The Major Scale #3: Melodic Patterns (Guitar Lesson SC-022) How to play

[walrus261]

You are awsome, thanks Justin!

[albell616]

Your vid is a favorite on Pakistan

[antonija1023]

hi justin. can you please tell me where can i find tabs for 3rds?

[kannibalghost]

you can also do hannon piano theory stuff for practicing scales (;

[SuperHarvestMan]

@rodite No, a triad is considered a chord. You don't need a seventh quality to make it officially a chord. A triad is a chord by itself. G major triad like you said, G-B-D...is a G major CHORD. If you add in a flat seventh for example, you make it G Dominant, but it still needs that Root, Third and Fifth. Triads are 100% chords, you won't find a music teacher in the World who says a triad isn't a chord.

[alisherif90]

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[JustinSandercoe]

@alisherif90 cheers :) glad you dig it :) And thank to all the other people giving me some good vibes too!!

[stilt37]

A problem I've had as a guitarist is breaking out of sounding really "scale-y" in my improvisations. Just memorizing all of the notes in a given scale has hampered my creativity at times in the past, and I truly appreciate this interesting way of spicing up practice time while simultaneously giving oneself the opportunity of stumbling upon their own unique patterns. Justin, you are the man.

[Bsaunsthebest]

saving the world from guitar store guitarists...one lesson at a time.

[Feelthebluez]

rofl at 0:19 i was sure he said "justin gets hard.com" xD

[thehornypuppy]

@rodite So triads aren't chords? And you tell me to learn before talking? Go take piano lessons...and tell me how many notes those chords have, ok to make it easy for you...3 notes. As far as i know...3 things of anything is a triad or trinity...and that's why a very particular triad was banned from music because it was an "evil" triad. And the church persecuted any musician known to use that particular triad. Really...stupid comment xD

[justincarson]

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thats more than a dollar a minute...

Justin Sandercoe is twice the teacher and costs only your time and commitment

[MrStuntCentral]

say 'pdf file' really slowly...

haha

[omeganukestrike]

@MrStuntCentral LOL

[DarthMaNu3L]

what about melodic scales?? have you.. or would you upload something about it?.. you know to sound kind of malmsteen like or more "classic" like..

[DarthMaNu3L]

i mean..

you know.. (in order) to sound kind of malmsteen like.. or more "classic" like..

[guamboy123456]

where do you find the tabs?

[thehornypuppy]

qhen he says Third kind asounds like turd...

[Landerkuh]

Really nice to give some of your ideas ;)

[KCwellard]

If someone would add me on MSN to talk through some music theory that would be really nice... (:

[joelgarciarivera]

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[ComradeRama]

Justin is amazing.

[tekrytor]

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[RuNeSCaPeR133]

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[MrJJHC]

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[capitangenial]

hehehe "if you're not following the tab already...but you are, aren't you?" (hold for dramatic pause) This guy is the best!

[bap2best]

I love this lesson. I'm starting to actually like scales lol

[sibbald]

use your ear to check the root position of the scale, the root is the reference tone the 'doh' of the dohrayme major scale sound.

[chrmca]

can someone please help ? i understand the five positions for the "g" scale,but what about five positions for "c" or "d". and where do you play them ,and how to you know like what chords are in each scale ? ive looked everywhere but i cant seem to find out, even on the mighty J's website ? thanks !

[ZAMXDvideos]

@chrmca well, you just have to use the same position, but startingin a different place, example:

if you want to play the "A" scale, you just move the root note to the fifth fret and play, is thet easy!

[chrmca]

again thamks for rerplying, but how do you know where to stop, for example say your root note is on the 5th string do you go back to 6th or what ? and also how do you know what position/pattern to use, because ii thought the major scale had one formula:T,T,ST,T,T,T,ST  ?

[ZAMXDvideos]

about the question where you ask where to stop, you just play the pattern as normal (startin in the root note), and when you play again the root note and go up, you play the notes above the root, and when you play the last note, you back to the root and stop there

Did you got it?

