jersey wrote:Hi jerome.oneil
Many thanks for helping out here....
Scales it is then, cool. Okay, sorry to ask, but how may I start with this. Which ones first, where can i see them etc etc.... any ideas?
Cheers
Jason
People are going to tell you to learn a scale in a particular key. I'm not. There are 12 possible scales within the chromatic scale for any mode. Then you have your pentatonics and other kinds of scales as well. That's a whole lot to learn if you think of it in terms of key.
The good news is that all of those scales break down into a small number of patterns on the fretboard. There are five major and minor scale patterns, and likewise five major and minor pentatonic patterns. Those are the patterns I'd learn first.
Learn one minor pentatonic pattern, and you can play minor pentatonics in 12 different minor keys. Learn one major pentatonic scale, and you can play pentatonics in 12 different major keys. Same with the major and minor scale patterns. Learn one, and you can play in any key. It makes it much simpler to learn to play scales, because you can simply ask "What key are we in?" and play. The more patterns you learn (There are 5 pentatonic patterns, for example) the more options you will have on the fretboard.
I play scales every day. You should, too. More accurately, I practice scale patterns every day.
Summary: The practical application of scales is not in the key you want to play in, but the scale pattern you put to the neck of your instrument.
Here are the five minor pentatonic patterns. Note that this is not the "A minor pentatonic pattern." It's only A if you start on A. If you start it on B, then it's B minor, etc.
http://www.tonart.com/Main/ScaleLessons … terns.html
Minor pentatonics are good scales to start on, as they are easy to learn, and immediately useful.
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