. For this note you will place your 3rd finger on the 7th fret on the 2nd string and then pick and hold the note for 4 beats. Look at the 2nd note in the guitar neck diagram which corresponds to this tab.
Ready to give it a try? Here is a picture of me playing this note.
Ready to try it with a drum beat? We will play the note a few times as depicted with this tab.
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Give it a try along with me.
Audio Example C5_3:
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Here is a video of me playing along with the track so you can get an idea of what it should look like when you are playing it properly. Give it a try with me if you like.
Video Example C5_3:
Ok, good. Go ahead and give it a try by yourself. Are you getting the hang of it?
Audio Example C5_4:
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G Major Scale – The 15th Note
There is one more note to learn on the 2nd string for our G Major scale. It is played like this.
You will put your 4th finger on the 8th fret on the 2nd string and then pick and hold the note for 4 beats. Take a look at the 3rd note in this guitar neck diagram which corresponds to the tab diagram above.
Here is a picture of me playing the note on my guitar.
Let’s try it now with a drum beat. We will play the note a few times as depicted with this tab.
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Give it a try along with me.
Audio Example C5_5:
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Here is a video of me playing along with the track so you can get an idea of what it should look like when you are playing it properly. Give it a try with me if you like.
Video Example C5_5:
That sounds pretty good. Are you ready to try it by yourself? Here is the same drum track without my guitar. Try it now.
Audio Example C5_6:
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Excellent. I think we are ready to try an example using each of the three notes we have learned on the 2nd string. Study the diagram for a minute until you think you understand what to play.
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Got it? Ok, give it a try along with me.
Audio Example C5_7:
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Here is a video of me playing along with the track so you can get an idea of what it should look like when you are playing it properly. Give it a try with me if you like.
Video Example C5_7:
How did you do? Are you ready to try it by yourself?
Here is the same drum track we just played without my guitar. Try it now.
Audio Example C5_8:
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Excellent! We have just finished learning the notes that make up the G Major scale on the 2nd string. Here is the guitar neck diagram of our G Major scale example so far on the 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd strings.
Are you ready to put together all of the notes that we have learned so far? Here is a tab example utilizing everything we have learned so far. Give it a quick look and try to visualize what it may sound like.
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Give it a try along with me.
Audio Example C5_9:
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Here is a video of me playing along with the track so you can get an idea of what it should look like when you are playing it properly. Give it a try with me if you like.
Video Example C5_9:
That sounds pretty good. Are you ready to try it by yourself? Here is the same drum track without my guitar.
Audio Example C5_10:
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Are you ready for the next solo example? Here you go. Take a look at this tab.
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Let’s give it a try together.
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Are those fingers getting a workout? There are some big stretches that may take a few times for you to work out. We need some chords to play this solo over. Give it a try along with me.
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Are you ready to play it by yourself? Ready. Set. Go.
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That’s it for the 2nd string. Let’s move on to the 1st and last string.
Continue on to Lesson 6…
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