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Aug 13 2006, 12:07 PM
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Well, to get a first idea about scales, I suggest to search on google. Seriously, this will lead you to alot of websites with information about scales. I've just started playing the guitar, so I won't confuse you with my explanation. I'll leave it to other guys on this forum.
I did a quick search and this might help you: http://www.worldguitar.com/pentatonic1.html http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/sca...nic_scales.html http://www.theorylessons.com/pentatonics.html http://www.geocities.com/trollstjerne/pentatonic.html There must be more easy information on the internet, more suitable for beginners, which I think you are? I don't know if this information is 100% accurate, just read it to get into it. I'm sure the more experienced guitarist over here will be able to explain it more in depth. Kind regards, Sammy Update: http://www.cyberfret.com/scales/index.php can help too. Just read it through and see if you start getting the idea or not. |
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Aug 14 2006, 12:49 AM
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Thanks a lot I'll chez out the stuff You gave me!
/Mat*Nes --------------------  |
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Aug 23 2006, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE (sammy_k) Thanks for the tips Tank. Just another small question: when 'boxes' are mentioned regarding pentatonic scales, what does it really mean? Does someone has a graphic or website that contains visualisations of all pentatonic scales? So far I've found bits and pieces on the web  I'm in need of a website/tutorial/DVD that covers it all. Or at least alot Imagine a fretboard, with 24 frets and 6 strings. Lets take the scale of A minor pentatonic. There are 5 notes in the scale A C D E and G. If you were to try and find all occurances of ACDEG on the neck, you'd find 65. Thats 65 frets you need to randomly learn. It's going to be much easier if you split those 65 notes into positions, or "boxes". Lets say my hand is in one place on the fretboard, for instance. my first finger is at the fifth fret. How many ACDEG's can I find, across the strings, without moving up or down the neck? Not so easy to think that quick!! :think Now look at the graphic that matrixjones posted at the top of this topic, and study the A minor pentatonic scale (top line). Notice how the notes are split into boxes at two areas of the neck? The notes aren't all randomly all over the fretboard, they seem pretty much contained. In fact these two boxes of notes, all the occurances of ACDEG's, that you can play across the strings, when your hand is at the 5th fret, and again when you move your hand up to the 12th fret With the minor pentatonic scale there are 5 common "boxes" that are used to digest the scale more easily. If you learn the ones posted at the top of this topic, you only have 3 more to go!! As to where you'll find them all: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/memberson.../Hot_blues1.htm bottom of the page !! /T |
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Aug 23 2006, 04:37 PM
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I don't know if that's what you're looking for but there is a Site I found and they show all possible scales ( I think ).
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php -------------------- |
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Sep 29 2006, 04:44 PM
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QUOTE (sammy_k) There has been a 2 and a half month delay, but i'm ready to rock once I'll have an amp! Cheers Who says you need an amp to practice? :] Good luck, Darrell- |
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The guy works alot and when he's at home, I'm at school so |
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Oct 8 2006, 05:59 PM
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QUOTE (sammy_k) I'm in need of a website/tutorial/DVD that covers it all. Or at least alot Any little beginners practice amp is suitable. You can get plenty of sounds and styles out of any amplifier. There’s no need to overcomplicate things when all you’re doing is buying a beginners amp. Just go to a Guitar Center or something, and ask one of the salesmen to give you a demonstration because you’re a beginner and you’d like to see some of what the amp can do. Okay, now I’ll do my best to explain how you play the very first A minor pentatonic box scale… Begin by watching THIS VIDEO I just filmed for you. As the guys above me have said, they call it a “box” scale because the sequence of notes that you play sort of draw the shape of a square. That’s not something to obsess over though. You’ll understand it simply by playing the scales. Let me start by simply breaking down how you read the very first scale position:  You would “read” this scale much like a book, from the left to the right, but scales are different from books because you can start from the top line or from the bottom. A scale can be played starting on the high E or on the low E, and played up or down the neck. For this example, you’ll start on the lowest line of this image – the 6th string (the low E string) – and play the first dot (which is colored red because it’s an A note, so it has special significance in the A minor scale we’re playing), which is on the 5th fret of the 6th string. Play the 5th fret of the 6th string with your index finger, and then play the 8th fret of the 6th string with your pinky finger. Now we move up one line to the 5th string. Play the 5th fret of the 5th string with your index finger, and then play the 7th fret of the 5th string with your ring finger. And so on... Once you get to the top-right of the image - the 1st string (the high E string) on the 8th fret - you've reached the end of the scale, and now you can practice playing it in reverse. This is what the whole scale looks like in tab form:  You should practice alternate picking the scale when you play it. That means you start with a down pick or with an up pick, and then you play the next note with the opposite pick stroke (so if you played the first note with a down pick, then you’d play the following note with an up pick). If you want to work on your alternate picking, practice playing through the whole scale starting with a down pick, and then once you’ve played through the entire scale with alternate picking, begin playing through it all over again but this time begin with an up pick instead. Okay, I think that's enough for now. Feel free to reply with any questions you might have, but remember not to overcomplicate things. You don’t need an amp to practice this basic stuff, and you don’t need to play everything perfectly right away. Just get comfortable with it by simply playing, instead of trying to understand 10,000 concepts about it first. Oh, and remember that when you’re fretting notes, you usually do so by pressing down on the string with the TIP of your fingers. That doesn't mean the nail - it just means the top of your finger. 
