Originally Posted by: dreamtheater22For you experts, was there a specific way you memorized the scales?
Learn the reason a scale has a specific shape & sound: the scale formula. As you learn to play the shapes, associate them with how they sound.
Scales:
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Do the same for chords: formula, shape, sound.
Chords:
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Have fun!
Christopher Schlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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