Discover the Beauty of the Incredibly Musical Major Scale (Guitar Lesson)
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In this guitar lesson, we'll learn how to play the 1st position major scale and connect it to the octave position 12 frets higher. This is an incredibly important skill for guitar players, as it allows us to play melodies up and down the guitar neck and gives us the confidence we need to start basic solo guitar.
This lesson is perfect for beginners who want to learn how to start learning the fretboard and understand basic fretboard theory . It's also a great skill to have if you want to play songs in a higher or lower octave. After watching this lesson, you'll be able to play the major scale all the way up the neck in no time!
What you can expect from this lesson:
0:00 Major Scale Solo with backing track
0:44 Major Scale for music theory ( my personal story )
1:59 Quick Tips Before We Get Started
Here are some basic fretboard theory tips to get us started on the right foot. Understanding the whole step and half step intervals ( intervallic relationships ) are an important start to learning the music system on all instruments including guitar, bass, and piano.
4:43 Major Scale Numbering System - This simplifies our understanding of the musical structure! Learning how the Major scale is the parent scale of ALL scales and modes and how we use a numbering system to identify the 7 intervals of the Major scale gives us a solid basis to start learning this system.
5:37 Use a Metronome
For beginners, 10-15 minutes a day should be devoted to playing your scales with a metronome between 60-100 BPM. This helps to instill a sense for good timing and confidence!
6:54 Use a Free Flow approach to the Major scale with a G Major backing track to accompany you. This makes learning your scales much more fun, and this allows to to tap into your more creative musical side. This is a work in progress, and you will become more fluent over time.
10:04 Major scale Ascending and Descending
10:58 Easy! Learn the G Major scale ascending up the neck on the 1st string ( high E )
11:44 Simply, copy and paste your first position of G Major an octave ( 12 frets ) up the neck! You can ascend up your first position vertically, and then ascend horizontally up the high E string and descend down the octave position starting around the 15th and 17th frets. Now you getting somewhere!
Here is the link to the G Major Backing Track I used in this instructional video: • G Major Backing Track Acoustic Guitar | Wi...