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That has to be the most thorouhly answer I have seen in aforum yet... (considered the use of video, images and text...) |
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Oct 9 2006, 10:35 PM
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You’re not the first person to call me Mr. Suck. :oops:
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Oct 13 2006, 09:37 PM
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QUOTE (InstruMental Case) QUOTE (sammy_k) I'm in need of a website/tutorial/DVD that covers it all. Or at least alot Any little beginners practice amp is suitable. You can get plenty of sounds and styles out of any amplifier. There’s no need to overcomplicate things when all you’re doing is buying a beginners amp. Just go to a Guitar Center or something, and ask one of the salesmen to give you a demonstration because you’re a beginner and you’d like to see some of what the amp can do. Okay, now I’ll do my best to explain how you play the very first A minor pentatonic box scale… Begin by watching THIS VIDEO I just filmed for you. As the guys above me have said, they call it a “box” scale because the sequence of notes that you play sort of draw the shape of a square. That’s not something to obsess over though. You’ll understand it simply by playing the scales. Let me start by simply breaking down how you read the very first scale position: You would “read” this scale much like a book, from the left to the right, but scales are different from books because you can start from the top line or from the bottom. A scale can be played starting on the high E or on the low E, and played up or down the neck. For this example, you’ll start on the lowest line of this image – the 6th string (the low E string) – and play the first dot (which is colored red because it’s an A note, so it has special significance in the A minor scale we’re playing), which is on the 5th fret of the 6th string. Play the 5th fret of the 6th string with your index finger, and then play the 8th fret of the 6th string with your pinky finger. Now we move up one line to the 5th string. Play the 5th fret of the 5th string with your index finger, and then play the 7th fret of the 5th string with your ring finger. And so on... Once you get to the top-right of the image - the 1st string (the high E string) on the 8th fret - you've reached the end of the scale, and now you can practice playing it in reverse. This is what the whole scale looks like in tab form: You should practice alternate picking the scale when you play it. That means you start with a down pick or with an up pick, and then you play the next note with the opposite pick stroke (so if you played the first note with a down pick, then you’d play the following note with an up pick). If you want to work on your alternate picking, practice playing through the whole scale starting with a down pick, and then once you’ve played through the entire scale with alternate picking, begin playing through it all over again but this time begin with an up pick instead. Okay, I think that's enough for now. Feel free to reply with any questions you might have, but remember not to overcomplicate things. You don’t need an amp to practice this basic stuff, and you don’t need to play everything perfectly right away. Just get comfortable with it by simply playing, instead of trying to understand 10,000 concepts about it first. Oh, and remember that when you’re fretting notes, you usually do so by pressing down on the string with the TIP of your fingers. That doesn't mean the nail - it just means the top of your finger. Thank you InstruMental Case for the time you've put in explaining how to play it. I was a bit unsure how to put the top of my fingers when playing such a scale. Think I just have to practice practice and practice and not worry that much. Thanks alot. And Kris too for the metronome video Was just what I needed
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Oct 14 2006, 02:01 PM
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Wow , Instrumental Case , You have a real sexy voice , more sexy then kris his .Sorry Kris .And Im NOT GAY.
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Oct 15 2006, 11:40 AM
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QUOTE (Liam) Wow , Instrumental Case , You have a real sexy voice , more sexy then kris his .Sorry Kris .And Im NOT GAY. actually you are xD -------------------- The coolest new community: Lockerz Wanna join Lockerz? Send me a PM with your mailadress. |
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