Comments on: Guitar Scales Lesson for Beginners: Major Guitar Scales

By: Gab

Gab — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:27:31 +0000

I thought the C major scale starts with a C. Why does your first position start on an open E?

By: Beginner

Beginner — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:03:07 +0000

looking fwd 2 understanding scales-ty for a sarting point :)

By: Guitar Lessons North London

Guitar Lessons North London — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:12:21 +0000

Those diagrams are very visually clear. Knowing your scales on any instrument is incredibly advantageous. The problem is it can be hard for beginners to realize why. I think an issue that exists amongst much of the guitar learning community vs say the piano community is that guitarists 9at least early on) tend to take a ‘faking it’ approach as in…learning a few shapes though imitation etc.. rather than starting from a standpoint on musical understanding and theory….This clearly is both an advantage as well as having it’s drawbacks, making learning music much more approachable and softening the learning curve, but I think beginners should be wary of getting stuck in this approach. Understanding the underlying principals, as with scales, is invaluable.

By: Beginner

Beginner — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:20:35 +0000

Can you be more specific in how I’m supposed to play the scale in these positions? I don’t get it.

By: Jon the Amature

Jon the Amature — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:36:52 +0000

WOW. I have only been playing for about a year and my dad always tells me that I should be practicing scales. I never would have thought how much they really helped me. Now its feels so much smoothing moving down the neck of my guitar. Thanks scales. :)

By: Daniel Cowan

Daniel Cowan — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:54:49 +0000

I think a lot of players even ones who have been playing a long time forget how important practicing scales and having them embedded in your mind is. the guitar reviews and lessons offered here have been very helpful

By: Major Guitar Scales Lesson: A Major Scale Positions

Major Guitar Scales Lesson: A Major Scale Positions — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:15:21 +0000

[...] How are the scales coming? This week we pass the half way point of our journey to learn all major scale positions across the fretboard in all twelve keys. If you’re jumping into this lesson mid-ways through, you might want to consider starting at the beginning with learning your C major scale positions. [...]

By: Major Guitar Scales Lesson: Eb Major Scale Positions

Major Guitar Scales Lesson: Eb Major Scale Positions — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:25:02 +0000

[...] keys on the guitar fretboard. Seem impossible? It’s not really that hard if you start at the beginning with your C major scale positions and go from [...]

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By: Major Guitar Scales Lesson: D Major Scale Positions

Major Guitar Scales Lesson: D Major Scale Positions — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:11:47 +0000

[...] how are the scales coming? By now, you should know four scales all across the fretboard: C major, F major, G major, and Bb [...]