This approach on practicing is excellent. You should practice using 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 note sequences moving up one degree at a time. Eventually it will become automatic and you will hear the notes in your head and play them without thinking. You will be able to hear melodic patterns as sounds in your head and play them automatically without thinking. Another good, practice is playing in various intervals up and down the neck. Examples, 5ths 1/5,2/6,3/7,4/8, 3rds 1/3,2/4,3/5,4/6,5/7,6/8 etc.
Sensible way to approach scalar patterns in soloing! Strong compact groups rather than full scales. Helps break up patterns you might be relying on so you can develop faster lines using groups of sequences. Thanks Adam, keep the lessons coming!
He is explaining how to use little sequences for each note of a scale. But he is using terms that I suppose we were supposed to learn in previous lessons.
I wish I knew what the fuck you're talking about, it sounds like it could be useful.Been playing for years(21) and anything that has to do with theory and ultilizing and understanding note withina scale is just baffling.I just HEAR shit and play it, I dunno man.I've been trying to understand this shit, it actually angers me(nothing against you).
@ltjplanet I strongly advise you to practice this stuff. I like you had been playing for a very long time (35 years) when I started practicing this stuff. I wasn't getting any better. I practiced all these scales and patterns for an hour or two a day for over a year and eventually all these new melodic ideas started coming to me as sounds and I was able to play them without thinking. I can hear stuff in my head and my fingers will just automatically play them. Improvisational Nirvana!!!
@patricktelfort Well, it just makes you better at playing scales (it's an exercise) , so you can go around the place, but he didn't talk about the more "technical" ones. I call them scale patterns though.... Not sequences.
For example, a more technical scale pattern would be: 1,3,2,4,3,5,4,6,5,7,6,8,7,9,8. Then down... Or if you want to be cool, you can think of it in solfège (which is the same thing as the number system, but it helps with thinking of the pitch. (I will continue)
@patricktelfort The solfège system in equivalency to the number system is as follows:
do=1, re=2, mi=3, fa=4, sol=5, la=6, ti=7. (the next one is simply do=1 or 8).
But those solfège syllables^ are only for major scales with no accidentals. Minor scales are a little different. And accidentals change whichever syllable it is.
@Jamisonvogt , E (mi) =0; F (fa)=1; G (sol)=3; A (la)=5; B (si)=7; C (do)=8, so it matches the E string frets of the bass or guitar. This way its easier to see the notes on the fretboard
6:30 Just like counting rest bars in 5/4 for symphonic music :)
BrooklinFunkProject 1 year ago
Whatever happened to learning melodies?? Try it some time-- you'll begin to hear alot, and the playing will follow.
holdencaustic 1 year ago
This approach on practicing is excellent. You should practice using 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 note sequences moving up one degree at a time. Eventually it will become automatic and you will hear the notes in your head and play them without thinking. You will be able to hear melodic patterns as sounds in your head and play them automatically without thinking. Another good, practice is playing in various intervals up and down the neck. Examples, 5ths 1/5,2/6,3/7,4/8, 3rds 1/3,2/4,3/5,4/6,5/7,6/8 etc.
tbcass 1 year ago
Sensible way to approach scalar patterns in soloing! Strong compact groups rather than full scales. Helps break up patterns you might be relying on so you can develop faster lines using groups of sequences. Thanks Adam, keep the lessons coming!
scoobasaurus 1 year ago
He is explaining how to use little sequences for each note of a scale. But he is using terms that I suppose we were supposed to learn in previous lessons.
Ron
Vermillion2176 2 years ago
I wish I knew what the fuck you're talking about, it sounds like it could be useful.Been playing for years(21) and anything that has to do with theory and ultilizing and understanding note withina scale is just baffling.I just HEAR shit and play it, I dunno man.I've been trying to understand this shit, it actually angers me(nothing against you).
ltjplanet 2 years ago
@ltjplanet I strongly advise you to practice this stuff. I like you had been playing for a very long time (35 years) when I started practicing this stuff. I wasn't getting any better. I practiced all these scales and patterns for an hour or two a day for over a year and eventually all these new melodic ideas started coming to me as sounds and I was able to play them without thinking. I can hear stuff in my head and my fingers will just automatically play them. Improvisational Nirvana!!!
tbcass 1 year ago
where does this sequences apply in the music?
patricktelfort 2 years ago 2
@patricktelfort dream theater uses sequences for example song in the presence of enemies pt 1 ending solo and it sounds extremely musical and cool
r0kas 1 year ago
@patricktelfort Well, it just makes you better at playing scales (it's an exercise) , so you can go around the place, but he didn't talk about the more "technical" ones. I call them scale patterns though.... Not sequences.
For example, a more technical scale pattern would be: 1,3,2,4,3,5,4,6,5,7,6,8,7,9,8. Then down... Or if you want to be cool, you can think of it in solfège (which is the same thing as the number system, but it helps with thinking of the pitch. (I will continue)
Jamisonvogt 1 year ago
@patricktelfort The solfège system in equivalency to the number system is as follows:
do=1, re=2, mi=3, fa=4, sol=5, la=6, ti=7. (the next one is simply do=1 or 8).
But those solfège syllables^ are only for major scales with no accidentals. Minor scales are a little different. And accidentals change whichever syllable it is.
Jamisonvogt 1 year ago
@Jamisonvogt , E (mi) =0; F (fa)=1; G (sol)=3; A (la)=5; B (si)=7; C (do)=8, so it matches the E string frets of the bass or guitar. This way its easier to see the notes on the fretboard
sabueso32 1 year ago
@patricktelfort man..start listening to real music and u ll dig
treesinroom 1 year ago
@patricktelfort Listen to what he says at 8:05
codyhansonbass 4 months ago