I Thinkn I Finally Understand Patterns In Scales =d |
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May 11 2011, 03:39 PM
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I'm a bit confused with what you're specifically asking about, so help me out a little if I'm going off topic
 --- Yes, A minor has the same boxes as C major. If you want the minor scale from any major scale, just go back 3 half steps (3 frets) from the major scale's root note: e.g. G major. Root note is G. It's major. 1 fret down from G is Gb (G flat), 2 frets down is F, 3 frets down is E = E minor. So E minor will share the same boxes as G major. (You can also get the major from the minor by going up 3 steps.) ---- QUOTE now I know it has multiple A's in it, so it thought, well if I see a routenote of F instead of A, and use the same "box " around it then I have a F minor box If you use this box: C major E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------8-----------10-------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----------8---------10------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------7---------9---------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------5-------7------------9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------5-------7-----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-5--------7------8 (root note C)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...but move it so that the first note (we'll make the first note the root) is F, we get this box: E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------4-----------6--------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----------4---------6------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------3---------5---------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------1-------3------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------1-------3-----4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-1-(root F)---3------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Now, to check if it's F minor. F minor needs the 'pattern' of: (Root note) 2 frets, 1 fret, 2 frets, 2 frets, 1 fret, 2 frets, 2 frets. So F minor would be: F (Root note), G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb and back to the root, F. The box above (F root) shows: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb. So, YES, it is the F minor scale  --- Now, how to find the other boxes, and how to find your way around them. The scales you use always have 3 notes per string, here are all the shapes:  I recommend learning the CAGED (called CAGED because the boxes use the root notes found in the chord shapes of C, A, G, E and D) method of learning scales, instead of the above. The above is great for moving around the fretboard, but with CAGED it's easier to keep track of where you are, and there are 5 shapes, instead of 7. Major CAGED: Clicky The black dots are the root notes. So if you look at the first box, you see 2 black notes. If you want F Major, make one of the black dots an F (this makes the remaining black dots F too!) and play around that box. If you know your note names on the fretboard (learn them if you don't!), you'll be able to find your major scale depending on which strings your root note lies. You just match the root notes with one of the 5 diagrams, and you have your scale! Here are the minor CAGED boxes: Clicky The 5 boxes will always be the same for the 7 modes (2 of those modes being major and minor), so if you know where the roots are, and what the 5 boxes are for your scale/mode, you'll be able to play it EDITED! This post has been edited by dark dude: May 11 2011, 04:24 PM -------------------- Ibanez 2550E
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