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rahimiiii View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 11:40 AM
Sep 14 2007, 11:40 AM	GMC:er Posts: 7 Joined: 12-September 07	I tried to practice the major scale (unfortunately during my years of just teaching myself the guitar.. I neglected to teach myself the major scale) My middle finger or the index finger always likes to hit the wrong note even at low tempo, causing my timing and rhythm to become totally screwed. I do this from time to time... any way to minimize this or perhaps eliminate it? I really wished I discovered this site years ago... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by rahimiiii: Sep 14 2007, 11:43 AM -------------------- My gear: Self built Strat clone with Warmoth maple/pau ferro neck, stainless steel 6115 fret, Callaham vintage trem unit, American Standard pickup... Ceriatone Marshall Plexi 1987 lead clone Cheap no-name DIY 1x10 cab Cheap no name 4 string Bass (Says Borya) Trace Elliot Boxer 30 bass amp Bunch of guitar parts lying around waiting for more parts...

Saoirse O'Shea View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 12:31 PM
Sep 14 2007, 12:31 PM	Moderator - low level high stakes Posts: 6.173 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Espania - Cadiz province	Hi rahimiii, Perhaps try the scale at a slower tempo until you can play through cleanly without a mistake for say 7-10 cycles? Think it's been said elsewhere but it's about muscle memory, if you make a mistake and keep repeating the mistake all you effectively do is teach your muscles the wrong way. So slow down the tempo to a point where you can play it without mistakes, get the muscle memory and then speed up the tempo say 5-10 bpm and rinse and repeat. Cheers, Tony You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo.

Kosei Kubota View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 01:51 PM
Sep 14 2007, 01:51 PM	Classical Instructor Posts: 336 Joined: 8-July 07 From: New York, NY and Baltimore, MD, USA	Hi,rahimiiii! I would also suggest playing it slooooowly. How slow? So slow that you can prepare for the next note. Let's say you are playing C major scale starting with your middle finger on the 5th string, 3rd fret. As you play it, prepare your pinky just above 5th fret to prepare for D. Then, play D and prepare your index finger on the 4th string. If you play (and prepare) this way, you may need a couple of seconds per note. That's really slow, isn't it? This way, you are training your brain to control your finger. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- https://www.youtube.com/koseikubota Check out my video lessons and instructor board!

Iscariott View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 06:08 PM
Sep 14 2007, 06:08 PM	GMC:er Posts: 42 Joined: 19-February 07	Dont play the scale past the area where you mess up. Play through the spot you mess up and climb back down the scale from just before the problem note(s). Do it slowly, but the key is going to be hammering in the lead up to the part that trips you up from both sides. Get your fingers and brain used to making the transition. This is probably herecy, but skrew playing it as a scale all together. Take the 3 notes that make up the problem spot and write a little jam riff using only those 3. As you get comfortable playing those notes grouped together try finishing by decending through the part of the scale you already know. After that you'll feel a lot better about your playing, and can go back to hammering home the scale, and i bet you can get through the hard part no problem. edit Also, i hate the major scale mainly because it gave me the same trouble for the same reason. I play the minor scale and derivitives of it for the most part, that third is a "wrong note" to my fingers. I probably should do the same thing i suggested again, because chances are good i dont remember it anymore. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Iscariott: Sep 14 2007, 06:11 PM

DeepRoots View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 07:40 PM
Sep 14 2007, 07:40 PM	Get to da Chopper! Posts: 2.700 Joined: 18-March 07 From: South Wales, UK	Also- when playing scales like the major scale- try singing it while/before you play it, it help internalize the "flavour" of the scale and when you hit that wrong note - you'll try harder to get it right as it'll sound sooo wrong. But the key is to play ridiculusly slowly... Also, when you hit that bad note: start again. Until you hit a wrong note again: play it again from the start. Try to pretend someone cracks you over the head with a cane whenever you do something wrong... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Muris Varajic View Member Profile	Sep 14 2007, 10:02 PM
Sep 14 2007, 10:02 PM	Instructor Posts: 15.459 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Sarajevo,Bosnia	QUOTE (DeepRoots @ Sep 14 2007, 08:40 PM) Also- when playing scales like the major scale- try singing it while/before you play it, it help internalize the "flavour" of the scale and when you hit that wrong note - you'll try harder to get it right as it'll sound sooo wrong. But the key is to play ridiculusly slowly... Also, when you hit that bad note: start again. Until you hit a wrong note again: play it again from the start. Try to pretend someone cracks you over the head with a cane whenever you do something wrong... Well said,singing helps a lot!! And play it slow of course,very slow. Preparing for next note as Kosei said is of great matter as well. Just practice and result must be there! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Youtube MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?"

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