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How to Master Guitar Scales (5 levels)
This is how to master guitar scales (specifically major scales but these exercises apply to any scale type) and how to practice them at 5 different levels from beginner to master.
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Lesson Outline with Timestamp Links:
0:00 - Lesson introduction
0:23 - Intro sequence playing example
0:54 - Why it's important to master guitar scales
2:51 - My definition of what it means to "master" guitar scales
4:58 - Lesson outline
6:21 - The five major scale forms (how all 12 keys fit within three fret positions)
8:25 - Why we should play every key in the same position
10:10 - Exactly where to play each scale form (one fixed location for each key)
12:21 - Roots through the circle of fourths map (the fixed root location for every key)
15:20 - LEVEL 1 EXERCISE: Beginner (demonstration at 17:17)
17:40 - LEVEL 2 EXERCISE: Intermediate
22:01 - LEVEL 3 EXERCISE: Proficient
25:36 - LEVEL 4 EXERCISE: Professional (demonstration at 28:51)
32:09 - LEVEL 5 EXERCISE: Master (demonstration at 34:42)
35:33 - Recap / Motivation - This section is out of focus... whoops!
39:02 - Outro: Support my channel by leaving a comment, hitting like, and subscribing! :)
There’s a reason scale diagrams are so popular: because it’s relatively straightforward to sound good improvising within a scale while looking at a diagram.
But to truly master guitar scales and to get to the next level of music knowledge on the fretboard we need to learn how to rapidly switch between scales, see all the connections between various keys, and do it without any delay.
We need to practice improvising, in time, through every key while staying in the same position.
There’s a HUGE freedom that comes from knowing scales this well—It speeds up every other musical task you can think of.
In this video I teach a method for exactly how to acquire this skill.
I demonstrate what to practice at five different difficulty levels, from beginner to master, so no matter what level you're at you can get what you need to learn how to master guitar scales.
Which of the five levels are you on right now?
Other videos of mine that mentioned:
• Best Left Hand Fingering for Playing Scales on the Guitar (how to shift positions): https://youtu.be/NbbfDUp62KQ
• My Best Guitar Technique Advice After 15 Years of Teaching (this will change how you practice): https://youtu.be/IpYNY_NSAAc
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Other Notes:
• Backing track tool - iRealPro (not affiliated): irealpro.com
• Scale diagrams created using guitarscientist.com/generator
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