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Post subject: Using scales, which of them are important ?
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:38 pm
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Wich scales are important ? I play on guitar about 1,5 and i more like to "write" my own music. I like solos like pink floyd but in harder music and i when i try to play solo in my "songs" i always play only the notes thats are in the riffs.Like E-D-G-A etc. Or i played them by ear. But i want to skip this whole process and know what scale i can use. But there is so much scales and i have a mess in them.


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Post subject: Re: Using scales, which of them are important ?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:03 pm
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For rock and blues, many people "wing it" through their career using only the pentatonic and blues scales.

But seriously, you are getting into something that can't honestly be answered in a thread, or really online.
It's time to seek a local guitar instructor who can take you to the next level.
You've been playing for a year, and without instruction, you could be developing bad habits that can limit your ability to advance.

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Post subject: Re: Using scales, which of them are important ?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:44 pm
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The most fundamental approach is to use the scale that matches the key of the song. For example, if you're playing a song in E minor, use an E minor scale, such as E minor pentatonic or the full E minor scale.

If you change the key, such as for the bridge, then change the scale to match the key change in that part of the song.

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Post subject: Re: Using scales, which of them are important ?
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:49 am
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Start by learning all the major and minor pentatonic scales in every key all over the neck. That should keep you busy for a few years, at least. The good news is that the actual pattern on the neck is the same for a minor pentatonic and it's relative major pentatonic. E minor and G major pentatonic are the same five notes. So-
Em=Gmaj
Am=Cmaj
Bm=Dmaj, and so on.
Also, you can always play over the chords. For instance, in a common rock progression of Am, F, and G, you can play Am over all three chords, but you can also play Fmaj over the F chord and Gmaj over the G chord.


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