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Three Note on a String Scales in D


These are the same seven scale forms as found on page 89 of your lesson book but they have been transposed to the
key of D so their positions have changed. The formnote of each form still indicates what note of the scale each form is starting on. s are the same, only the positions have been changed. The lowest


(^) The lowest note in the key of D that is possible to play and that is fretted is the low F# on the sixth string which would
be the 3rd step of the D scale. (You wouldn’t use have the lowest fretted note so that it fits in a Three Note on a String fthe open E even though it is in the key of D becausorm.) Since low F# is the third of the D scale the e you need to
form we would use is the 3rd form because it startsforms all the way up the neck. The finger numbers a on the 3rd step of the scale. From there you adjure the same as the original forms shown on the exerst all of the other cise in F.
(^) Play through each scale form to get the physical motions correctly. Once you have the physical motions under control
try playing the scale with hammer-ons ascending andin thirds (1-3, 2-4, 3-5 etc.) or in groups of four (1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-5, 3-4-5-6 etc.). pull-offs descending. Other variations would be t o play the scale
D Major Scale
3rd Form
4th Form

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