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Digit
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Digit
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05/04/2003 6:12 pm
> OK, I know a prety fair amount of scales, but just dont know the names.
> How do you guys keep track of all the scales you know.

I don't. I just learn a whole ton of em and get them to the point where I don't have to think about them anymore. Then when I come up with a lead, they come to me naturally. The only reason for learning names is so you can explain them to other people or understand what someone means when they say something like 'play an Ionian lead in C'.
When i'm coming up with a lead, I might use an Ionian lead in C, but I'm not thinking about what the name is or what the notes are, I just play it based on experience.