Topic: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Are there any shapes that are good to play when improvising? I'm looking at mostly rock and blues.

Thanks,

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

What are you playing now while improvising?

3 (edited by Doug_Smith 2018-03-07 17:30:25)

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

You might want to give a little study into the Circle of Fifths and how it relates to key signatures, chord progressions and the Relative Minors of those chords.  Those chord shapes contain and identify the colors (notes),  you have in your "palette"  at your disposal to paint your improvisation with..... the rest is practice, and learning how to transition between them.  smile

"what is this quintessence of dust?"  - Shakespeare

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Here's a great introductory video on scales from Justin Sandercoe's online lessons site. This lesson will start you on some foundation stuff for doing blues & rock improvisation, by understanding which notes go together, and which ones don't ... easiest to follow I know of:

https://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-176- … atonic.php

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Search on Google     

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Find them withinside the music. Take a bit you're getting to know and consider what scales it's far primarily based totally on, exercise the scales that relate to that piece and withinside the fashion of that piece.
Don`t simply move up and down. ...
Play with patterns. ...
Make it a technical workout. ...
Consolidate.     

7 (edited by Gladly2629 2023-02-18 10:39:54)

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

The one thing that really helped me with scale is starting with the major C scale with one finger on one string. Go up and down, and try to sing —yes, sing, or, well, mumble— the notes. After you're pretty much sick of it and know it almost by ear, instead of going for another scale or another key, just start doing it in a mode. Again, key of C one finger, one string. This time, try to hear the difference between the notes that make the mode. For example, you can emphasize the 4th when doing Lydian, since this is the one that is different when compared to the major scale. This will give you a truly deep understanding of the modes and their different sounds. You will develop a really good ear in record time doing this.
I started doing it after more than 10 years of playing and I gained much more musical ear than in those 10 years just by doing this for a few weeks.

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Scales strike fear into the hearts of many musicians. Our goal here is to give you a little insight into why they are so important and how you can make learning them more fun. Start by realizing that they are the building blocks of much of our music. Patterns make up music, and scales are just one of them.     

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Experimenting with different patterns of notes     

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Changing the patterns of the notes     

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

Begin by learning the essential major and minor scopes: Start with the C major and A minor scopes, as they contain no sharps or pads. Work on playing them on your instrument routinely to fabricate muscle memory and find out more about the examples.

Make use of scale exercises: Use scale practices that consolidate different finger examples and arrangements to foster aptitude and coordination. There are various assets accessible, including books, online instructional exercises, and portable applications that give scale activities to different instruments.

Perform scales in a variety of keys: Explore additional keys gradually once you are familiar with the fundamental scales. You will gain a better understanding of how scales are constructed and improve your ability to navigate various musical compositions as a result of this.

Integrate scale practice into your everyday daily schedule: Commit a part of your training time to scales consistently. Consistency is critical, as a normal practice will build up your insight and work on your specialized abilities over the long haul.

Apply scales to music: As you become more capable with scales, have a go at integrating them into genuine melodic pieces. Search for melodies or sytheses that conspicuously highlight explicit scales and use them as a chance to apply your insight and investigate different melodic settings. This will help you understand how scales are used in music and make practicing them more interesting.     

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

good.     

Re: Any good ideas to learn the scales?

You might want to give a little study into the Circle of Fifths and how it relates to key signatures, chord progressions and the Relative Minors of those chords