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ezravdb15th August 2007Nice chair 
mattacuk15th August 2007lol @ ezra!
This is just what i needed as i wanted to learn more 3-np boxes - thanks!
fire15th August 2007Great lesson!
One thing I'd be pleased if you answer: You talked of 3notes per string boxes - do you propose them learning in alternate or in semi-alternate(economy")
picking?
Tobi
Marcus Lavendell15th August 2007Awesome Pavel! Great phrasing!
Buster36515th August 2007Great lesson. I see you were able to achieve the different camera angles that were suggested. I'm sure we all appreciate the extra time it took. I know I do. Thanks
shredmandan15th August 2007Wow
these new angles are awesome.Im sure it took alot more time to do this but i really like the angle where you get to see how you strike the strings!Great job Pavel the hard work payed off
Muris Varajic15th August 2007Cool lesson and nice angles as well Pavel!!
Pavel15th August 2007fire: i would suggest learning it in 100% alternate picking!
@all: thanks for kind words guys!
DeepRoots15th August 2007awsum! this sure as hell beats straight up the scale, then straight down, over and over- this is great!
Pavel15th August 2007Ezra: that is actually a chair for piano but i actually borrowed it from my mom's room and i use it to practice guitar as it forces you to keep your back straight and it's much more comfortable for sitting.
Smikey200615th August 2007Nice Angles and great lession, really fun way to practice scales thanks pavel
The Uncreator15th August 2007Great lesson, damn man you have some stamina!
Xranthoius16th August 2007man... awsome
lliber16th August 2007unbelievable.... how good was that
The Spartan16th August 2007thanks Pavel,that was awsome.i'm definitely gonna practice this
Andrew Cockburn16th August 2007Wow!
Ryan16th August 2007wooooooooooooo
fkalich16th August 2007Pavel: When playing three notes on a string, covering 5 frets, you use your middle finger rather than the ring finger for the center note. I find using the ring more comfortable. In fact high on the neck, it is most comfortable for me to use my first 3 fingers. I use my pinkie as much as anybody, but it is less cramped not to use it high on the neck. Do you advise that one should use the fingering that you show?
Nick32516th August 2007this is so sick im starting it right now!
Pavel16th August 2007I find using my fingering best! You suggested the ring finger in other topics and i took the time to try it out but i can't play like that so i got back to my fingering. Middle finger feels most comfortable for me on 5 frets area.
Fingering also depends on how difficult the piece is. I use pinky VERY often and when playing on high frets i tend to always use all of the fingers and use just the same fingering as on low frets. This is also the reason why i bought the new Dean's RC7 model - it has huge cutaway which allows you to keep your hand on high frets just as i would keep on low frets.
I can't say whether you do it right or wrong but i would suggest involving all fingers in your playing and trying to stay with same fingering patterns all over the fretboard.
krudtaa16th August 2007Thank you Pavel..great lesson and a funny way to practice alternate picking.
ch00ch00man16th August 2007Pavel, Thank you very much for going the extra mile and filming yourself from various angles. I can just imagine the amount of work it took. I especially appreciate the right hand from the top angle. I often wondered how you hold your pick. How much of it is sticking out, and how the right hand glides up and down in preparation for the new string. This is very helpful indeed, especially in understanding how string skipping works.
Boris
megadeth111716th August 2007awesome lesson, this will make scale practicing a breeze
quick question, is Ionian the major scale or a mode of a major scale?
Nick32516th August 2007yes the ionian scale is also the major scale and the ionian is a mode of the major scale
Andrew Cockburn16th August 2007Pavel16th August 2007I don't even know why Kris renamed the lesson! I named it Major Scale Boxes but as i said in another topic - modes are quickly becoming DISEASE and everybody is starting to use any term related to modes
you16th August 2007Sweet lesson Pavel all the views are awesome
Pavel16th August 2007You! I see you are a Dragonforce fan - avatar pic is cool! It's from their Homepage
Thanks for comments guys! I'm glad i made these angles of some use to you!
ezravdb16th August 2007@Pavel, sounds like a great chair 
BTW, great video work and playing man! 
