Mr. Beckham аѕkеd:
I’ve bееn practicing thе different scale patterns wіth a metronome. I’ve аlѕο bееn playing motiffs οn thеѕе patterns аll thе way up thе neck. Wіll doing thіѕ improve mу guitar playing ability more thаn playing chords?
I’ve bееn practicing thе different scale patterns wіth a metronome. I’ve аlѕο bееn playing motiffs οn thеѕе patterns аll thе way up thе neck. Wіll doing thіѕ improve mу guitar playing ability more thаn playing chords?
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
If you actually know what you are playing and not just putting down fingers it will improve a lot of your skills.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:05 am
It will improve your understanding and playing, for sure. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t figure out how those chords fit into your scales.
March 4th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Understanding music theory (not just memorizing scales) will help tremendously with your guitar playing ability. Being able to quickly run a scale up and down the neck is a great skill, but knowing how that scale fits into the music and how to build the various chord shapes that go with the scale are what will make you incredibly good at improvising, especially if you veer off from rock and metal into jazz, blues, or classical guitar. It definitely won’t hurt your playing ability!
March 5th, 2010 at 5:48 am
I’m just so befuddled by your question. Its not just the lack of grammar but the words you use too. Maybe I just don’t know as much as I thought about the guitar but NO!!!
“IS” practicing guitar scales improve your playing quickly not do. Quick time playing finger structure strength. Dexterity moves not understandment still important so do. Consequently playing motiffs on these patterns all the way up the neck not far enough. Chords now important like the motiffs all the way up the neck. Good job time the metronome is not challenged!
I think I’ve got your language down. By the way *** is a motiff on guitar please explain that thanks.
March 6th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Of course, playing scales will improve your guitar playing.
But you will never be a good lead guitarist until you are first a good rhythm guitarist.
And you will never be a good guitarist if you concentrate on one over the other.
Personally, I don’t recommend scales…they aren’t musical…they’re mechanical, and they will not do much to help you find your own voice.
Learn the pentatonic scale, and the minor pentatonic scale, then work on learning some solos from your favorite guitarists…note for note. Listen to their phrasing and the length of each note. Listen for bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs..etc.
Learning nothing but scales will make you a boring guitarist…make up your own melodies(solos) in your head, and try to transfer them to guitar. Learn a song and all guitar parts by ear only…no books or internet, or tabs allowed!
Do not ignore rhythm guitar…learn at least 4-5 different ways to play each chord…work on strumming and different patterns of tempo. A good solid rhythm guitarist can control the whole band.
Play with a guitarist who’s better than you…you’ll improve as much in 1 year as you will in 10 years sitting around in your room playing scales.
Best of luck, and keep practicing till those fingers bleed.