Best Way To Practice Scales |
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May 1 2009, 02:11 AM
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The way I would suggest doing it is to learn the boxes playing them up and down, and the associated chords that correspond to the boxes. Read andrew's lesson on CAGED. It's also a great ability to be able to move up a single string with the scale. In the end, you don't want to think about any of it and just play, which takes some time, but you do get there
 So, to combine these ideas, some very good exercises that have helped me a lot are: -Playing the scales up and down, but either accenting or playing twice on the root notes. It is very important to learn where they are. This method really helped me to learn their locations. You can take this down a more advanced route and play the scale boxes up and down and every time you get to a root note, you continue up, down, then back up that particular string in the scale (or just up, down, then return to the root if you want), then continue on with the box. -Play the associated chord for the box, then the box itself (using any variations above that you like) and then end with playing the root chord of the scale. -Not exactly related to scales, but a great exercise is taking a note, particularly helpful if you are focusing on a single key or scale, and play that note and all of it's octaves on the fretboard, string by string. Do this for frets 1-12 then repeat on the upper frets 12-whatever you've got. -Going up and down the scale in particular intervals, like thirds (great exercise, as it will help you greatly understanding chords) This post has been edited by JVM: May 1 2009, 02:12 AM --------------------  Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals. |
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May 1 2009, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE (Keilnoth @ May 1 2009, 10:46 AM)  Mmmmh, chords associated to boxes ? Is that the harmonized chords or something like that ? Is that a theory lesson ? Could you please give me a link ? Yes there is: Andrew's theory lesson: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=3351 Here is the introduction on scales by Andrew: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=3967 This post has been edited by playaxeman: May 1 2009, 10:19 AM -------------------- Gear:
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May 1 2009, 02:30 PM
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I guess you're at early beginning so IMO
easiest way to start is by memorizing patterns/fingerings. After a while you will naturally be more interested into whole theory behind scales and you will learn formulas etc. And along with memorizing patterns/fingerings you can test yourself on knowing notes on the fretboard, play some pattern,stop at one note and name it.
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May 3 2009, 03:17 AM
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Make it easy on yourself and start with this lesson series by Ivan Milenkovic.
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