One String Thing

The guitar is one of the few instruments on which notes appear in the same register in multiple places. For instance, you can play an E in the same octave as your open high E string in at least four other places (five if you've got 24 frets), on each of the other strings. (Without even counting harmonics.) Our counterparts on linear instruments like the piano have each note in each octave laid out in one low-to-high line.

We can gain a more contextual understanding of why a note sounds a certain way next to another note if, rather than memorizing vertical patterns, we approach scales and melodies like our horizontal cousins by playing on just one string.

If you're interested in private lessons, I can be contacted at shaunverreaultguitarlessons@gmail.com or on facebook: SV Guitar Lessons. I live in Vancouver but I'm happy to meet via skype.

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[Portnoy330]

Cool man , and very educational. Mike Stern talks about a similar thing just in doing scales on one string . But that doesn't help me figure out that fu%^&ng cool slide lick you like to do. I'll get it one o' these days Mr. Verreault. All the best TP

[actionhamster]

Very well explained! Thank you very much!