i have no knowledge of theory or scales whatsoever. all i know is tabs. can anyone teach me a few basics? i'm dying to get better.
need instruction
- Thread starter bleeding_me
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you don't need to know scales to get better dude....
Every song you create play harder faster and make it harder to play while making use of all the strings more.
Every song you create play harder faster and make it harder to play while making use of all the strings more.
Krakatau
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Best thing you can do is get a teacher, IMO.
But since you're desperate I'll help you out a little.
Major scale = W W H W W W H
(W means whole step and H means half step)
So:
A major = A B C# D E F# G#
-----------------------------4-6-7-
-----------------------4-5-7-------
-----------------3-4-6-------------
-----------4-6-7-------------------
-----4-5-7-------------------------
-5-7-------------------------------
Note highlighted is F#, the relative minor of A major. To find the relative minor of a key, go backwards three half steps from the root note of the major key.
F# minor = F# G# A B C# D E
------------------------------9-10-12-14-16-17-
----------------------9-10-12------------------
-----------------9-11--------------------------
---------9-11-12-------------------------------
-9-11-12---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
Chord progression = I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii, VIII
(uppercase means major and lowercase means minor)
Major chord = major third and perfect fifth
Minor chord = minor third and perfect fifth
So:
--5---7---4---5---7---9----11---12--
--5---7---6---7---8---10---13---14--
--6---7---6---7---9---11---13---14--
--7---9---6---7---9---11---13---14--
--7---9---4---5---7---9----11---12--
--5---7------------------------------
I'll let someone take it from here as I'm not the fountain of guitar knowledge and I don't have much time.
But since you're desperate I'll help you out a little.
Major scale = W W H W W W H
(W means whole step and H means half step)
So:
A major = A B C# D E F# G#
-----------------------------4-6-7-
-----------------------4-5-7-------
-----------------3-4-6-------------
-----------4-6-7-------------------
-----4-5-7-------------------------
-5-7-------------------------------
Note highlighted is F#, the relative minor of A major. To find the relative minor of a key, go backwards three half steps from the root note of the major key.
F# minor = F# G# A B C# D E
------------------------------9-10-12-14-16-17-
----------------------9-10-12------------------
-----------------9-11--------------------------
---------9-11-12-------------------------------
-9-11-12---------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
Chord progression = I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii, VIII
(uppercase means major and lowercase means minor)
Major chord = major third and perfect fifth
Minor chord = minor third and perfect fifth
So:
--5---7---4---5---7---9----11---12--
--5---7---6---7---8---10---13---14--
--6---7---6---7---9---11---13---14--
--7---9---6---7---9---11---13---14--
--7---9---4---5---7---9----11---12--
--5---7------------------------------
I'll let someone take it from here as I'm not the fountain of guitar knowledge and I don't have much time.
thanks a lot. if anyone has any more tips, please send em my way. i'm dying to play solos so i can be more than just a half ass rhythm player, and hopefully form a band.
R00PE
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www.cyberfret.com i learned alot from there but nowadays i got guitar grimoire book and thats awesome to learn scales
