It’s helpful in the beginning to say the notes, whether out loud or in your head which will help you to get to know the notes on the fretboard. ![]() These fretboard diagrams have the root note (D) marked in red. Next is to get to know your fretboard which is where playing your scales up and down really comes in handy. There you have a bit of theory for D major and then some. Between all the other notes, to get a half step up, you would need a sharp. The only thing you need to remember here is that between E and F and B and C, there are half steps. If remembering the sharps in the scale is difficult for you (for example, this is easy for me, but my husband prefers the pattern), you can memorize the pattern and always be able to know what any major scale is: In other words, the D major scale looks like this: I mention the sharps in this order because sharps (and flats) always follow the same order: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#. ![]() D Major Scale TheoryĪccording to the circle of fifths, a very handy tool that you can use to see the sharps (♯) and flats (♭) in the key (and the key signature), D major has two sharps: F# and C#. So here is the D major scale and how to use it for left-hand awesomeness. If you just practice the scale up and down, you’ll gain speed and dexterity yes, but in a limited way. After all, melodies are built out of scales. Learn the D major scale, play it to warm up and improve your hearing, and then use it in all sorts of ways to get your fretting hand used to skipping notes and strings. You don’t need to torture yourself like that. But they can be so boring, especially when you’re running through them over and over and over. ![]() Scales, it’s a word you’ll always hear in connection with improving your playing.
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