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Post by CoKeS on Feb 16, 2005 4:01:23 GMT -5
I decided to learn what scales are all about, because since I've been playing guitar, all I do is look up songs I wanna learn and try to do so, but what the hell are scales? I think I've got a general idea... is it like if you pick the notes in a certain scale in a certain order, you'll come up with a rhythm that'll sound coherent? Please enlighten me...
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Post by LoPsIdEd on Feb 16, 2005 11:30:03 GMT -5
for a scale you take the key your using and start there and the skip every other letter in the guitar alphabet and make sure you come back to the original note (does not have to be on the original string
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Post by Castro on Feb 16, 2005 14:51:57 GMT -5
with the rhythm you keep all the note values all the same and vary the speed depending on how good you are
i coulld tab some out for you if you want
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Post by CoKeS on Feb 16, 2005 20:00:03 GMT -5
I didn't understand any of that....
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 16, 2005 21:29:21 GMT -5
CORRECTION!!!
the concept of scales has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with rhythm. none of the previous definitions is correct...sorry. to define what a scale is, you must be VERY general, because there are so many kinds of scales and for each scale there are numerous variations.
a scale, to over simplify, is a set order of intervals beginning on a tonic (root note).
for example, any major scale will have the following intervals from the tonic. let's look at C major. this scale has no chromatic alterations (no sharps or flats), so the scale is simply spelled C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C. C is the tonic, from C to D is a M2 (major 2nd), C to E is a M3, C to F is a P4 (perfect 4th), C to G is a P5, C to A is a M6, C to B is a M7, and then the octave of C to the tonic is a P8. as you can see there are no minor intervals in relation to the tonic in a major scale.
this is the theoretical explanation of a major scale, however for guitar, it is easier in the beginning to just memorize the shapes of the scales, as they are transposable. the scales relate, in guitar lead work, to the chord progression you are playing.
lets take a song i know you will have listened to...i believe you are a RHCP fan, so let's look at the song "Take It On The Other Side." This song is in the key of "a minor." i won't explain why, because there is too much to say and i've typed too much already, but if you memorize any of the following scale shapes, you can improv lead guitar over this song: A Minor, A Minor Pentatonic (Blues Scale), C Major, C Major Pentatonic.
there are several other scales you could play over this song, but these would be the most basic...give it a shot...just go memorize the A Minor Pentatonic scale and dick around over this track for a while. i hope this helped.
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Post by CoKeS on Feb 16, 2005 22:11:21 GMT -5
yeah, that helped a little. I think I get it now.
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Post by hotpants on Feb 16, 2005 23:40:12 GMT -5
what kind of guitar do you guys have? i've been had my mind on getting an electric, i have an acoustic but it is terrible.
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 17, 2005 1:26:10 GMT -5
i have a shecter diamond series elite and a cort earth 100 acoustic...first guitar i baught and i still love the thing. i've owned it for over three years now and the tone has never bothered me.
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Post by Castro on Feb 17, 2005 6:00:52 GMT -5
i've got a peavey wolfgang - it puts locking units on the strings for lazy people such as me, so you dont have to tune it very often  |
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