How to practice scales? - Guitar Tricks Forum

Originally Posted by: stevelaba
Hi all, I see lots of information on learning scales but I'm not realy sure what exactly should I be practising and what is it I need to pay attention to.[/quote]
It depends on your skill level & musical goals. What do you ultimately intend to do with scales?

Some players are only going to play songs on acoustic guitar that use scale lines to connect chords. Or do brief melodic lines as fills.

Others want to use scales as a means of improving their dexterity & ear training to play licks & lines from their favorite songs.

Other players want to be able to make up their own rock & blues leads in all areas of the fretboard.

And there's a wide continuum between those!

What exactly are your goals?

Originally Posted by: stevelabaI have been practicing the major,minor and Minor Pentatonic scales.
I basically use the patterns that are taught here at GTricks and practice them in the same location on the fretboard as instructed in the videos.
[p]That's good practicing! I use them as warm ups every day. The next step is to make music with them. What kind of music do you want to play?

[quote=stevelaba]Is there a practice instruction video that shows how to practice scales that will give me the most out of my time.