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WayneCustom7 · 10-26-2005, 12:36 PM

I got a brainstorm, and hopefully this will help others. Learning one scale will yield knowledge of atleast 7 scales. Yes that's right. With the diatonic (7) scale(s) they are all relative, change the STARTING POSITION and you have a brand new scale. Here look at this chart I just made, off the top of my head, simply by counting, using C MAJOR (IONIAN) as the reference.

Here it is on the fretboard:

Notice for example the low E string. So if we are playing a scale on that string, starting on the FIRST FRET , looking at the chart we see it's a LYDIAN - F -w -G- w -A -w -B -h- C- w -D- w - E. Or if you're a position junkie, Ist, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th. Now you wouldn't play the scale on the one string so that's why we memorize the pattern.

Please, I'm new to this so forgive me if I made an error...chip in and correct me.

10-26-2005, 12:36 PM	#1
WayneCustom7 Paolo Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 2,928 Real Name: Paolo Main Seven: EBMM JP7 Rig: GT8-Pvy60/60-2-1x12 Thanked: 9	More on Theory I got a brainstorm, and hopefully this will help others. Learning one scale will yield knowledge of atleast 7 scales. Yes that's right. With the diatonic (7) scale(s) they are all relative, change the STARTING POSITION and you have a brand new scale. Here look at this chart I just made, off the top of my head, simply by counting, using C MAJOR (IONIAN) as the reference. Here it is on the fretboard: Notice for example the low E string. So if we are playing a scale on that string, starting on the FIRST FRET , looking at the chart we see it's a LYDIAN - F -w -G- w -A -w -B -h- C- w -D- w - E. Or if you're a position junkie, Ist, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th. Now you wouldn't play the scale on the one string so that's why we memorize the pattern. Please, I'm new to this so forgive me if I made an error...chip in and correct me. "and we'll also be establishing, beyond all scientific doubt, that ANY note can be made to sound good over ANY chord, so long as you put it in the right place!" Guthrie Govan