should i learn scales my the notes?

ive been looking around at majors's and it gives the first basic shapes but for the other shapes to fit in i would have to do it by notes, i learned pentonics using shapes seems like its a bad idea now. any suggestions?




Edit: alright went through the A minor pentonic and the notes inside of it are G,A,C,D,E,G


What Defines The Root and do you just go through the note and find these notes used for that key in order to create the scale?

[Edited by Cody_King on 06-29-2003 at 05:56 PM]

Thanks :)

New question, anyone around?

Go for it

I know my notes more or less :), the problem was i wasnt understanding how the scales were put togather but i figured it out. as long as you follow the whole/half Theroy and the key in major scales it dosent matter how manny notes you have per string? i knoticed that there are only two notes on some strings insted of three.

That is an illusion, you'll soon find out.

Lets hope :) broke through alot of understanding today, atleast i think i did.