Acoustic Guitar Neck

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 4:01 am

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Simple Guitar Scales For Beginners

Studying guitar scales for guitar can be a little different than say learning guitar scales on a piano. Usually piano teachers will encourage you to learn first all the major arpeggios and scales. With the electric guitar having said that we've a less complicated alternative, which suits guitar playing much better. The minor pentatonic scale. This specific scale is probably the most related with the guitar and It offers the foundation for solos in blues as well as in many other styles too. The good thing about this specific scale is the fact that is really unbelievably simple that it is usually the 1st scale guitar players study. Therefore let's look into the 1st shape. It can be also very easy to combine with various guitar chords for beginners.

- 1 - - 4 -
- 1 - - 4 -
- 1 - 3 - -
- 1 - 3 - -
- 1 - 3 - -
- 1 - - 4 -

As you can see the shape itself is very simple. As soon as you play this specific shape however pay particular attention to a few of issues: Even though it might appear extremely simple, if you permit poor technique get in the way early on, it may become very difficult to correct yourself at a later date. Let us then have a look at a few suggestions:

1 - Stretch out your hand so you have one finger per fret. This will make it a lot easier for you to play the scale fluently and it will also help you to avoid jerking your fingers around a lot.

2 - Keep the thumb down. Simply because you will be picking all six guitar strings, the right spot to position your thumb is halfway down the actual neck of the guitar, this makes the stretching a lot easier in either direction.

3 - Keep your fingers down. Even though it may feel natural, try to avoid lifting the fingers after you have played the notes. This is especially beneficial because the first finger does not move to some other fret at any point.

With this shape on it's own it is possible to develop a career as a guitar hero! Actually most guitar players in the 60's and 70's employed this kind of scale as the basis for most of their solos. Play with this shape please remember the key points you need to bear in mind whenever practicing this scale. Within the next article we are going to talk about a few more stuff that can help you when you practice easy guitar scales for beginners.
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