nikko18 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 So I learnt the major scale today. I am having a hard time applying it to actually songs though. :/ discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Use the major scale with songs that sound "pleasant" and "happy". The Grateful Dead song "Friend of the Devil" is basically a descending G major scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hideaway - Freddie King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Which songs are you trying to apply it to? Most rock music is minor, not major. You need to consider the natural minor scale as well. If you already know the major scale you're 99% there. Scales are like an alphabet of notes available to you. The good thing is, there's only 7 distinct notes, and they all sound distinct (very different). Everything you need to know (also see the 4th page for all possible major scale shapes); http://www.jsguitarforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56336 btw you said you learnt the major scale today. What did you learn? That it exists? One position on the fretboard? It's not something that can be learnt in one day. To completely learn it you need to consider the following: how each scale degree sounds within a key, know how to play it anywhere on the fretboard in any key, in any position (there are 12). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers galore Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Here is a great site for learning and practicing scales. www.jamcenter.com Choose the scale you want to practice and select the tempo to play along to it. They also have backing tracks to jam to help you apply the scale. The advice given above about extending the scale to differnt places on the fret board is a must. When practicing scales I try to play as many variations as possible. Have fun. ______________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I improvise over scales for hours on end. Once they're burned into your head you'll automatically try <insert note that fits into scale> when figuring out songs, course it doesnt always work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurray Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I improvise over scales for hours on end. Once they're burned into your head you'll automatically try <insert note that fits into scale> when figuring out songs' date=' [b']course it doesnt always work.[/b] I beg to differ. If your ear is solid, it always works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I improvise over scales for hours on end. Once they're burned into your head you'll automatically try <insert note that fits into scale> when figuring out songs' date=' course it doesnt always work.[/quote'] That's how I did it. I couldn't just sit there and run through a scale as fast as I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Barata Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 That's how I did it. I couldn't just sit there and run through a scale as fast as I could. That's what I'm doing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers galore Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I learned by playing scales over backing tracks. Thousands of hours improvising and trying to stay in key. I believe it is a great method. Started with slow blues tracks. There are tons of backing tracks out there. Just search for them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 So I learnt the major scale today. I am having a hard time applying it to actually songs though. :/discuss. Did you learn the 7 modes? Like somebody alreay said "minor" will be more useful probably, so if you learn the Major scale you will see that the 6th mode or Aeolian will be more "useful". I did not know this but naturally gravitated to it then I found out I was on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 That's what I'm doing now. Like others said, practice the scales with melody, you can alos practice technique while at it, hammer ons, pull offs, vibrato, legato, stacato, sliding, sustaining, bending, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 What's a scale?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Nikko, Learning a scale or pattern and playing it from top to bottom is easy. When you're just playing around with a scale, don't play notes in order & jump around with it. Know what I mean? If you're playing C Major and you're on C, don't think B & D are your only two choices. Modes are good. Google them, they're easy to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Did you learn the 7 modes? Like somebody alreay said "minor" will be more useful probably' date=' so if you learn the Major scale you will see that the 6th mode or Aeolian will be more "useful". I did not know this but naturally gravitated to it then I found out I was on the right track. [/quote'] It gets even more fun when you change scale modes as you change chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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