Nick32516th August 2007yo dude make some more lessons like these for other scales pentatonic, etc maybe??
Pavel16th August 2007Yes! I am planning to make a Pentatonic lesson like this!
There is no need in making minor scale boxes though as they are the same as major scale boxes, you just start at a different box.
Kristofer Dahl17th August 2007About the renaming of this lesson - we will soon add a search feature to the site. The word "Ionian" differentiates this lesson as a scalar lesson - as opposed to lessons treating "major chords". One doesn't speak about "ionian" chords.
In other words the renaiming of this lesson will hopefully make it a little easier for people who want to find a lesson treating major chords.
By the way - awesome new angles Pavel!
Victafor18th August 2007wow this lesson is too easy... lol good one pavel this lesson will really help me on my scales
Pavel18th August 2007Oh 
I'll work on making it more difficult next time
Eat-Sleep-andJam19th August 2007AMAZING ! One question Applying this to the metronome and since its in 6-tuplets do you recomend still breaking each of the videos into small portions of 6 notes or being that theres are scale boxes practicing them as a whole ?
Hope that made sense
And cool angles ---- John
Pavel19th August 2007Practice each video as a whole piece. Don't break it in smaller groups - just learn the whole box and note pattern and practice it as it is in the video.
This IS a box lesson so breaking it in smaller parts would loose the point of the lesson.
Enjoy!
Eat-Sleep-andJam20th August 2007Could you give me the settings for your Df-7 on this if its not to much trouble ? Is it modal 6 because thats what sounds the closest ?
This is very useful , So if I learn this Im well on my to learning modes ?
- John
Pavel20th August 2007Here are the settings (from 1 to 7):
LOW: 5
MID: 6.1
MID FREQ: 4
HIGH: 3
GAIN: 5
DISTORTION MODEL: 5
I plug it into my amp using OUT 2(MIXER). I have Marshall Valvestate AVT50 amp. So here are the settings of the amp (0-10):
BASS: 2
TREBLE: 8
(i don't have MIDDLE for the clean channel)
I hope you'll be able to get at least similar sound with those settings!
I never change settings of my DF-7 so these are the settings for all my lessons! Btw. i will put it as a sticky on my Instructor's Board because i get asked this question very often!
shellshock191120th August 2007Can someone please help me understand this??? There is three notes in each six-tuplet?? How does that work (3=6)???
Pavel20th August 2007There are 6 notes in 6-tuplete. 6 notes played on 1 beat.
Eat-Sleep-andJam20th August 2007Sweet thanks Pavvvvvvvvvvel
- John
Victafor21st August 2007CRAMP!!!
crabman22nd August 2007Nice lesson Pavel. This is a great warm up!!
Juan M. Valero22nd August 2007Nice lesson, and very interesting patterns 
I love sixtuplets
Pavel23rd August 2007Thanx Juan!
I tried to put it into an endless loop today, by playing these boxes ascending so the order of picking patterns is inverted but you can play the exercise from the beginning to the end, than climb up same way and play it again - awesome stamina builder!
Eat-Sleep-andJam23rd August 2007The start of this is the first part of alternate picking lesson right ?
- John
Pavel23rd August 2007Start of what? This is an independent lesson! Can you please clarify the question?
mattacuk23rd August 2007Mr Pavel, are you starting part 4 with an upstroke or downstroke? thanks!!
mattacuk23rd August 2007I know, i mean section 4 of this lesson (fret 17)
Pavel24th August 2007Mattacuk: it's alternate picking all the way - i don't change not even 1 note.
