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ypenta
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cal
es
),a
rela
idout
on
t
hegu
ita
r.
It
’
snota
nappro
acht
opl
ayi
ng.I
tai
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ati
on,
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al
l,
fretb
oar
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ency
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ect
io
ns.C
AGE
Disanacr
ony
mr e
pre
sen
ti
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e5b a
sico
pen
c
hor
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apes.
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nA,Ope
nG,O
penE,andOpenD.The
se5shap
esaretheo
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hape
stha
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epo
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ret
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),an
dthe
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aythenot
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ng,
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t
arpl
aye
rs
.

You
rfir
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ali
stob
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la
ytheCma j
or
chor
dandGma j
or
chordi
nall
5CAGEDshape
sacr
ossth
efr
e t
boa
rd(
seenext
page)
andbackag
ai
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fy
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n2key
s,
y
ouca
nthe
ndoiti
n1
2!T
rytospl
i
teachch
ordsh
apeupi
ntosmal
le
rtri
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pes,
or o
thers
mal
ler
3o r
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ape
s.Youwan
t t
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esha
peswit
hi
nt h
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egi
nbyl
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ti
ngal
lof
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omesha
pes
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ver
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ro
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enpl
ay
e dus
ingth
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avor
it
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elo
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e3r
dof
thechor
d(1
sti
nver
si
on)
.Aft
erg
ett
ingtok
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eful
ls
hapes,
targ
ett
ri
adsonth
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nsec
uti
vest
ri
ngsac
ros
sthefr
et
boar
d!

Y
ou’
l
lnot
i
cethati
nea
chCAG
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apet
her
eareac
oupl
eofc
hor
dton
est
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ay
in
ginth
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d,
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her
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si
ti
ont
ousei
n
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ayi
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me)or
topl
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nane
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haty
ou’
r
enotu
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ri
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nce,
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.
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rd,
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et
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t’
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ual
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mmo n
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hor
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way,t
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ele
ssco
mmonnot
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madet
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lu
cen
t.

E
ver
ymaj
orsha
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la
ti
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orsh
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melyc
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)andth
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et
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ar
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pei
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la
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vemino
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apeoft
heCmaj
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etwoofthes
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it
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areth
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m,andD=
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esearethemino
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cup
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ame
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pacean
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hi
nth
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tat
onicscal
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T
ore
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andh
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ereo
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(5)
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nt
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,G,
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ef
erst
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pe.

B
el
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otesofa
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b3)
-E(5
),
acr
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ir
efr
et
boa
rd.
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ntot
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gedC
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h es
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et
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ar
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eye
ach
sh
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esameno
tesandb
otha
reco
nta
in
e dwi
thi
nt
hesamepe
nta
ton
icsc
al
es(n
ext
pag
e).
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mandCmfo
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el
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enpos
it
io
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utwort
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g!

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ereo
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nt
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er
ns
.No
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ern
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ts
.Al
li
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li
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eab
leo
ngui
ta
r!
Lea
rne
ver
yt
hi
ngi
natl
ea
stt
wokey
sfirs
t,
the
nal
lk
eys
.

B
el
owweha
vet
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tesofa
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o r
chor
d,E(
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(b3
)-B(
5),
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os
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eent
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efr
etb
oar
d.T
heyar
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oup
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es.
Thet
ra
nsl
uc
ent
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esa
ren
ote
sth
atarec
hordt
one
s,b
utar
en’
tusu
al
lypl
ay
edora
ssoc
ia
te
dwit
hth
emai
nchor
dshape
.Ho
weve
r,
th
eyareal
way
sth
eret
oaddi
n,a
ndi
fyo
uwantt
opl
ay
af u
ll
ar
peg
gioac
ro
ssth
es i
xst
ri
ng
s,t
ryt
opl
ayal
lo
fth
enot
eswi
th
inea
chful
lC
AGE
D,A
GEDC(Ag
edCa
t)p
att
er
n.

