Practice Tracks for ZoomGuitar

When playing on string combinations other than G-B, double stops are a bit more difficult. But the pattern is the same - M - m - m - M - M - m - m - M.

The difference is that between adjacent strings other than G-B, a major third is played by moving back one fret on the second string, and a minor third is played by moving back two frets on the second string.

Example - E Major

For example, to play the E Major scale on the D-G strings, the first (root) combination would be D2-G1, 2nd combination would be D4-G2, and so on, as in the illustration below. Two important things to remember are:

1. The sequence starts at the root. So find the root of the key you're playing in
2. The melody note in the technique described here is on the lower (pitched) string. The harmony note is on the higher pitched string.