Learn the scale patterns that are both powerful and meaningful and will really make the difference to your playing, improvisations and performances.
A thought through method of learning including a template system of progressive scale tuition that acts as a force multiplier for your overall understanding of how the guitar and scales are created and used.
This is a full colour publication including large easy to read scale forms, fretboard diagrams and descriptive images.
Covers the widest range of scales that guitarists need to know including: major, natural/harmonic and melodic minor scales over the entire neck in seven positions. Pentatonic, Blues, Diminished, and whole tone scales are also included.
Learn how you can play major and minor pentatonic patterns in 10 different keys in just one position.
This book also includes how to play fourteen different keys in one position using modal scales giving you complete musical control over key changes!
Included are fret maps detail a simple to understand root based system in two key positions giving you complete understanding over the entire guitar fretboard.
Theoretical explanations of pentatonic, major, melodic and harmonic minor, blues, chromatic, whole tone and diminished scales.
A large suite of ÒexoticÓ scales are also included for those that are looking to learn patterns that are on the fringe.
Original music examples and pieces provided in music and TAB throughout Guitar Scales You Can Use! enabling you to learn the patterns whilst you actually play music and not just patterns.
Included open string patterns cover major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales.
HOW THE INFORMATION IS DELIVERED
Divided into three chapters Ð Open Scale Patterns Ð Fretted Scale Patterns Ð Symmetrical Scale Patterns, each section within these chapters includes blank chord boxes and staff/TAB sheets for your own workings and examples.
Traversing the entire neck in one key, playing round the cycle of fifths in one position, major, harmonic and minor scale comparison sheets are included to give you the best chance of getting your scalar knowledge together once and for all! Modes are also covered and demystified showing you how to both create and apply these often misunderstood patterns.
All three chapters are backed up by Youtube videos viewable via QR codes.