Thanks for the info!
Originally Posted by: justcallmejerryA guitarist friend of mine said I needed to know at least all the Major and Minor scales.[/quote][p]Knowing & being able to play the basic diatonic scales is definitely helpful to develop your ear & physical dexterity.
Since you already have some experience playing you might benefit from working through these tutorials aimed at learning & drilling the basic patterns that diatonic major & minor scales form. The first 2 focus on all the scales in one octave.
Major Scale Patterns 1
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
Minor Scale Patterns 1
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887
Major Scale Patterns 2
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2643
Minor Scale Patterns 2
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2646
[quote=justcallmejerry]I like a variety of music that I would like to play, from Blues to Rock, but my preference is more along the lines of Metallica.
In that case you might enjoy the blues or rock style courses after GF2. And you will also benefit from the pentatonic major & minor scale tutorials because those are the patterns most associated with the riffs & solos of blues & rock material.
Pentatonic Scales
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296
Major Pentatonic Exercises
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=722
Minor Pentatonic Exercises
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=185
We you are ready for them we have plenty of other tutorials on how to use those basic scales as the basis of lead licks & riffs. Hope that helps! Best of success!
