I've finally started to practice guitar again, and I'm just taking a break while my fingertips recover. Today I've begun with the C Major Scale and chord, as well as having a shot at Paul Weller's 'Wild Wood'. I'm tackling the E Minor and A Minor chords, learning how to alternate between the two, before adding in the D Minor chord which will complete the basic chord sequence of the song.

I think I've noticed a slight problem with my scale book, though. The C Major scale has eight notes, right? Well, when I play the scale according to the tab in the scale book, two of the notes (fourth string, third fret and open third) are exactly the same.

It could be a mistake on my part, but I'm not sure. Maybe if I played the scale on my keyboard to hear it as it should sound, it might clarify things a bit.

Now, then... where's the adapter for my keyboard gone, again?