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Topic: Playing the Major Scale in C6 (new blog post) |
Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 22 Sep 2012 7:18 pm |
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I've just finished a new post on my Lapsteelin' blog which deals with the Major scale in C6 tuning. This is applicable to any 6th tuning and even E13. It's also applicable for pedal steel C6.
Steel Guitar Fundamentals - the Major Scale in C6 tuning
The major scale is not music by itself, but it is the building block for Western music. Knowing how to play your scales is essential in being able to improvise effectively. It is also very liberating to be able to play outside of the usual positions that we become so accustomed to.
I hope you find it helpful in your journey.
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Last edited by Mike Neer on 24 Sep 2012 9:01 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Don McGregor
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Posted 23 Sep 2012 5:40 am
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Thanks, Mike,
I've spent a good deal of my life mapping out paths and connections on the fretboard. I'm an older guitarist, but a relatively new steeler, and I still have a tendency to work out of pockets. I love my pockets. Even so, I get very excited when I find a new trail of licks that allow me to travel up or down the fretboard with some degree of musical fluidity. Exercises like this are exactly what I need.
I've been using this four note patterns as part of other scale patterns and phrases, but this exercise helps me to see them in another context, and therefore opens up new ways of using them.
BTW, even though I am far behind in working through 4 wheel drive and other lessons I have purchased, I just went ahead and bought your Bebop book. I'll get around to chewing on it sooner or later, and I also just want to help support all the great work you are doing to promote and teach the steel guitar.
Thanks again.
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 23 Sep 2012 8:22 am
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Thanks, Don. I consider this to be Ground Zero in terms of learning useful patterns.
I've made a short demonstartion video which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ielXqm1qhU
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Dan Simard
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted 23 Sep 2012 11:29 am
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Hi Mike,
I just bought your Bebop Lap Steel Guitar book less for the songs than the exercices and explanations. I just skimmed through it rapidly but I like the explanations. In fact, that's what I'm looking for in a book.
I don't want to learn to play this or that song, I want to understand how to play a song and transpose it to other songs and your book is doing just that.
Wish me good luck, I'm never been so much of a jazz player except on bass 15 years ago...
Thanks for writing your book, I hope there will be more of them coming...
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 24 Sep 2012 9:03 am
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Thanks guys, I hope it inspires you in some way.
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 24 Sep 2012 10:17 am
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I finally got to listen to and read your post. There are some very good ideas in there. Thanks for sharing!
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