Learn Guitar Scales
Today, you're gonna learn the most essential scales that every guitarist should need to
learn no matter what style of music that you wanna play.
What are scales? Scales are simply a sequence of notes played one after the other either
up or down. Now, there are four (00:21) for creating certain types of scales for example
a major scale has a four (00:26) for how much distance is between each note in the scale.
We're not gonna worry about that right now that'll be like studying English grammar before
you tried talking. We'd be teenagers and still not be able to talk correctly. Learn the scale,
memorize it, start even using it and little by little we will apply the theory later on
to be able to understand more as well as to use it more efficiently.
So why do we learn scales? Well, there's a number of reasons. Practicing scales with
help you practice your technique to help you to learn melody to train your mind finger
coordination, that will also help you to develop your ear and it's a foundation of being able
to improvise you might want to improvise someday so let's get started.
The first scale is the Scale C, C major starts off with your third finger on the fifth string
third fret then go to the fourth string open, second finger on the fourth string second
fret, third finger on the third fret, open third string second finger second set on the
third string, going on to the second string open, first finger first fret second string,
third finger third fret, now that first string open, first finger first fret and third finger
third fret. Do it with me, start with the fifth string third finger third fret. Go on
to the next string the fourth string open, play your second finger on that second fret.
You wanna get your finger as close to the fret as possible but not on top of the fret,
these are metal bars.
Now, your third finger also keeps your fingers down close to the neck. Don't pop your fingers
up when you're not using them. It takes two line to get them back. Let's go on to the
third open string second finger second fret, open second string first finger, third finger
third fret. Now the first string open, first finger first fret, and third finger. I think
you realize by now I'm calling that skinny string the first string and the fix string
that goes this way, its musical in other words the highest note is the first string that's
the highest note, not physical.
Let's go backwards, third finger on the third fret first string, first finger open string
first string going on the second string third finger, first finger open, third string , second
finger open, go to the fourth string third finger, second finger open, and then on the
fifth string third finger, that's the C note. Listen to this C - D - E - F -- E -- A-- E-
C- E- D -- F - E now the way to practice this is to practice slow and even start with the
C. I'm keeping on my steady pace and then down, we call descending. Now my right hand
if I'm using my two fingers, I'm alternating. If you're using a pick which is fine, alternate
your pick up and down like this.
Next essential scale is called E minor Pentatonic. Pentatonic stands for five notes, there's
five notes in the scale. Some like more notes repeating some of the notes. Listen to it
first (strumming). Okay, let's play it. I'll use a pick just for demonstration purposes.
Start with the open E low string then your third finger third fret, go on to the next
string open A then your second finger second fret, next string open fourth string, second
finger open third string second finger again, open second string and then third finger,
open first string and third finger. Try it with me once, nice and slow.
Open E, third finger, open A fifth string second finger, open fourth string second finger,
open first string second finger, open second string and then third finger. Now first string
and third finger, we're going backwards now -- descending third finger first string open
third finger second string open, second finger open second finger fourth string open fifth
string second finger open and then third finger on the low string and open, that's E minor
Pentatonic.
Okay now the third essential scale E minor blues scale sounds a lot like the Pentatonic
scale only there 's an extra note in there that gives you a bluesy. Listen to it for
a minute (strumming) that's the blues note. Okay, let's play it. Open E, third finger
third fret now the fifth string open. The blues note on the first finger and then the
second finger second fret going to the open fourth string second finger open third string,
second finger, third finger third fret, open second, third finger and open A and let's
end on the third finger that's the G note on the third fret.
Let's go down now starting with that third finger open, third finger open, third finger
blues note there, second finger open, third finger, Oh I mean second finger open, second
finger, first finger, open, third finger and open.
The last scale I want to introduce you to is called the Chromatic Scale. I'm gonna introduce
this one a little quicker. It's easy to understand but takes more time to practice it. Basically,
Chromatic means you're basically playing every single note one after the other all flats
and sharps. We will start with the open E and play all the way up to your fourth string
and then go to the next open string. Every string is the same except the third string,
only three notes and then open second (strumming) so it's four notes including the open string
except for the third string, your just playing the open third string and three notes. Listen
to it one time all the way through --
and down, that's the chromatic scale so that's it for now.
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