Mastering How to Play Guitar Scales
I would bet money on the fact that nearly all men and some women as well have at one time in their life had the desire to learn how to play guitar.
Today you can get your hands on a beginner guitar pack that includes everything you need to learn how to play guitar like a guitar, strings, amp, tuner etc You can purchase one today for $100 bucks or less, and the quality of the guitar is pretty decent.
Guitars would be also a great deal less complicated to learn than some of the other instruments would be. Add to that the reality that several rock 'n' roll icons as well as country and western headliners utilize guitars. Though it's a shame that a lot of people that started out didn't pursue it, it's nice to realize that we'll never be without great guitarists in the world.
Starting off learning how to play guitar with guitar scales can be a little tough for the beginner. Reason being is that their finger strength and finger tip calluses have not developed yet. This can cause frustration for the beginner as their finger tips will become sore a lot quicker. That said you might want to start with a few simple chords.
If you do want to start with scales I would say start with the pentatonic scale.
The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes where the major scale contains 7. Having to learn a scale with 2 less notes makes it much easier for the beginner. The reason being is that the pattern is 2 notes per string rather than 3 notes per string for the major scale. When you are learning how to play guitar anything you can do to make it easier makes a huge difference.
The cool thing about learning the 1st pattern of the pentatonic scale is that the same patterns is both Major and Minor, its just a matter of shifting the pattern 3 frets. We sometimes teach this as happy finger and sad finger. If you start the patterns with say your index finger on the 5th fret E string you would be playing A minor " Same pattern starting on the 8th fret E string would be C Major (starting with the pinky finger)
I would love to cover everything there is about the pentatonic scale but that would be a huge article. Till next time,
Tony D. - 18423
Today you can get your hands on a beginner guitar pack that includes everything you need to learn how to play guitar like a guitar, strings, amp, tuner etc You can purchase one today for $100 bucks or less, and the quality of the guitar is pretty decent.
Guitars would be also a great deal less complicated to learn than some of the other instruments would be. Add to that the reality that several rock 'n' roll icons as well as country and western headliners utilize guitars. Though it's a shame that a lot of people that started out didn't pursue it, it's nice to realize that we'll never be without great guitarists in the world.
Starting off learning how to play guitar with guitar scales can be a little tough for the beginner. Reason being is that their finger strength and finger tip calluses have not developed yet. This can cause frustration for the beginner as their finger tips will become sore a lot quicker. That said you might want to start with a few simple chords.
If you do want to start with scales I would say start with the pentatonic scale.
The pentatonic scale contains 5 notes where the major scale contains 7. Having to learn a scale with 2 less notes makes it much easier for the beginner. The reason being is that the pattern is 2 notes per string rather than 3 notes per string for the major scale. When you are learning how to play guitar anything you can do to make it easier makes a huge difference.
The cool thing about learning the 1st pattern of the pentatonic scale is that the same patterns is both Major and Minor, its just a matter of shifting the pattern 3 frets. We sometimes teach this as happy finger and sad finger. If you start the patterns with say your index finger on the 5th fret E string you would be playing A minor " Same pattern starting on the 8th fret E string would be C Major (starting with the pinky finger)
I would love to cover everything there is about the pentatonic scale but that would be a huge article. Till next time,
Tony D. - 18423
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