[chrmca]

ok thanks man i understand that bit , but how do you know when to use either of the five posityions, like why choose one pattern over the other, and how you know for each key. also how you know what chords are in what key ? thanks man i appreciate you helping me out !

[ZAMXDvideos]

OK look, it's a secuence, you know, if you start whit the position 4 for example in the second fret fifth string with "B" as root note, when you finish that, you continue with position five in the seventh fret sixth sring, beacuse that's "B" too, and then you continue 1-2-3...positions. and when you finish again with position 4 ( now starting in the 14 fret fith sring as root note beacuse that's "B" one octavbe above, you go back to the other "B" you start with.

[chrmca]

yeah but like is there a rule or do you pick what ever pattern you want to , could you play the 1st pattern every time if you wanted for example in any fret ? and i thought that the major scale formula was t-t-st-t-t-t-st so how they other patterns make sense ?

[newsound604]

same shapes all you do is change the root note. so if you want to play in A your root note is that A note and then the rest of the scale... so if you want that pattern in G you play the same shape with your root as G. all of the notes on the guitar have chords. so you can play all the chords in the scale. rock and roll happens when you forget that shit and play. have fun on the journey.

[theoneandonlymeyupyu]

okay..... i need help guys.....for example this is the major scale for g

but how would you find a,b,c,d,e,f?

including all 5 positions for them?

[MickeyMcFlarin]

the same notes, you can hear the steps up and their values. and if say you're starting the scale on a A, the 5th fret on the E string, and you want to play it in B, play the same scale, just move the notes up 2 frets. it's starting 2 frets up on a B so move it up. Get it?

[theoneandonlymeyupyu]

thanks for replying but what about all 5 positions for them?

[MickeyMcFlarin]

oh. like where you can start with the root note?

[theoneandonlymeyupyu]

yea since theres like 8 G notes on a fretboard

or i dunno but there are various ways to do a scale

[cobracarg]

you have to learn your notes on your fret board, or atleast the thick string because you just move that scale pattern up or down the fret board to play the desired key

[MynZnusz]

I love your lessons man. I can use this for practicing all my scales, thanks alot :D

[jamiepoultonadult]

im struggling, is the scale he plays around 2:40 a major scale where the root note is a G? maybe

[TrilbyGuitarist]

Yes, he's playing the G major scale here throughout the exercise.

[Aguitarheroperson]

yes it is a G

[sitedev1110]

This is a great post. If you're a beginner this kind of training will help you develop your "ear"..........for now do what you have to do........hit the rewind over and over til you figure out the runs..........it will come to you.

[MayCryBlood666]

can u send me some scale tabs for practice?

Im a begginer, and i need something to practice, but i undertstand the concept of major and minor scales, and i know how to play in key, but i need some shapes to play

[gokuhatake]

you should post on the tabs ON the video as you do it, really a pain to tell what your doing from there.

[cheasea]

Agreed.

[mickstakes]

Same goes for you !

[mickstakes]

Your just lazy thats all , u could press pause and rewind n look again . If you were serious bout it , you'd focus , think what your doing , listen and learn.Would you like it if Justin put his hands out through your screen and played it for you..Dont be such a whinger and thank him for even bothering his ass to do it..For free

[SeaRez1]

Amazing!!!

[PainlessTragedy]

lol I already know these patterns...I want to lear how to play arpeggios, just slowly no sweeping yet, I want to know how to add malmsteens Harmonic minor into my music and still be on scale.

[BannerOfBlasfemy]

you are a genius

[95guitars95]

That was a really great video! It was exactly what i was looking for because i as stuck with playing scales all the time when i tried to improvise

[sQrensen89]

Thanks alot, Justin! i'll go right to it! :D

[koffiedikskaten]

the first scale is an a major scale, right?

[firegeek22]

@koffiedikskaten g major

[beginnergutair08]

when i play that damn scale for one straight minute i felt like i had arthritis

[chrisguitar1268]

that just means that you nave to play more.

