Instructional Material - Specifically scale thry

Steve Howard · From: High Ridge, Missouri, USA

So, of course there is no magic pill for practice, but I have got to sit down behind the steel a couple times and really enjoyed it. I am slowly starting to rememeber what pedals do what so I don't have to look at the book so much. However one thing missing from the beginner book that has been an integral part to my guitar playing for the last 15 years is the movable scale patterns.

I need to know stuff like the following:
10 strings, can start a lick on 4,5,6 and to finish it I can move up two frets and play 1,2. Basically, just out of any position, where is your scale and how can that same scale (of the position you are currently on) be moved into the next position or two up from where you are at (w/ or w/o pedals). Probably don't make any sense, but it is just a lot easier to memorize positions and their relative positions to continue a major scale or a blues scale on a guitar than trying to memorize every note by name to construct your information. I can't imagine doing that with 10 strings.

Anyway, if anybody gets the jist of what I am saying, looking for some good instructional material that talks to that level, not material that shows you a cool lick and how to play it without any explanation of why it works.

Recommendations? Book perferably instead of videos because I never seem to watch them as my rig is all setup in another area of the house.

Thanks.

Bruce Clarke · From: Spain

Mark, you make a lot of sense, thinking note names is a no no on any instrument, once you are past the first lesson. Learn the interval patterns for scales and play them by ear, this will teach you the positions. There are any number of basic theory books that give scale construction, a web search should give you the info.

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

This makes me think og Buddy's Pockets theory.

It is around for C6, but I am not sure about E9 versions.

Travis Bernhardt · From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

It's not entirely clear to me what you're asking--and I don't quite follow your example. Are you simply talking about the different positions where you can play, for example, a major scale? (i.e. no pedals, A+F, A+B) Or are you asking how to figure out which notes work in between those positions?

-Travis

Bobby Lee · From: Cloverdale, California, USA

Here are some exercises I worked out for scales on the high strings:



F#_________1___________3___________4#__________6___________8________


D#___1___________3b__________4___________6___________8______________


G#____________1___________3___________4___________6___________8_____


E ______1___________3___________4#__________6#__________8___________


B __________________________________________________________________


     e  f  g  a  f  g  a  b  g  a  b  c  a  b  c  d  b  c  d  e


 


F#____________9#______________11______________13____________________


D#____9_______________11______________13____________________________


G#________________9_______________11______________13________________


E ________9#______________11#_____________13________________________


B __________________________________________________________________


      c   d   e   f   d   e   f   g   e   f   g   a   


 


 


F#____________1___________3___________4#__________6___________8_____


D#______1___________3b__________4___________6___________8___________


G#__________________________________________________________________


E _________1___________3___________4#__________6#__________8________


B ___1X__________3X__________4X__________6X__________8X_____________


     d  e  f  g  e  f  g  a  f  g  a  b  g  a  b  c  a  b  c  d


     


F#_______________10______________11______________13_________________


D#_______10b_____________11______________13_________________________


G#__________________________________________________________________


E ___________10______________11#_____________13_____________________


B ___10X_____________11X_____________13X____________________________


     b   c   d   e   c   d   e   f   d   e   f   g

'b' means flat the string, '#' means raise it a half step, and 'X' means raise it a full step.

Hope that helps.

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