It's downstroke.
mattacuk23rd August 2007i understand its all AP, i must have slipped a note somewhere along the lines because i started that lick with an upstoke - thanks for your advice
Eat-Sleep-andJam25th August 2007I believe the start of this lesson is the exact same run found in video 1 of the alternate picking lesson, at least part of it is
- John
Pavel25th August 2007Yeah, it's one of the patterns i like the most! So it's no surprise you can meet than in several lessons!
Big D26th August 2007Pavel,
I just want to make sure I am clear regarding the theory. The seven boxes hear represent all the positions of the ionian (major) scale. Does that mean there are seven boxes for each of the other six modes? How would I go about charting the other six modes? Is that already located somewhere in the site?
Thank you,
Donovan
Pavel26th August 2007Modes actually consist of same notes a major scale does so the only thing in modes is the starting and finishing note. I don't think you need to learn boxes for modes.
Maybe you could ask this our theory instructor: "Andrew The Theory God" about it as i NEVER use modes so i believe he would be of a greater help here.
Muris Varajic26th August 2007Modes are important as regular scales imo.
Speaking of which,Ionian is mode while major is a regular scale.
Pavel26th August 2007Yeah, original name was MAJOR SCALE BOXES but Kris already explained why he renamed it so it is how it is.
Muris Varajic26th August 2007 Andrew Cockburn26th August 2007Modes are an involved subject but worth learning, I have lessons here and here.
The quick answer to you question is that the 7 boxes can be re-used in a different order to play all 7 modes of the scale. The rule is simple - start with a root note. Each time you move up a box, move up a mode and change the root note. So, if you start with C Ionian (or major), and move up a box each time you will be playing:
1 C Ionian (or major)
2 D Dorian
3 E Phrygian
4 F Lydian
5 G Mixolydian
6 A Aeolian (or minor)
7 B Locrian
Now, this is very useful, but is a confusing way of learning modes. A much better way is to look at comparisons between modes with the same root note. For instance:
C Ionian - C D E F G A B C
C Dorian - C D Eb F G Ab B C
Only then can you understand the differences between them.
Big D26th August 2007Instructors,
Thanks for the quick response. Andrew I think I understand better now. So, I would say box 7 from above is A Aeolian. And A Aeolian will works here becasue the notes are just rearranged from the C Major scale.
Andrew Cockburn26th August 2007Correct, except its the 6th box not the 7th ...
Victafor26th August 2007ok soo far i have no problem doin the first the boxes at 90bpm..
Victafor26th August 2007the first three boxes*
rrhoadstributeplayer27th August 2007hey pavel i really loved this lesson went through alot of boxes..ive spent hours on this learning the boxes and it really helps...please keep them coming
Pavel27th August 2007Now you can just work on speed after you learned all the boxes!
Ayen5th September 2007Great job Pavel, probably the most helpful lesson yet!
Ayen5th September 2007Now that I've done this a bit longer, it definitely IS the most helpful lesson.
Jock McRock7th September 2007Pavel, can I ask about your right hand style - I play resting my pinky on the scratchplate with the middle and ring fingers extended and floating above the strings, I notice you have a tight fist that looks to be floating, maybe with your wrist anchored at the bridge area?
Is there a right and wrong method here? I have tried your way but it feels really bad, I think I'm too old to change.
What do you reckon?
Pavel7th September 2007Yeah, my right hand is placed on the bridge so it is moving on the bridge and a small area on the strings.
I was changing a lot of picking styles and i liked this one the most so now i stick to it. In case you didn't see - visit my Alternate Picking 1 lessons and there you will find a video showing a couple of picking styles. Maybe you find something for you there.
My way of picking gives you complete freedom over your movements and allows you to be completely relaxed.
Btw. my fist is not that tight it's just i keep all fingers in line but it is not tensed.
shellshock191110th September 2007This is my favorite lesson on GMC.
misterj11th September 2007wow, this is a stamina builder!
