Blues scale Positions for Beginner TABS

It has been a long time since I promised a lead guitar lesson dedicated for beginners.
The goal of this lesson is to learn notes, positions of the fingers and practice scales.

Here, I demonstrate the A BLUES Scale.
(tab link)

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The blues scale is very used in Rock and Blues music.
In short terms, the blues scale is the minor pentatonic scale plus the #4th or b5th degree.
The added #4th degree give a chromatism feel and allows to develop very melodical phrasings.
I personnaly use a lot this scale in my own music.
I recommand, once you know it well, to create your own chops with your favourite position.

This scale count 6 notes that are repeated over and over toward the finger board.
A BLUES Scale's notes are: A, C, D, Eb, E, G




At the guitar, it is common to practice over all the 6 strings and upward the fingerboard.
This is why I suggest to practice it over 5 different boxes / positions with a 2 & 3 notes per string pattern.

I repeat twice the last note of each position.
I plugg the metronome at 100bpm and leave one beat between each note so that it is easier to follow.

The first note of the A blues scale is obviously "A" but you noticed I started with "G" on the 3rd fret.
This is in order to use all the notes possible for each vertical position.

I pick with the right hand downstroke and upstroke. If you are unconfortable yet with alternate picking, then pick all notes downstroke.

The tablature shows only the scales in ascending positions assuming you can remember the notes to go back.

First check out the notes of the 1st position on the tablature then play the video and look which fingers I use. This is important to use the same fingerings than me, even if difficult, this will help you in the future to be able to cover the fingerboard and gain independence.
Now, use the video as a playback to practice over it.
Be sure to practice even more that positions where you struggle, in order to chain fluid all the different patterns.
Keep in mind to play each note at equal volume and raise each finger at the same level. For example, play once lifting high your fingers and next time lifting them very low...
Even for myself, recording this video exercise at slow tempo and playing as clean as possibe in timing was pretty challenging and advice you not to attempt faster than you really can until you have reached some consistancy and accuracy.
Hope you will find usefull this lesson!
-Roo

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[serazac25]

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[RomainChapus]

@serazac25 Mayones Setius GTM custom. Thx 4 watching!

[clwnz777]

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[HOOKAMONKY]

very cool!

[XxlMETALGAMERlxXx]

@LRMMcDonnell why noob XD

[BloodHarvest21]

This guy rocks.

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[XxlMETALGAMERlxXx]

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