A question on scales!!!!

[guitar_music]

Hey guys,

Can scales be played anywhere on the fret board? For example, can the minor pentatonic scale be played on the 1st fret and/or the 2nd etc. Could you guys clear this up for me? Thanks in advance.

Bye
James Bartram

[KrYpT]

yes you can play it everywhere on the fretboard ... be sure to understand what is the root of a scale to know what scale key you are playing

[gck]

You can transpose everything (chords, scales, licks, etc..) that has no open strings in it by moving it to different places on the fretboard, but you should know the key you are playing in then...

[Deven MacDonald]

For sure you can start them anywhere make sure your in he right key, guitar is different from some other instrumens that way c maj on the paino is differtn from a d major in for and stuff on guitar they are the same shape jsut different p[laces

[Josh Redstone]

Thats why guitar is so great.
Whats really cool is to learn the notes on the fretboard like the back of your hand, then you can play any scale, in any key, and know all the notes your playing, dont think in terms like, "Oh, this is the as A minor pentatonic cause its an A minor pentatonic box that starts on the 5th fret of this big string right here."

[Deven MacDonald]

memorizing the names on the neck may be gueling but so worth it if you want to get good, I am working on it right now it does help a lot for soloing and stuff

[Josh Redstone]

Me too. Got this book with scales and stuff, that you run up and down the neck in all sorts of different places, and I say the note names aloud, it helps me learn them.

[Deven MacDonald]

and if you ever want to take the leap to learn to play like sheet music notation stuff you will be a step ahead of the gang

[Josh Redstone]

Thats the great part, I can already read music. I really hate tab. Getting started with tab is a step in the wrong direction if you ask me.

[Deven MacDonald]

haha exactly man like people need to do the theory stuff thats an easy way to get good, i look at it as this being good on the guitar is mostly knowlege and some skill, now you can only get so far with natural God given ability but knowlege is endless. I am just fortunate I starting learning the right way music theory that stuff

[Josh Redstone]

Yeah, its like all these beginners come on the net and say "Where can I learn to read tab." I just tell them to start reading music. Tab is painting by numbers without the paint.

[Deven MacDonald]

well put color and numbers thing, check out my thread about performing and stuff i could use your help

[Josh Redstone]

Where is your thread? Guitar learning, styles, What?

[Deven MacDonald]

guitar learning chords appergios and scales right underneath this one entiltled playing live, with a band

[Super_smack1]

learn the cycle/circle of fifths. do exercises like playing all the major scales in one position...this allows you to familiarize yourself with every key and then you dont have to memorize every single note on the fretboard.

[Super_smack1]

learning to sight read is good...especially when youre a guitarist it amazes the pants off all those people playing their horns and strings

[Hannu]

what is sight reading?