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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 08/09/05
Posts: 8,368
12/19/2008 1:43 am
Getting around to learning theory?! Awesome! Here is a brief overview of music theory:

http://guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=495

Originally Posted by: elklandercc
So I wanted to know the Scale and the Chord were so I can see thier relationship.


As equator correctly mentioned what you have there is an A major scale pattern and an E minor chord. Which are note related to one another exactly because the E minor chord has a G natural note and the A major scale has a G-sharp instead.

For what it's worth, I have tutorials that can help explain the theory involved in each item about which you are asking questions!

|---------------------------------7-9-10--|
|--------------------------7-9-10---------|
|--------------------6-7-9----------------|
|--------------6-7-9----------------------|
|--------5-7-9----------------------------|
|--5-7-9----------------------------------|

This is covered in the modes tutorial:

http://guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=370

|-------|
|-------|
|----4--|
|----5--|
|----7--|
|----0--|

The idea (theory) of this shape is covered in the chord inversions tutorial:
http://guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=148

Hope this helps. Let me know how learning theory goes for you.
Christopher Schlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor

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