Over several seasons, you will have a tremendous increase in your total technical skills on the guitar. Remember that there is no hurry, and to take your time, with patience and thorough attention to details.Īfter you have a solid control of both the major and minor scale patterns, and can play them in all positions on the fretboard, continue by playing the whole cycle of major and minor scales every day. Remember that whatever note you start on is the name of the scale you are playing.Īfter you have established a solid mastery of the Bb minor scale, repeat the same process with the F melodic minor scale. Over the period of, for example, a month, with careful attention, you will be able to play this pattern anywhere on the fretboard. Once that is memorized and comfortable to play, then begin to transpose it to different keys. Using the same unified approach outlined for major scales, begin by learning the Bb melodic minor scale illustrated below. ( Click here for a brief discussion of how scales are constructed.) Because the melodic minor uses different pitches while ascending and descending, I have found it is technically the most beneficial to learn and practice. I use the "melodic" minor for the purposes of keyboard mastery. There are three forms of the minor scale: natural, harmonic and melodic minor. Minor Scales - Two and Three Octave Transposable PatternsĪfter you have learned to play the transposable major scales, and have memorized and practiced them in all 12 keys, the next step is to learn the minor scales.
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