Originally Posted by: newgreyarea[p]I'm assuming you are just working your way through the key (Amaj, B min, C#min, etc.) So, you might also work on playing functional harmony progressions. The easiest way to start that is to play cycle 5 motion: G#dim (vii) C# min (iii), F#min (vi), Bmin (ii), Emaj (V), Amaj (I).OK, so after a few days, I've sussed out a practice that seems to be fairly functional.[/quote]
Good deal!
Originally Posted by: newgreyarea[p]If you are going from completeness, then both! I would play the relative minor from the persepctive of play in A major & F# minor.... and the patterns from the second link you gave me(don't know what to call it) ...
[/quote]This one: https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=419
I call that patterns of repeating octaves. It's a handy way to view the fretboard. You can also apply it to learning the major scale in all it's forms & patterns across the fretboard.
Major scale
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
Minor scale
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887
[quote=newgreyarea]
How would I incorporate minor and blues scales? Would I just make minor an entirely different thing? Or would I use the relative minor of whatever key I'm working in?
Then I would harmonize the minor scale using the leading tone (major 7th) either in A minor or F# minor so you can see how the minor scale is altered to harmonic minor for the V chord.
[quote=newgreyarea]I'd like to add some sort of chord changing exercise and more fingerpicking stuff. Any particular tutorials you suggest?
Play that in arpeggios, scale lines, then work it as a bass note with upper string triads in a Travis picking pattern. Now you're getting a musical workout. :)
The Joe Pass tutorials are good for this. Also the Jazz Turnarounds. And any chord melody!
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=149
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2148
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1232
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2189
Hope that helps!