Eat-Sleep-andJam17th September 2007Im not going to lie this lesson has done wonders for my improve
Gwazi17th September 2007Woah this lesson has increased my speed on EVERYTHING in one hour of learning this. Guitar seems so weightless now
quebrado30th September 2007sick man!!
it goes damn fast... how do you train up your picking to that level?
nice work as allways;)
Jenkinson6th October 2007just finished learning all 7 boxes. sounds great, more 3nps boxes plz. thanks Pavel
Pavel6th October 2007Yeah there will be more 3nps stuff in the upcoming lessons.
¤ME¤19th October 2007i've got two questions:
what is the difference between the white and the blue dots on picture of scale boxes?
if i want to play the scale in D, E or A is it just to move up (D and E) and down (A) on the fretboard?
¤ME¤19th October 2007i've got two questions:
what is the difference between the white and the blue dots on picture of scale boxes?
if i want to play the scale in D, E or A is it just to move up (D and E) and down (A) on the fretboard?
Pavel20th October 2007Blue dot is a ROOT note.
If you want to play the scale in D or E or whatever MAJOR, you just have to move the whole scale shape to the root note you want.
¤ME¤20th October 2007ok. thanks. great lesson;)
AJGgtrst4th November 2007wow...ahem...well I see I won't be going out w/ friends anytime soon...gonna try to play this as well as I can, and I think it's going to take me a while. Great Lesson!
Chris Evans16th November 2007Agree with all the other comments m8, this is the lesson that made me join GMC
I use it everyday as part of my warm up exercises, I have extended this now tho by reversing the lesson and moving up the fretboard making it twice as long, (just a tip for anyone else)
Pavel17th November 2007Yep - reversing is a great tool to use! Glad you like the lesson!
shellshock191124th November 2007Lol Speed Metal Symphony by Cacophony does this exact same scale, like 3 of the boxes in this vid note for note, except at 140 BPM! It is impossible.
Pavel24th November 2007Haha really?? Cool! I never listened to their stuff, except for YouTube videos.
smrt17325th November 2007hey...juz a question...which part of your hands ( left or right) is involved in muting noise...i get a lot of noise when playing between strings
Pavel25th November 2007I mostly rely on right hand in my playing. Muting is done with right hand in 98% of time.
smrt17325th November 2007thx for that man =) 98%
This Dougs For U27th November 2007thanks Pavel,
I'm just going slow and learning one box at a time. It was tough, but I'm finally getting the hang of box 1 ! I'm going to practice this one alot.
Jaz24th December 2007what does np mean
Jaz24th December 2007nps*
Jaz24th December 2007also, can you move these scales anywhere on the fretboard?
Pavel24th December 2007NPS means "notes per string".
And you sure can move these scales all over the fretboard. You can just start the whole thing from F and the scale boxes will be the same.
botoxfox13th January 2008Useful stuff
Nick Kellie12th March 2008great technique pavel!
Melodicintenions4th April 2008another good example of exellent shred work not boring and clche'y either Bravo!
BIGD213th April 2008Cool lesson.........should really build some speed if practiced enough........Thanks Pavel
Carlos Carrillo4th May 2008wow!!!
nice lesson!!!
good job
Casper29th May 2008awesome lesson man, never thought i could memmorize so many different scales so fast
Kuba Szafran21st September 2008Awesome work mate!
mhskeide25th December 2008I feel a little proud now. This is the first lesson classified as insane, that I`m capable of playing in full speed:)
Thanks for a great exercise Pavel!
MigeZ30th May 2009Really usefull 
Great way to build up my stamina and accuracy also it sound beautiful eventhough I'm just running trough scales 
Cheers 
MigeZ30th May 2009MigeZ30th May 2009WOops OMG I've been playing this for like couple of hours and now I remember the scales! This is awsome 
This lesson is now my homepage
Alexiaden9316th June 2009WOW ! This is some extreme speed-picking !
Daniel Realpe4th May 2010this is a must!
