Using Guitar Scale Patterns Effectively

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Learn how to unbox your guitar scales across the entire fretboard and form your own patterns for runs and effective scale phrasing. This 4 step process applies to any guitar scale you learn and ensures your soloing is free flowing and intuitive.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• guitar
• scale
• patterns
• lesson
• fretboard
• solo
• soloing
• theory

[PikachusCorpse]

help!!! i understang everying except around 3:20 when you do a new box pattern, for each degree, what do you do to do that o.o? & how do you even form & apply scales to solos?

[fretjamdotcom]

@PikachusCorpse All I'm doing is using the intervals of whichever scale I'm learning and creating boxed patterns starting on each degree. If you go through the scales lessons on my site, I give you these patterns. This video just shows you the process for learning scales across the fretboard. More in depth lessons on the site. Ta.

[ankitrajmasihyoutub1]

if i change keys.....then i ll have to shift the whole pattern or can i countinue with the same given pattern...??

and is this holds true for the root on A-string too...?

[fretjamdotcom]

@ankitrajmasihyoutub1 Yes, the root note is the defining point in the pattern. If the key is G major, the root note will need to be G. If the key changes to F major, the root note will need to move to F, along with the pattern. This holds true for all strings. F on the low E, A, D, G, B and high E strings. When the root note changes, the patterns you learn will move with it.

If you're still struggling with this, checkout the theory and scales sections on my site : )

[ankitrajmasihyoutub1]

is this same for pentatonics....?

[fretjamdotcom]

@ankitrajmasihyoutub1 Yep, I have some "pentatonic scale positions" lessons that follow this same process. The only difference is that there will be 5 positions as opposed to 7 as pentatonic scales only have 5 tones.

[MrJasonSmarts]

Sounds like you are from Salford. :)

[dealer205]

hey great vids been playing a couple of years now, still feel like a beginner, :-( but i know it takes years to learn guitar, this has been a great help.

[ankitrajmasihyoutub1]

@fretjamdotcom thanks a lot..........your site and videos were a lot helpful to me......!!!

[fretjamdotcom]

@GhostyFilms I'm flattered that a comparison can be made between my uninspiring, monotone voice and that of such greats as GH. However, I'm missing that unmistakable scouse twang.