Guitarists, Stop Learning Scales For No Reason
MAJOR SCALE Lesson: https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/21
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Essential Info (Major Scale Pattern)
2:22 G Major Scale on 1 String
2:43 Verifying Octave on One String
3:23 Harmonizing The Scale w/ Open String
3:42 Demo of G Scale on D String w/ Open G
4:30 Info Must Be Digested
5:15 G Scale Continued w/ Different Techniques
6:00 Finding Unison Pitches By Ear
6:35 E Scale Practice on 5th String w/ Drone
7:05 How To Study Music “Geography” (Key of E)
7:57 Positions vs Moving Up the Neck
8:25 Let Intuition Guide Learning New Info
8:50 USE YOUR VOICE!
9:13 A Scale w/ Open A String
9:53 Finding Tunes On One String
11:08 We Hear Relativity When Listening to Music
11:24 D Scale w/ Open D String
11:50 Ear Training is Crucial
12:35 Drones Are Cool (+ Helpful)
13:10 Playing Scales Below and Above Open Strings
13:35 G Scale on Multiple Strings w/ Open Strings
14:20 Adding “Outside” Notes
15:09 B Scale w/ Open B String
16:05 Melodic Examples w/ B String
17:50 E Shape Review (Non-Barre)
18:34 B Chords w/ added Open B String
19:52 Main Takeaways
20:20 Example w/ G Scale and Open G
21:12 Benefit of Scale Playing On One String
22:10 Example of Melody Acquisition
23:00 HOMEWORK (Finding/Singing/Naming Scales w/ Open Strings)
25:10 Modes Work Great Here Too
25:35 Connecting the Dots