[maniascity]

seriously thnx dude I was stuck on scales and didn't know how to improve myslef further... thnx ^_^

[armandgallanosa]

What chord is this scale?

[fingerboy18]

Each degree of the scale has an associated chord to go with it.

[armandgallanosa]

Thanks!!!

[fingerboy18]

Absolutely, I actually learned that this week. I do not play guitar, only bass, so it's all new to me since I don't know chords. Man, I really am trying to learn to write though.

[d00ner3666]

the best on the net

[murthax]

Justin Rules!

[minigilani]

i start hammering halfway through .. =(

[andrewh817]

this lesson is more about the principle than the specific scale he's easing, this lesson could apply to any instrument really

[raskarkapack]

This may be a stupid question... but... Can you apply this training to any scale?

[lXJoseOleXl]

yes

[everythingevil81]

Yes They are just exercise's

[flabdabit]

nalac01 that is not a stupid question, All patterns, all scales , all chords are movable he's playing in key of G yes move it up to A and it's now in the key of A, move it up to C it's now a C scale.the fingering stays the same.

[donteverdothisagain]

thank you! this is what i have been looking for on youtube for a long time.

[Khamikasi]

you look like Nicolas Cage....

[andy35711]

Very nice.

[Stratovarius0000]

what scale is this?

[Pintoguitar1]

G Major Scale

[dhongski662]

yes G major,,,,used in etude scale

[purecussion]

the best

[cl0udzer0]

I like you, youre very chirpy

[falco300]

does anyome have the link for the tab for this video?

[abacadab80]

yes to nalac.

lizco... he is talking about notes in the scale... not TAB, or fingerings. Start on the 1st note of the scale - (G) - proceed to play the next 3 notes of the scale in succession - (so.. g,a,b,c) then start from the 2nd note in the scale (a), and do the same - (abcd). Then the 3rd... go all the way up the scale using this pattern. and then come back down, doing the same.

[nalac01]

here's a stupid question, justin is playing in the kef of "G" if i want to play in the key of "A" do i use the same fingering only up 2 frets

[billtheprophet]

yes

[PHOG1]

that's not a stupid question. i didn't know that either. thanks :)

[maddnotez]

nice, glad i found this thanks...

[guest1921]

hey i visited your website. no offense, but u charge 50 pounds per hour for private lessons? thats insane, way too much. but thanx anyway for these free youtube lessons :)

[Socky42]

he is kinda better then the 'average' teacher though

[livewire1333]

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[america101010]

this guitar sounds so good

[Lizco93]

damn, i dont get that "scale thing"... i play just 1,2,3,4....1,2,3,4...1,2,3,4 each string.

your doing something like 1,2,4...2,3,4,...1,2,3.. and osmething like that, can osmeone explain? And when you have to go backwards,do you have to play 1,2,3 -->3,2,1? :D thanks bye

[pangruff]

Check out Justins SC-020 and SC-021 or any other "major scale" lesson. There the major scale is explained, which is in fact the attempt to play only notes that are in a certain key (e.g. C major key: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C).

You have to master the scale first before you can start to improvise. I know, learning it can be dry and frustrating, but it will pay out. Keep it up!!

[kingdookie]

also working out with a metronome is always a plus...it helps you to jam with other instuments...also check his site out...he got the tabs...

[tishan03]

Learn the notes on the fret board and play the scales according to the note or get the tabs from some web site. Don't just play 1234!!! Thats more like a chromatic scale not a major scale. Its like in the piano when you play C major or any other major scale. Follow the same pattern.

[aikikel]

good lessons, good looking

[Aaronious12]

I just finished watching the three videos, you've helped me more than i can explain.

keep it up, good stuff

Aaron Campbell

[00000r00000]

but what notes do i play first? your fingers are going too fast. is there somewhere i can see a step by step of each string? im trying to play but its very frustrating. :( keep up the good work justin..

[chatrasalsingh1989]

if you are talking about the notes that he plays really fast , he says do it ranodm using the notes in the scale , which is shown in the 2nd part of this video serie (this vid being 3rd) , understood?

