Originally Posted by: stevelabaHi all, I see lots of information on learning scales but I'm not realy sure what exactly should I be practising and what is it I need to pay attention to.[/quote]
It depends on your skill level & musical goals. What do you ultimately intend to do with scales?
Some players are only going to play songs on acoustic guitar that use scale lines to connect chords. Or do brief melodic lines as fills.
Others want to use scales as a means of improving their dexterity & ear training to play licks & lines from their favorite songs.
Other players want to be able to make up their own rock & blues leads in all areas of the fretboard.
And there's a wide continuum between those!
What exactly are your goals?
Originally Posted by: stevelabaI have been practicing the major,minor and Minor Pentatonic scales.I basically use the patterns that are taught here at GTricks and practice them in the same location on the fretboard as instructed in the videos.
[p]That's good practicing! I use them as warm ups every day. The next step is to make music with them. What kind of music do you want to play?
[quote=stevelaba]Is there a practice instruction video that shows how to practice scales that will give me the most out of my time.
If you can let me know what kind of music you want to play then I can give you links to lesson that will help.
For example, if you want to play rock leads, then these tutorials will help.
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=737
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=843
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=914
Blues leads?
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=217
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=232
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=244
Speed building?
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=287
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=928
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=929
Improvisation in general?
https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise
Hope that helps!
Christopher Schlegel
Guitar Tricks InstructorChristopher Schlegel Lesson Directory