Folks...hey all, a Happy New Year to everyone. So I'm in scale mode right now (pentatonic and major) and the question for the day is...the root note. It's always circled (or designated in some fashion) and my question is why? My gut tells me it's "home" in the event I get lost but does it somehow tie patterns together (or other)? When I play the scales I'm always saying "root" when it's struck so now need to know the bigger picture with this thing.
Much thanks!
Mike
The root note is the note the scale is named for.
Every scale name has two parts - the root, and the type of scale... which is just the interval pattern that occurs above the root. So C major and C minor have the same root note but different interval patterns, while A major and C major have different root notes and the same interval pattern.
Roots are usually 'home' - that's a good way to think of them.
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NoteBoat...thanks for the response!
Mike
noteboat--- iam ready to movie to chicago just take lessons from you... i seem to learn the pattern of the scales fairly quick. learning the notes is way slow only way i know the note is to start at 1st-fret and countup the neck on each string.
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