Scales, roots!!!!!!

[guitar_music]

Hey guys,
I had a guitar lesson today, which went through how to play in different keys and using your scales with the key, it was gr8, very informative. Now, i know that if i stay in the same key the same scale can be played up and down the fretboard, staying the same shape. I'm not quite sure how to word this question, but say for example, i play a g major chord and i use the major scale from frets 2-5, and i start from g playing some solo type riff and finish up on the e, 4th string, 2nd fret, how would i move it up the fretboard to the 7th fret, playing the same major scale? Is there a certain way to do it? What part do roots play in all of this?

Thanks alot to everyone who replies, i really think i'm starting to get this, thanks again

James

[Josh Redstone]

I think you just need to know where your notes are, thats all.

[SixStringMadman]

I agree, learn the root note locations and as far as transitioning to a new location on the neck, just slide up or down the fret, add some palm-muted chunk, some freaky Harmonic or pick-slap. Just get creative.

SSM

[sethnchrista]

Hey,
I figured since everyone says you need to learn notes, I would tell you the way I learned this. Don't just learn the positions of the scales, learn the notes. Then you will be helped by learning the notes on the fretboard.
It's easy to learn every note on the fretboard if you know your Barre Chords. E string barre chords start at E and then F at the first fret (forgive me if you already know this). Then, F#, G, G#, A,A#,B,C,C#,D,Eb,E(12th fret restart pattern from open string),F(just like an Estring barre chord at the first fret.
The pattern you learned for the E string barre chords are the notes of the E string barre chords(or the root). THe pattern is the same for every string, it just starts at whatever note the string is tuned for.
Like the A String

Open-A
1-A#
2-B
3-C
4-C#
5-D
6-Eb
7-E
8-F
9-F#
10-G
11-G#
12-A(just like open string)
13-Repeat pattern from A

Hope this helps!
Sorry if it didn't
Seth

[Dark Jedi Nova]

i agree with all these guys, but learning your notes is first and foremost important:D

[Deven MacDonald]

yeah for sure start with the notes, know your progression a a# b c c# d d# e f f# g g# a, then know that a basenote down two strings and down three is the same note here


e 1
a 3
d
g
b
e

those are the same both f's
now this doesnt apply to the b string cause if you remeber when you are tunning by ear you have to go fret four then open its sifferent for that one but how that helps

[Josh Redstone]

Originally posted by Deven MacDonald
yeah for sure start with the notes, know your progression a a# b c c# d d# e f f# g g# a, then know that a basenote down two strings and down three is the same note here


e 1
a 3
d
g
b
e

those are the same both f's
now this doesnt apply to the b string cause if you remeber when you are tunning by ear you have to go fret four then open its sifferent for that one but how that helps

Those are not both F's. The third fret of the A string is C. If I Played the F on the E string and then the third fret on the of the D string, that would be F, only one octave higher than on the E string.

[Deven MacDonald]

Yeha man your right i meant
e 1
a
d 3
typo sorry for any confusion