Jazz Guitar Scales : Practicing Intervals

[twangbarfly]

Thanks for another terrific lesson - just wanted to say that an INCREDIBLE book dealing with this subject in a VERY organised and exhaustive manner is The Serious Jazz Practice Book I (Vol II is GREAT too!) by Barry Finnerty. It can be overwhelming and is not specifically for guitarists (i.e. no fingerings), but Barry makes it great fun - and he's a hell of a player! :-)

Un grand merci, pour ce petit cours et pour tous vos efforts!

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@twangbarfly Merci pour le commentaire! Je vais jeter un coup d'oeil à ce livre ... (-:

[lanceation]

Amazing... Thanks for sharing knowledge with me.

[TheBonneMaman]

Mark, you are absolutely right. This is the most easiest way how to learn positions. I'd add that it's really necessarry to internalize it - you need to sing it while you play, which is probably the most important aspect of this excercise (try to sing major 7th from the spot).

For begginers,what helped me when I could not memorize those shapes was playing the intervals simultaneously - e.g. CE, DF - good for memorizing the place where to put your fingers when you start to play it as Mark did

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@TheBonneMaman (-: Thanks. I'm glad you "get it" and you like it. Doesn`t appeal to everybody it seems. I don't know why...

[raultejedor]

@TheBonneMaman Totally right, imo. This exercise is great, but not 100% perfect until you ¨sing¨ the notes as you play them.

[twangbarfly]

@raultejedor You're dead right - singing it all may be harder, but it's great work for developing your ear and internalising the sounds. And it becomes easier as you go along. A FANTASTIC book on this topic is Jazz Ears - aural skills for the improvising musician by Thom Mason.

[thehside]

Very simple yet educational exercise!

Thanks for posting! ;D

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@thehside Thank you for watching!

[xCSSARTx]

Hey Marc, thanks for the lesson. I got a problem. When i am playing a scale and get to the G and B string (going up) when i raise my fingers (especially the pinky) The string rings (not to loud)as if i played the open string. My guitar teacher told me it was totally normal, but with time it fixes by 'itself' with more practice... he also said i don't need to mute the string. Is this right Marc? because it keeps annoying me that the string sounds when i lift my finger! Thanks!

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@xCSSARTx Hello. I would really need to hear and see you play ... but in the end I think you'll get more "control" over the instrument with time, practice and patience. If you keep practicing and it still is an issue in a year or two, you might want to take a closer look at it (muting for instance). But for now, just let it go somehow, and it may well "fix itself" like you teacher said.

[IIJamesII]

Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for. Many hours of delightful practice ahead.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@IIJamesII Thank you for watching. Have fun practicing. M-A

[matimaui]

basically: play with different intervals guys!!!

merci.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@matimaui Yes! Play in *all* intervals and combinations.

[deadluvva]

Great lesson. You make it look so easy. Tons of practice needed.

Much appreciated.

Es-tu Quebecois?

Merci :-)

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@deadluvva Merci à vous! Je suis effectivement Québécois (on peut pas cacher un accent comme ça ;-)

[fpbiller]

This was very helpful. Well done

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@fpbiller Thanks for watching!

[alunlloyd]

capo!!

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@alunlloyd !

[pilotlight321]

GReat lesson / tone

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@pilotlight321 Thanks!

[mifski]

very valuable lesson! thanx for sharing.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@mifski Thank you.

[ILoveThaiLakorn]

Very cool and useful

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@ILoveThaiLakorn Thank you!

[v3nours]

So usefull :) I was only practicing the basic sacle up and down, and you're right it's boring ! This vid opened my eyes (i should say my ears). Now i can get more ideas of improvisations :) Thx very much !

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@v3nours Quite the epiphany isn't ?! What's cool is when you start to create your own favorite "scale patterns" and practice them. I just saw (today) Adam Rogers in clinic and he was talking about that.

[darkoanton5]

Excellent lesson.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

@darkoanton5 Thanks!

[mgdpublic]

This really is an excellent idea. Not only does it train your mind for a better visualization of the entire scale, but it also trains your ears on intervals and melodic ideas at the same time. Oh and it trains your fingers for making intervallic leaps instead of tedious scalar runs.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

In one word : yes! Thanks for watching.

[DustinGuitar]

ya!

[linatusay]

Thank you for sharing.

[frenzitti]

thanks for the great lesson. merci.

[jazzguitarlessonsnet]

My pleasure. Vous êtes la bienvenue.