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    GT User Guide

    Jul 03, 2019 3 minutes

    RELATING TAB TO YOUR FRETBOARD

    HAND LABELLING

    Here are the abbreviations used for each finger: Fretting hand: 1, 2, 3, 4, (T) Picking hand: p (thumb), i (first finger), m (second), a (third), c (fourth).

    CHORD EXAMPLE

    The diagram represents the G chord in the photo. The ‘O’ symbol is an open string, and a circled number is a fretting finger. Intervals are shown below.

    SCALE EXAMPLE

    The diagram shows the fret-hand fingering for the A major scale (root notes in black). The photo shows part of the scale being played on the fourth string with first, third and fourth fingers.

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