[b5b9]

Start with the tonic note. That's the first note of the scale. 'C' if you're playing a C scale - 'D' if you're playing a D scale, and so on. You should also end on the tonic note.

[sheberli]

dude i cant afford a teacher but you gave it all for free, thanks a million from ireland

[jazzdrumming]

No matter what some jerks say about you. YOU ARE JUST THE BEST TEACHER ON YOUTUBE. May God or Life itself (whatever you believe) pay you back for your contribution to the world of music. I am 56 years old struggling with guitar playing for the past few years. You are just fantastic. Great guitar and pedagogical skills. Thanks a lot. (PS I play mainly drums, that is why my code name is Jazzdrumming). Take care

[chilepine]

This is very good stuff. It compliments what I have been doing, in so far as the caged system mirrors the fretboard major scale diagrams that I made recently. I just wish I'd known this stuff earlier. You're an inspiration.

[LoneWolfDown]

u simply rock justin! ive alwayws wondered how i can actually use scales to make music. thanks a lot for making this so simple.thanks a lot for the free stuff on ur site and the cool vids.u have no idea how much al;l the info has helped me. thanks a lot once again and keep up the good work!!

[NextSlash69]

man, you really rock...thanks for all..

[tobyjmurrey]

Absolutely fantastic help for this struggling guitar player. Many many thanks.

TobyJMurrey

[str1ker12345]

Your name is Jedi! awsome!

[meddle89]

Simply the best lessons I have seen online!!!!

At last.....my search is over!!

[PiercingTruth]

wow man now i finally know "what" makes a song melodic!!..so all those melodic bands like in flames and nightwish..they only take scales and play them in thirds to create songs...hmmmm nice! wow music is so infinite

[timmy47]

cool lesson. very useful and to the point.

[robobarth]

really great ,easy to understand lesson!

[interceptor6]

this is the lesson type i've been searching for for months, thx!

[sensistar95]

anyone know where 1 could find the tabs for this ? keep up the good work justin cheers mate!

[Guitarrman]

that's a great stuff, Justin. I'm also a guitar player, and your tips are very useful. Carry on, Dude, fantastic job and great skills

[pang872]

love ur vedio,

helps me a lot!!~

thank u=]

[bulaclac]

i'm trying to learn how to play lead guitars right now...can this affect my learning??

[kooler08]

this is exactly what you wanna learn how to do, it not only helps with solos but you can make up some cool riffs, so yea this will really help, ive been playing guitar for almost 3 years now and i blow cuz i didnt bother learning scales and i just learned songs. im trying to reteach myself now and im doing better

[bulaclac]

hahaha!!dat's exactly how play the guitar...I'm not that great though..not to brag, but I'm pretty good!!I've been playing for 1year and 4months and I can play Man In The Mirror by Tuck Andress...hehehe...but I did not learn the basics!!da'ts my prob...=(

[schlickaz]

YEAH ME TOO MATE - 3 years essentially wasted just memorizing a few song parts - maybe got a bit of basic fingering skills out of it but that's it - can't say I'm even half a player yet. And it's hard to unlearn bad habits -should have followed this guys advice back at the beginning.

[hardrocker2091]

heya mate. thx a bunch, iv been using these 2 blues scals for a year and a half now and could never relli do much with them. these new patterns, their like fuk yeah!, lol adios and thx

[BADBOY64000]

I had trouble finding that aswell. Its not in pdf but its written good enough. Go to the CHORDS&SCALES then go to the SCALE PRATCTICE ROUTINE then click on PATTERN STUDIES. There you have it.

[Jetfloyd]

I've tried really hard to find that .pdf file Justin talks about, on his website. I cant find it. Could anyone tell me where it is?

[ominslash123k]

thanks justin mate, i watched most of you videos and ive just started getting into scales ^^ thanks mate

[jobywon11370]

Thank you!!!! I have been playing for years and after watching your videos, I realize that I never really knew how to play at all. Thank you for your help.

