Tip: Scale Practice Overhaul – Part 2
We’re exploring ways to make overhaul the way you practice guitar scales. The goal is to play things until they are familiar to both your fingers and ears.
Are scales important for playing guitar? You bet! They are the cornerstone of a few things you absolutely need to know: such as chords and solos. But you don’t have to be a music theory expert to get this stuff. Start here with the beginner lessons and work your way up – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about scales and modes.
We’re exploring ways to make overhaul the way you practice guitar scales. The goal is to play things until they are familiar to both your fingers and ears.
Practicing scales does not have to mean repeating long strings of ascents and descents monotonously. We don’t want to put you ear to sleep.
Previously we worked out approach tones below the note we really wanted to hit. Now let’s try it with notes that approach the target from above.
We’re continuing our work with approach tones. Approach tones build suspense and give your melodic playing more color.
Approach tones are those notes used for melodic embellishment that happen before the note you actually want to play.
This guitar tip looks at a simple but pleasing pattern that breaks up the monotony of practicing standard scale patterns.
Beginners have a lot of questions about modes: How do we use modes? When do we use them? And how do we practice them?
Beginnes might get the idea that there is only one scale you can use for a particular chord. In fact, you have many scale choices when it comes to soloing.