Scales for beginners
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Scales for beginners
I'm more of a rhythm player (big riff oriented such as Angus Young & Jerry Cantrell), but would like to work on lead chops. I've been told to start learning some easy scales. I know nothing about blue scales, pentatonic, etc. So if y'all could give me some examples of each that I could practice on, it would be greatly appreciated.
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- JesseJames
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This site is a good, quick reference for pretty much everything for lead playing.
http://www.ushimitsudoki.com/scalculato ... lator.html
http://www.ushimitsudoki.com/scalculato ... lator.html
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I guess to start a foundation on leads, you'll want to learn, like Ben said, natural minor and pentatonic minor, which is built off of the nat minor scale.
At the same time, learn natural major and pentatonic major. Once you see how the major and minor scales are related up and down the neck, it will open up the fretboard a lot more for you.
At the same time, learn natural major and pentatonic major. Once you see how the major and minor scales are related up and down the neck, it will open up the fretboard a lot more for you.
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I personally don't think this is necessarily true. I've known a ton of different scale shapes on guitar for years now without having a firm grasp on what exact note I'm playing. I could probably name if it you're pointing out "what note is that," but I just kind of know the position of the shape, relative to the chord/key.Wayne wrote:i've been told before jumping into scales, memorize the notes on the neck.
you need to know them well enough to have a fret pointed out and naming the note out quick.
If you learn the circle of 5ths, it'll be a huge advantage. You learn what keys have what sharps and flats with them, their relative minors, parallel keys, etc etc. If someone says "play a harmonic minor in the key of," whatever; you'll be able to figure out exactly what key that is, how many sharps or flats it has; and the pattern or shape always remains the same. You transpose that shape onto the key and apply the sharps or flats to that shape; and you've got all your notes figured out.
I'd love to work on this stuff more and figure out exactly what notes I'm playing, personally. And having the circle of 5ths memorized or having a firm grasp on it and what key you're in will definitely help you with figuring out what notes you're playing. Once you've figured out the key, there's only 7 possible notes you could be playing in that key (granted you're playing a diatonic scale), and if you know where the root and 5th are in that key/chord; it shouldn't be terribly hard to figure out what note you're playing relative to either of those two reference points.
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