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Jan 3 2008, 11:47 AM
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Well first of all you shall expand your boxes knowledge to all 7 when it's about major-minor
and to all 5 when it's about pentatonic. As you said,it'll surely improve your improvisation and you'll be more confident while switching positing during some work-outs. Good thing about guitar is when you nail one key boxes wise you can apply same formula to any other key with simply moving it up or down few frets.  Now on theory. Triads are sort of basic,like major,minor,diminished etc. By simple adding one 3rd above 5th you'll get 7th chord,then 9th chord... And it's all related to notes in one scale-key that you're currently in so so you'll find different types of chords on different scale degrees. This is what I think you shall try to achieve  But main problem is routine to get it and it's fully up to you and your will to spend more time on it. Let me know how's it going,I'll be glad to help if I can. And thanks,glad you liked the album,appreciate it!!
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Jan 3 2008, 02:41 PM
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I would use both major/minor and pentatonic for investigating the fretboard.
As you know,pentatonic is just a part of minor or major scale so you're not gonna have to do "double" work. And add jamming to all this, it's good way to chill and find some nice chops. Jam with and without metronome/backing,jamming rules.
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Jan 3 2008, 03:15 PM
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No problem at all,feel free to ask if you need anything else,
I'm here because of you guys.
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Jan 4 2008, 01:12 AM
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I see your point quite well.
This is my approach to it tho. I'm trying to think of scale as a group of 7 notes(still in diatonic,major,minor etc). Now,don't "lock" your self by just playing those notes in a row as scale is constructed but try to choose nice and interesting note combinations from it, they are endless after all... And yeah,using 4nps will surely expand your vision over fret board and make your "runs" bit different. But once more,don't consider scale as a "run" from note to note and up, look at it as a pot full of candy and you can pick whatever you want from there.
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Jan 4 2008, 03:25 AM
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QUOTE (Muris @ Jan 3 2008, 07:12 PM)  look at it as a pot full of candy and you can pick whatever you want from there. I love that! I usually say "look at the scale as the collection of all notes you can use" or something dull like that - I like the candy pot soooo much better
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Jan 4 2008, 03:26 AM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Jan 4 2008, 03:25 AM) I love that! I usually say "look at the scale as the collection of all notes you can use" or something dull like that - I like the candy pot soooo much better Thanks Andrew 
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Jan 4 2008, 02:09 PM
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QUOTE (Crazyfret @ Jan 4 2008, 10:16 AM) Would writing an excercise in guitar pro help? I've only just got it and not fully looked into it. Thanks again. Not sure 100% would it help but give it a try,why not. As you said,more practicing and many things will be a lot cleaner and better. Keep us updated,I'll be more that glad to help if I can!!
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