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Learn How To Play Your Favorite Songs And Change Them Around

Try learning a songs melody and structureGet a good ideas of how the bass line works, what the chord progression is and how the chorus sounds Learn the song exactly as it is. Once you have mastered the proper version of the song change little bits and pieces and see what it sounds likeThis is a great way to use the masters to learn about how scales and chords are used to construct songs.

Use both the chord method and the key method when playing scales

Experienced guitarists will usually play one way or another, but you should try mastering both techniques Let me explain.

1. When you play in key you will only play the scale of the key the song is in.
2 When you play with chords you change scales every time there is a chord change. When you do play with chord changes it’s important to land on a common note as you change scales.

Practice playing scales using the crabwise scales technique

This is a very good method you can use to master several scales at once. Begin by playing the scale downwards from the lowest string to the highest pitched string. When you come to the highest pitched note you can play on that scale you can start playing a new scale.This is easier to explain with an example.

Let’s take the D major scale. Play the D Major scale from the lowest pitch note to the highest. When you reach the highest pitch note begin playing the D# major scale from the highest pitch to the lowest.

Remember That Repetition In A Song Is Not Only Good It Is Necessary

Scott Henderson discusses this in one of his You Tube videos. The basic idea is that for any song or solo to work a certain amount of repetition is required.

Learn scales on individual strings first instead of using the box method

Here’s a brilliant tip from a guy called Joe Cefalu Learning scales is best done on a string by string basis first so you sue the entire fretboard. If you learn scales using the box position method your playing can begin to sound motionless and dull.

Learn Guitar Scales In Terms Of Both Notes And Scale Intervals

A key point to understanding guitar scales is to learn them both in terms of notes and intervals. Try to remember that a scales notes are not the important part, but by the intervals between them. Learning a scale in terms of intervals will give you a greater ‘feel’ for the scales sound.

Keep An Eye On The ‘bad’ Sounding Notes

Sometimes when you are playing a scale over a chord you will hit on a note that although theoretically correct sounds wrong. Try to keep these notes in my so you can avoid them in the future.

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