xzyryabx
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...how do you improvise?
Teachers usually try to suggest either
1) learn the scale "equation" and apply that to any relevant root note
2) Memorize the scale all over the neck and play from the applicable notes
3) Just memorize these 5 boxes in the scale and key you use the most and stick to that; A/E major/minor,major pentatonic/minor pentatonic, you'll never be a great guitarist, stick with these and call it a day!
Method 1 seems to be the least daunting of the two, but I always find myself thinking more than playing.
Method 2 would be awesome if I had a computer in my brain to be able to just look at the fretboard and know where I can/can't go; easier for runs and faster parts as well. But I can't get myself to memorize more than the major scale in one key (and therefore it's relative minor) and the pentatonic major in that same key (and again it's relative minor) but whenever I try to shift the pattern to a different key I get lost and confused as all the "landmarks" on the neck have now changed.
Method 3 seems like a cop-out, but seems to have worked for zakk
Teachers usually try to suggest either
1) learn the scale "equation" and apply that to any relevant root note
2) Memorize the scale all over the neck and play from the applicable notes
3) Just memorize these 5 boxes in the scale and key you use the most and stick to that; A/E major/minor,major pentatonic/minor pentatonic, you'll never be a great guitarist, stick with these and call it a day!
Method 1 seems to be the least daunting of the two, but I always find myself thinking more than playing.
Method 2 would be awesome if I had a computer in my brain to be able to just look at the fretboard and know where I can/can't go; easier for runs and faster parts as well. But I can't get myself to memorize more than the major scale in one key (and therefore it's relative minor) and the pentatonic major in that same key (and again it's relative minor) but whenever I try to shift the pattern to a different key I get lost and confused as all the "landmarks" on the neck have now changed.
Method 3 seems like a cop-out, but seems to have worked for zakk