Thanks. I worked through the scales last night for a few hours. Have a much better grasp on finding all the degrees in both major and minor scales. I practiced the major scale (1st position) over a backing track for about an hour. I basically have the muscle memory now. Also, using the same key of A major, I made a short piece utilizing slash chords (F# over the A major sounded good.) I emphasized the open E over the E chord and played the bassline on the "1" count. Probably not necessary if playing with a bass player but on my own it has a nice sound to it. It would probably sound good as a loop track as well.

Tab is easy as quick notation but falls a little short on capturing everything. If you recommend it, do you offer any intro. courses to reading/writing sheet music?

Thanks!