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 T
heC
AGE
DCh
ord
s/A
rpe
ggi
os
/Pe
nta
ton
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es(
C/
Am)
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nor
der
toc
rea
tepe
nta
to
nics
cal
esar
oun
dthemaj
or
CAG
EDch
ordsh
ape
s,wead
dtwoi
nt
er
va
ls-
amaj
ors
eco
nd(upo
nef
re
tfr
omaro
ot)
,a
ndamajo
rsi
xt
h(d
own3fr
et
sfr
oma
r
oot
).
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in
ethe
sead
dedtr
ans
luc
ent
not
eswit
hth
eCH
ORDt
onest
ocr
eatet
he5pa
tt
er
nso
fth
ema
jo
rpen
tat
oni
csc
al
e!
Thec
hor
d/
arp
eggi
o/
sca
legot
oge
the
r!
Lea
rnal
lt
hr
ee!

Wit
hpe
nta
ton
ics
cale
s,t
her
el
at
io
nsh
ipo
f“r
el
at
iv
e”majo
ran
dmino
ri
sver
yeas
ytose
e.Be
lo
w,y
ou’
l
lse
etha
tth
eAmin
o r
pent
at
oni
csc
al
e,
isTH
EEXA
CTSAME6no
tesa
s
theCmaj
or
pent
ato
ni
cscal
eab
ove
!Th
eonl
ydi
f
fer
enc
eiswha
twel
abel
th
ein
ter
val
sre
la
ti
vet
oadi
ff
er
entt
oni
c(
Cvs.
A).
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isc
ase
,wea
ddaper
fe
ctf
our
th(d
ownt
wofre
ts
f
ro
mafi f
th
)andweaddami
nor
sev
ent
h(do
wn2fr
et
sfr
omatoni
c)
toou
rbas
ict
ri
ad
.Pl
ayonbo
thA
mandCbac
ki
ngtr
ac
kstohea
rho
witc
han
gest
heso
undoft
hesa
menot
es!

b
7
4

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heC
AGE
DCh
ord
s/A
rpe
ggi
os
/Pe
nta
ton
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cal
es(
G/E
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nor
der
toc
rea
tepe
nta
to
nics
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esar
oun
dthemaj
or
CAG
EDch
ordsh
ape
s,wead
dtwoi
nt
er
va
ls-
amaj
ors
eco
nd(upo
nef
re
tfr
omaro
ot)
,a
ndamajo
rsi
xt
h(d
own3fr
et
sfr
oma
r
oot
).
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in
ethe
sead
dedtr
ans
luc
ent
not
eswit
hth
eCH
ORDt
onest
ocr
eatet
he5pa
tt
er
nso
fth
ema
jo
rpen
tat
oni
csc
al
e!
Thec
hor
d/
arp
eggi
o/
sca
legot
oge
the
r!
Lea
rnal
lt
hr
ee!

Wit
hpe
nta
ton
ics
cal
es
,t
her
el
at
io
nsh
ipo
f“r
el
ati
ve
”majo
ran
dmino
risve
rye
asytose
e.Be
lo
w,y
ou’
l
lse
etha
tth
eEminor
pent
at
oni
csc
al
e,i
sTH
EEXAC
TSAME5not
esas
t
heGmaj
or
pent
ato
ni
csc
al
eab
ove
!Th
eonl
ydi
ff
er
enc
eiswha
twel
abelt
hei
nte
rva
lsre
la
ti
vet
oadi
ff
er
entt
oni
c(
Gvs.E
).
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isc
ase
,wea
ddaper
fec
tfo
urt
h(d
owntwofr
et
s
f
ro
mafifth
)an
dweaddami
no
rse
ven
th(
down2fr
et
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omaton
ic
)toour
basi
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iad
.Pl
ayo
nbot
hEmandGba
cki
ngt
rack
stoh
earh
owit
chan
gest
heso
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henot
es
!

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jo
rTr
i
adsWi
t
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ape
s(C
)
T
her
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eth
reet
ri
ad
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thr
eest
ri
ngg
rou
pi
ng.
Somet
ri
ad
sar
esha
redb
etwee
ntwoCA
GEDs
hap
es.
Ine
acht
hr
ee
s
tr
in
ggr
oup
,on
etr
ia
disi
nr
ootpo
si
ti
on(
1-
3-
5),
ano
the
ri
si
n1st
in
ver
si
on(
3-5-
1)
andan
oth
eri
n2n
din
ver
si
on(
5-
1-
3)
.

=R
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1-
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