[mrjamesseanmartin]

Nice. Good lesson (inc lessons 1 & 2)

[nivekjb]

hi just found you i came to play the guitar late (42)never had a lesson just learned from books but feel that now im starting to get some where thanks nivek

[samira1220]

hey i'm a little confused. justin can u plz tell me which scale are you using? is it Position 1 - E shape?

[biggibby54]

thanks man. Justin for PREZ!!

[dedication1914]

wow this guys awesome...if any body has like any guitar info whether it be scales or notes anything would help send em to Ace underscore 1914 at hotma!l dot com..thanks a million

[Chiquill0]

buddy.... just go to justinguitarDOTcom everything u want is in there for free....

[lonewolf1234512345]

True, it's free. But if you're not completely broke and regularly use these lessons, you really ought to donate, even if it's just a few bucks. This dude donates a lot of his time for this, and works purely on the honor system.

[binman1uk]

Thanks fella, been trying to learn for a while and after watching u and visiting your website I'm slowly picking it up. I'm no Sambora but getting there....cheers.

[pidde1234]

Awesome! Finally someone who makes sense! Thanks alot man!

[apojukai14]

yo justin...waw ur so great...im just a noob guitar player... i just wanna ask where could i find the first video lessons bec i cud not find it on ur site...ty

[CrazySnake1066]

Go to Justin's channel on YouTube and you will find all 3 Major scale lessons there. Click on his name next to where it says "From" in you're not sure how to do that. You may also be able to see lesson 1 in the right hand "related" box on this page.

Get on it, dude. It's well worth a look.

[WayneDownes]

You are superb at teaching. But I think you need another camera angle instead of looking straight at your finger movements,because it looks flat.Perhaps filming from the top looking down to give a better perspective on positioning of your fingers,especially when you are showing how to do the scales.Your teaching is excellent and I hope this suggestion will be of use.Cheers from down under Wayne

[sctnga98]

thx justin u da man!!!

[izthebutcher]

good shit i have been playing 8 years and some of this is new to me.

[derevko2000]

Wow Justin. Thanks so much for this, this is sooooo helpful!!!

[evanender]

Great stuff! how often and for how long do you do speed/accuracy practice? some days my fingers feel strong and quick, others they feel slow, and overworked...thanx

[JustinSandercoe]

questions to the web site forum please dude :)

[edutoro1]

You are helping me a lot...Thanx man!!!

[testosterone111]

hey justin ur a gr8 man..thnks a lot

[dle777]

nice...fyi, your website is all busted

[JustinSandercoe]

dle777 - really? seems to be working for me. please try again. It does work. promise :)

Thanks everyone else. You're all welcome. Take care and have fun.

J

[Wabbitoncrack1978]

thank you very much justin you have made me understand scales more better and now i feel i can move on in playing my guitar insted of playing boring chords all the time

[SaltRock0000]

just wanted to say thanks for providing such a understandable useful set of lressons. its greatly appreciated.

[iraqsport]

good one! cheers

[omrsafetyo]

More informational than my mountain of books. Thanks to Justin, and to Jedi!

[RiznF]

This is very usefull stuff. I wish some more so called shredders on youtube would just take a lesson like this :P

I've been searching the internet for a while now teaching myself some stuff but I've never known what a 3rd is (which probably makes a lot of guitarists laugh).

Thanks for explaining that. I'dd recommend you to any starting guitar player.

[Garagetuner1]

Great job and thank you for all your instructional videos. It's been a big help for me. You're great player. I would like to extend my gratitude to the camera person as well. Cheers, SS,USA

[Radicaldude18m]

Justin you are the freaking man, thanks for the FREE lessons I have already improved my playing dramatically in just a few days by doing these exercises and the finger gym, thanks alot man

[akogi1987]

LESSON 4!!!

[lorelaifan]

thanks so much, exactly what i needed for my guitar playing :) these lessons are the best

[JustinSandercoe]

your welcom :) happy christmas....

[jahoo2k]

Hi, these lessons are really cool, thanks for making them!

[fdn9119]

Great lessons. Looking forward to part 4.

Thanks