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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, haha, maybe you should be working so you can go home instead of futzing around on a guitar website. |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar Haha. Ok. You can certainly end up in the same place either way. But if you have clear goals in mind, then there's a better place to start. If someone said, "I wanna jam with a blues band" then the major scale wouldn't be the best starting point. If they want to learn how to do chord composition and voicings, then the pentatonic scale won't give the basis they need. Of course, if they want to become a well rounded player, they need to know it all eventually. |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, I presented an either or because the question asked what to learn first. You can't learn two different things first. As I've said, I don't have anything against your approach, and it was the one that I learned and what I usually teach. But I think that it's not perfect for everyone. I'm not sure why you are getting so worked up about me having a different answer than you. |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar Right, I gotcha. I think it would be clearer if you said A Minor Pentatonic, since you do call it out as the key of A. If you had said it was the C Pentatonic, I'd have suggested you call it the C Major Pentatonic, since that is a more complete description of the scale. When teaching someone A minor, you might tell them that it's the same notes as C major, but you wouldn't tell them it's also a major scale and leave it ambiguous as to whether the key was A or not. But it's not a huge deal as the minor pentatonic scale is often referred to as just pentatonic. |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, All I said was that if you wanted to start from a jamming sense, then do what DRL said. If you want to start with music theory, do what Silver Light said. I learned how to play the way that you explained it. That's cool. It's how I teach people to play too. But, if someone came to me and said, "I want to learn Jazz and music theory", I'd start with the major scale. That's all I'm saying and why I added my own answer. |
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Jan 21 |
answered | Where does picking speed come from? Forearm, hand, or bicep? |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, see my answer above. I disagree with you approach for learning theory. While you can certainly learn theory after the fact from knowing your minor scales, I don't think it's the best way to approach it if you want to start with theory. The major scale makes way more sense for that approach. |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, I did understand your answer. You have a rather convoluted way of getting to the major scale. Any music theory course is based entirely off the major scale. Minor is referred to as relative to a major scale or having a flat 3rd and 7th that's the 3rd or 7th from a major scale. The same way that chords are refered to as having notes flat or sharp compared to the major scale. Everything starts with the major scale, not the relative minor. I know that all these things are highly interconnected, and you can make the leap from minor to major, but for theory major makes the most sense to start |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar I'm not sure what that means. The two scales have different notes in them. That makes them not the same. Do you meant that C minor and A maj pentatonic have the same notes? That is certainly true, but they're not the same scale when you put them in the same key. |
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Jan 21 |
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Should I worry about painful fingertips? A guitar student was complaining about learning some Gilmour solos one summer. She was saying, "I could do these bends like a month ago, but now my fingers hurt! I feel like a wuss." I asked her if she'd been spending a lot of time at the pool and she said, "Yes. With my acoustic too. We just swim and jam. Why?" Ha! |
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Jan 21 |
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What to do? Programming, bass playing and RSI I think the key is, look less cool! The cooler you look, the worse it is for your hand. You want to look like the bassist for a dinner band on a cruise ship. Then it won't hurt nearly as much. |
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Jan 21 |
answered | What is the first scale one should learn on guitar |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar Your first scale is a minor pentatonic. Although it is often referred to as just pentatonic, the third is flat so it's minor. The major pentatonic is not used as much, but sounds quite different (Stir It Up for instance). |
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Jan 21 |
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What is the first scale one should learn on guitar @DRL, Major scale is better to learn if you're interested in theory. Minor pentatonic if you just want to get playing. |
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Jan 20 |
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Tips on playing with wah-wah for beginners +1 good ideas. Try them out on a particular tune. Voodoo Chile makes use of a lot of these techniques. |
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Jan 19 |
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How can I best learn to play barre chords? These are great exercises. I'll add, if you're teaching yourself, find some videos (or even better a person) that can help you with your technique. Hand position isn't super intuitive, but it makes a big difference. |
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Jan 19 |
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Pick weight - functional difference, or just personal preference? @Kendrick, that's interesting. I had never thought of that. I'll have to give that a go. In order to stop losing your picks, try an electric guitar! ;o) Really though, it's all in the technique. With some practice, you'll find you don't lose it so much. |
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Jan 18 |
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What to look for in an independent luthier? The strat(ish thing) that my dad had built for him is an absolutely beautiful guitar and cost him just under $2000. So I don't think you're number is necessarily accurate. Although, I'm sure you can pay that much. It's certainly possible to get out for half that much. |
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Jan 18 |
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What to look for in an independent luthier? If you're in Atlanta, I've got a great suggestion. |
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Jan 18 |
answered | What to look for in an independent luthier? |
