Tuesday, November 2, 2010

C Major Pentatonic, or A Minor Pentatonic ("C Ionian" Position, Guitar)

    C
E |---------------------|---------------------|-8--10--12--15--17---|
B |---------------------|-----------8--10-----|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-----7--9------------|---------------------|
D |---------------7-----|-10------------------|---------------------|
A |--------7--10--------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-8--10---------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Monday, November 1, 2010

C Ionian (Guitar)

    C Ionian
E |-----------------------|----------------------7-|-8--10--12------|
B |-----------------------|---------------8--10----|----------------|
G |-----------------------|-----7--9--10-----------|----------------|
D |------------------7--9-|-10---------------------|----------------|
A |--------7--8--10-------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-8--10-----------------|------------------------|----------------|

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