But in learning my scales Ive come across major flaws in peoples methods. I mean you guys have been great but theres things i believe should be emphasised when asked about. For example, origonally i thought scales were for praticing fingering and technique, not as the basis of whole songs. I thought that guitarists played solos independantly and that if it was c Major scale that wasnt because the guitarist purposly stuck to those notes it was cos they happened to be the dominant notes in his solo.
Also that while,
---12------14--15
---12--13------15
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may be the G major scale its only a small part of it. This in reflection is really obvious but to me it wasnt. Id think no solo is based on those few notes in that one position!! I thought that the first bunch of notes on frets 1 to 3 were A for example and that 4 to 6 would be B, As bar chords ascended in this manner. I couldnt understand how a C major pattern may begin on the fifth fret while a D major pattern could be on the 4th fret, below it!
Also, no where in the hours i spent looking at major and minor scales did it say the patterns were identical- hence majors having relative minors etc. Especailly in terms of the pentatonic, i kept coming across the same patterns but with different names!
With modes, I think, the point is really to give scales other names to help link them, and that the modes are there to help you see the link between different scales.
I think theres a myth surrounding theory that its difficult and that its in some way cheating! take my pals at my pub that play guitar, none of them know or have even looked into theoretical ideas, why? because they believe guitar is about feeling!.. well before i started learning scales people must have portraid my guitar sounds are awful, i didnt feel bad i was just constantly outta tune!
Hmm.. dont know if its possible to reply to this but i just wanted to get some things off my chest!
dont worry i'll continue to ask crazy music questions!
