Harmonic Minor Scale Forms Pt.1 - Advanced Guitar Lesson

[2808879]

what chords should be played in the backing track when you play the harmonic minor scales?

[Mike926443]

what forms do I use for the natural minor scale?

[22son24]

sry im a noob at guitar is this a type of mode and if so what is the name?

[Beatsteak999]

I think you all use the same notes but you use different patterns.... in another video i saw similar patterns but he played ( your first pattern) the same on the e-string then the same on a... and continued with 4- 5 on the d string, 2-3-5 on the g-string, 3-4 on the b-string and 2-3-5 on e .... that was one thing which confused me by watching these videos. It was just another kind of scale..... i hope i´m right and you understand what i´m trying to explain.

[1971SuperLead]

@halobenders84 I didn't talk shit. In fact, I said the video was very interesting. I just wished there were diagrams.

[1971SuperLead]

@halobenders84 and what are you doing here? Not sucking?

[paidforCoke]

im am trying to improve my playing to the next level and i think this scale will help me a lot with synchronizing and alternate picking.

thanks alot for the tutorial! :D

ive only played for like 3 years, so do you have any tip on how i can get better at soloing? when i am trying to improvise it sounds very sloppy and not so fluid, how do i practice it??

[1971SuperLead]

Diagrams would have been easier than trying to see what fingers are pressing what notes and then inverting them into one's mind but, the information, once retained, was quite interesting. Surely not the simplest scales to play and not immediately musical but they are interesting and useful. I quickly created my own patterns which resembled typical minor scales, which are much easier to play. Surely I will regret not being another Yngwie but, the guy kinda sucks anyways.

[GuitarLessons365]

@1971SuperLead Hey, the diagrams are at my main site. You can find the link in the description. Thanks!!

[hecknot14]

were can i find ALL the sacales

[GuitarLessons365]

@hecknot14 Do you mean the TAB for all seven of the harmonic minor forms? :)

[hecknot14]

@GuitarLessons365 yes please

[GuitarLessons365]

@hecknot14 Oh, all you need to do is go to my main site, you will find the link in the sidebar of my Youtube channel. When you get to the site click on Lesson Archives at the top of the page. Then click on Advanced Lessons Archive. You will see the lesson for this video there, clicking on the lesson will give you the link to download the PDF of the scales. Have Fun!! carl..

[hecknot14]

@GuitarLessons365 thats very helpful your videos are great!thanks for taking your time on answering my question i appreciated!

keep rocking!

[bmohr37]

thanks Carl I really enjoyed your Lesson.Your presentations are Excellent. I would Love to have 100% mind to hand coordination with all the understanding of Applied theory.Peace.thanks for all you do for guys like myself

[GuitarLessons365]

Thanks!! I wouldn't be able to do these lessons without the support of viewers like yourself. Cheers!! Carl..

[starkcreative]

Great lesson, I've been looking for some kind of backing track or progression to practice harmonic minors, the normal minor stuff doesn't work too well? What chords go well with harmonic minor scale? Any progression you could tell me for example in G (Harmonic) minor and I will make my own jam track. Thanks!

[GuitarLessons365]

Hey thanks for commenting. I have an entire PDF tutorial AND video lesson series on creating minor key chord progressions at my main site. You can find the link in the sidebar of my channel. When you get to the site click on the lessons archive page. You will find the PDF tutorial in the music theory archives, and the videos lessons in then intermediate guitar lessons archive. All for FREE of course. Thanks Again!! Carl..

[loveguitars]

Excellent 5 Stars

[Topdoginuk]

Top class tutorial Carl! I look 4ward2 p't 2.

5*

[GuitarLessons365]

Thanks, once again TopDog!!

[bloodypeasant13]

Carl I have a question, how do you recommend learning all of these scales? Do you recommend just learning all the patterns by force?

I tend to find it a easier remembering the intervals and then trying to visual the intervals on the fret board. e.g. if a scale has a b3 in it then I know it can be found:

3 frets above 1

1 string down and 2 frets back of 1

etc.

I still run into snags around the G/B string, but it's easier to me and it teaches me what interval I'm playing. What do you think?

[GuitarLessons365]

Hey bloodypeasant13, Excellent question! I believe it is best to just memorize the whole scale form as a pattern. The guitar is a pattern based instrument and unfortunately there is no real way around it.

If we tried playing all the scales by constantly thinking of the intervals involved we would get lost pretty quickly in an improv situation.

Don't get me wrong, it's great to know intervals, but is probably a faster process if you just memorize by muscle memory or whatever then apply it. :)