A Major in DADGAD tuning uses A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. The highlighted notes show A, the tonic. Start with the displayed fret range and practise a short phrase that returns to A.
Left-handed scale chart
What you are playing
Scale notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#. Standard tablature stays unchanged, so you can use the same note order as any mainstream lesson or transcription.
The diagram labels use sharp note names. Equivalent names such as D# and Eb identify the same fret; a theory book may use the flat spelling for the same pitch.
Practise it for ten minutes
Play Frets 0-4 slowly up and down. Say the root note A each time it appears, then repeat the pattern with a steady pulse.
- Start Here: Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
- Hear The Color: Keep C# and G# obvious so the line sounds fully major instead of collapsing into a simpler pentatonic shape.
- Chart Check: Read the string labels before playing. High strings run across the top of these horizontal scale charts, low strings across the bottom, and the nut is on the right.
- DADGAD Watchpoint: Watch open-string drones carefully, because the chart orientation changes but the tab still reads in standard order. It rewards left-handed players who want ringing accompaniment and modal colours.