A Lead Guitar Lesson On How To Quickly Change Between The Blues And Major Scales
Lead guitarists can greatly benefit from the ability to switch between the major scales and the blues scale while improvising. The major scale provides a sweet and melodic sound in a song, while the blues scale adds a darker and more soulful tone. This lead guitar lesson will demonstrate how to effectively utilize these scales.
A recommended fingering for playing the major scales is illustrated here in the key of A major. Start by playing the first note, A, with your index or first finger on the fifth fret of the first string, which is the thickest string. This can be notated as 1-5-1. Following this pattern, the A major scale is constructed as: 1-5-1-7-9-11-12-14. Keep in mind that this fingering pattern is not the only one, nor the easiest, for playing a major scale. However, it does have some advantages that will become apparent.
To continue to the next octave of the A major scale, maintain the same hand position and play: 16-19-21-23-26-28. You can also reach much of the third octave from this position, playing: 30-33-35-37. Reaching the final notes of the third octave will require shifting to a different hand position, playing: 40-42-45-47-50-52-54.… ...Read the rest.
“A Lead Guitar Lesson On How To Quickly Change Between The Blues And Major Scales”
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