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Old July 23rd, 2007
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Originally Posted by ragser View Post
What's a root note? And am I still supposed to keep my middle finger on the 7th fret and my ring finger on the 8th fret?
The root note is the key note of the scale i.e. for C major the root note is C. The fingering I would use for that scale is

e ----i--m-------------
B -------m--p---------
G ----i--r---p--------
D ----i--r---p--------
A ----i--m--p--------
E ------m---p--------

where i=index, m=middle, r=ring, p=pinky, hope that makes sense.

Scotty's diagram shows exactly the same scale except it is for B major but it also shows the order the notes should be played in.

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