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Guitar Guide Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

A cheat sheet for guitar to help with adlib

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Scale

 
C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C

Major Key

Scale
WWhWWWh
Diatonic
The notes that are allowed in a key signature
C Major Scale
CDEFGABC
D Major Scale
DEF#GABC#

Relative Minor

Scale
WhWWhWW
Find Minor
First note of Major, Jump back a minor 3rd
 

Chords Major

Nashville Scale 1-7
The 7 chords in any key
Nashville Scale C
C(1) D(2) E(3) F(4) G(5) A (6) B(7)
Nashville Scale D
D(1) E(2) F#(3) G(4) A (5) B(6) C#(7)
3 note chords
Root, third, fifth
Diminished
Root to third 3 half steps, third to fifth 3 half steps
Sus
Replace the third for a 4th
Maj7
Add a 7th, so root, third, fifth, seventh
1 chord is ALWAYS Major
2 chord is ALWAYS minor
3 chord is ALWAYS minor
4 chord is ALWAYS Major,
5 chord is ALWAYS Major
6 chord is ALWAYS minor
7 chord is ALWAYS diminished