Hey,
That's correct. As long as you know where the root is, you can move these shapes around to apply them to all 12 keys. So if the root is an A in any of those shapes, then it is outlining an A major scale.
To apply these scales to a chord sequence, you just need to figure out the key of the song and then you can use the major scale that fits that key.
If there are multiple keys it gets a bit trickier, but for a song that has the chords G C D, which is in the key of G major, you could use the G major scale to solo over these chords when it's time to play a lead part.
QUOTE (wibbers @ Sep 4 2009, 07:41 PM)
Hey there, the past week or so I've started learning some threory for the first time, but Im struggling with a few issues, maybe you could help?
Above you have listed all the boxes for g major scale, if I wanted to play A major instead would I stick to the same shapes and just use A as the root notes instead or is the A major (or d,c,e etc..) entirely different?
Can i move from up and down the neck without changin key aslong as i stay in these boxes?
Also how do I know which scale to play over which chord sequence?
Try sticking to a key for now to really get the shapes worked out under your fingerings and the sounds of the scales in your ears.
So, play the five shapes in G major until you can do it at a decent tempo, with no starts and stops, from memory.
Then, take it through another key such as A, D, C or E.
Eventually you want to cover all 12 keys, but starting with one and really nailing it is a great place to begin.
QUOTE (anuj2911 @ Apr 15 2012, 02:24 PM)
thanks for the boxes...
i have started to learn the 5 box position with g major...
How should we really go about doing this ?? Should we learn one Major scales all positions and then minor related to it and pentatonic related to it ??
Or do all major scales first ??
What way to avoid confusion !!!
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