Don't skip the Fundamentals (Major Scales shapes for the 8-STRING)
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2024
- PDF #1: Major Scale Positions www.buymeacoffee.com/eightmet...
PDF #2: Major Scale 3-Notes per String www.buymeacoffee.com/eightmet...
PDF #3: Circle of 5ths Diagram www.buymeacoffee.com/eightmet...
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Today we’re checking out the positions and modes of the Major Scale, specifically for the 8-string guitar. I find these extremely useful learning the fretboard since it forces you to learn the notes in reference to each other.
The video goes over the basics of the diagrams I have put together, and then I give you some exercises to get going on the practice.
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00:08 - Why did I make this video?
01:21 - PSA - This video is not Theory
01:48 - The Scale Positions (Free in description)
02:44 - 3-Notes per String Diagrams
03:04 - Some Useful Exercises
03:30 - Exercise 1: Position Switching
04:47 - Exercise 2: Smoother Switches
06:25 - Exercise 3: Give it to me in all keys!
09:50 - Closing Thoughts
Thanks for this. I just got a C-8 Evil Twin last week and have been really struggling to find something cohesive between what I've practiced for years and those pesky extra strings. Your PDFs are really helpful. A teacher I had years ago told me once I learned all of the modes in all of the positions, it will all click, but it never really was explained how to go about that other than brute force. I think the last part of this lesson really shows a much better way to start accomplishing something similar.
It's such a mind-bender to add those extra strings and feel like you've forgotten everything you've learned! I'm glad this video and resource will be of use to you! And yes, "learning all the modes in all positions helps," but I'm all about making those big tasks attainable by breaking them down. Hopefully there will be good tips in videos to come as well!
Thank you for these excellent videos!
This may be a basic question, but what are the practical benefits of practicing the scales in order of the circle of fifths?
That's a great question. Firstly, it serves just to organize and keep track of all the keys in a logical order. Helps me make sure I don't skip the keys I don't like.
Secondly, and more importantly, Western harmonies often move and resolve in the direction of the circle. The most prominent chord change V-I (G to C in the key of C) is the best example of this. If you string together all the V-I's that can possibly exist, it literally creates the circle (moving counter clockwise.) So really, the circle is a result of how harmony is commonly used, and not the other way around. So that's why we practice that way. Hope that helps!
That last exercise must really drill things in, from a practical application standpoint
Gonna work on this on the 7 string
Definitely one of those "I learned this at jazz school" exercises, haha. But you're right, it really hits things home in a way that sticks.