Starting From The A Major Scale

In this lesson we'll review our major scale from the previous tutorial and locate the 1st 4th and 5th scale degree which will form the basis for our 1 4 and 5 chords.

Let's do a simple example where use our 8th note downstroke strumming pattern and play our I-chord, A, for 2 bars, then 2 bars of the IV-chord, then 2 bars of the V-chord E, and finally 2 bars of the I-chord, A.

Let's try this out with a simple backing track. This is simple stuff, so make sure to put all your attention on the function of each of the chord changes. Here

Instructor Anders Mouridsen
Tutorial:
I, IV and V
Styles:
Acoustic
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8 months ago
I understood what you did to find the fourth and fifth chords, but is there any difference than just counting the A major scale? (because D is the fourth note and E is the fifth of the A major scale, so could I suppose that the D chord is the fourth and E is the fifth chord of A? )
Mike Olekshy 8 months ago

Hello - thanks for the question! Yes you can do that as well - no difference.