| The Real Shit ok now that we've got all that basic stuff out of the way here i will feature examples of licks and how to play them and use them in your own playing oh, and if you need to know where the notes are on the guitar, get a scale book, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. I cant be doing all that drawing stuff here |
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| 1. do not attempt these exercises in tight fitting clothes 2. rubber shoes are recommended 3. do not annoy your landlord. use headphones when playing 5. if you dont already know the parts of a guitar, please surf the internet and obtain the necessary information With that, let the riot begin! |
| Scales This does not refer to the skin of reptiles and fishes. Nor is it a common appliance that women wish would lie to them (bathroom weighing scale). Quite simply, it is the organisation of certain musical frequencies in order of pitch (higher or lower sound... eg. woman screaming = high pitch, woman moaning = low pitch) A common scale is the "C" Major scale, named after the note C because the scale begins with the note C ending on the same note at a higher or lower interval. ie. same sound but higher pitch. It really is a bitch trying to explain this concept so if you dont understand this... only an audio example can help you. click HERE for example We learn this scale first because it is logically the easiest scale to learn as its order follow the 3rd letter of the english alphabet and repeats itself after the letter G. Example ABCDEFG as in the 7 letters of the english alphabet. C major scale = CDEFGABC click HERE for example how to use the C major scale it is applicable in songs which base themselves in the major keys of C, F, or G. Alternatively they can be applied to songs with minor keys of A, D, or E. Examples : i have created examples where if in the key of D minor, the C major scale starts on the note D. ie. DEFGABCD, and if it is in the key of E minor, then the C major scale starts on the note E. ie. EFGABCDE. and so on and so forth. i will not insult your intelligence by elaborating further. Please right click and save the files, as the normal click and save doesnt work. YOU NEED TO RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE I REPEAT!!! RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE TARGET!!! Major key examples C major scale played in key of C : click HERE C major scale played in key of F : click HERE C major scale played in key of G : click HERE Minor key examples C major scale played in key of D : click HERE C major scale played in key of E : click HERE C major scale played in key of A : click HERE RELATIVE SCALE Just remember this. i cant explain it so dont ask why. The C major scale is relative to the A minor scale. Period. There, it wasnt so hard was it. Just no questions. From this, we move on to the scale commonly used in rock music. The Pentatonic Scale. Pentatonic comes from the word Penta meaning 5. So you guessed it. It only has 5 notes. Using the A minor Pentatonic scale as an example, we will explore what the pentatonic scale sounds like. Composition of A minor Pentatonic Scale A,C,D,E,G,A Click HERE for example The same principle can be applied as above. For example apply the A minor pentatonic scale to the key of A minor : click HERE the key of C major : click HERE the key of D minor : click HERE NEXT LESSON click on the words HOT LICKS!!! HOT LICKS!!! (terminology for exciting guitar playing) so until then, practice and practice and practice. there you get the message. |
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