Guitar question

Okay, so I'm an absolute beginner. Luckily, I have a friend who has been playing since childhood (we're both in our 30's) who has taken me under his wing. Today, he had me practicing changing shapes from C, G, and D. And then we did the C major scale.

Seriously, that's all I know at this point.

While he had me practicing, he wrote down a bunch of notes and I understand most of them, but there's two I don't. I would call him up but it's past midnight so you guys get to help me.:P

The first says: Starting with C, a whole step is two frets. Changes at E-F, B-C. Okay, but what does it change to? One fret? Three?

The second says: A chord is played with it's root as lowest note. Whaaaa?

TIA

call him in the morning? spazmo_69

I could, but if someone here can answer it isn't going to hurt.

[QUOTE="spazmo_69"]call him in the morning? br0kenrabbit

I could, but if someone here can answer it isn't going to hurt.

This is the C major scale

E--------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------2------4------5

D----------------------2------3-------5-----------------------

A------3------5-----------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------- ----------------

Okay, but what does 'root' even mean? br0kenrabbit

"A chord is played with it's root as lowest note." Not necessarily. The root note does not have to be the lowest note played in the chord. In a C major chord, the lowest note you play is an E (open E string)Luncbox1

Im not sure, but i think that a C major chord is played from the 5th string, but you are right, the root doesnt have to be the lowest note on the chord.

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"]"A chord is played with it's root as lowest note." Not necessarily. The root note does not have to be the lowest note played in the chord. In a C major chord, the lowest note you play is an E (open E string)elpollomaster

Im not sure, but i think that a C major chord is played from the 5th string, but you are right, the root doesnt have to be the lowest note on the chord.

[QUOTE="elpollomaster"]

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"]"A chord is played with it's root as lowest note." Not necessarily. The root note does not have to be the lowest note played in the chord. In a C major chord, the lowest note you play is an E (open E string)Luncbox1

Im not sure, but i think that a C major chord is played from the 5th string, but you are right, the root doesnt have to be the lowest note on the chord.

Thats right, but when you play the C major chord you dont have to play that E, but you can add that E or a G and its still a C major chord as you just said. My english not good.