Scale Lesson 1
What is a scale and are they really that important?
Scales - Lesson 1
Difficulty: Beginner
Video Time: 2:52
In this video you will learn how to find all the natural notes (alphabet letters) on your E string. When played from high to low or low to high it is called an E Phrygian Scale. We are not concerned with learning the name just yet. We just want to start getting a basic understanding of how the alphabet notes work on the guitar fretboard.
Video Time: 2:52
In this video you will learn how to find all the natural notes (alphabet letters) on your E string. When played from high to low or low to high it is called an E Phrygian Scale. We are not concerned with learning the name just yet. We just want to start getting a basic understanding of how the alphabet notes work on the guitar fretboard.
What is a scale?
A scale is a series of notes in a specific order.
Because we have two E strings (a high and a low) we can also play this same exercise on our first string (high E).
Are they important?
You could play guitar your entire life and never learn a scale however to truly understand music theory and your guitar fretboard, well yes they are quite important.
They will be used to create melodies, improvise, build chords, understand keys and what it means to play in a key.
They will improve your technique plus train your ear.