Guitar Scales

Learn the basic guitar scales you need to play guitar solos.

What Are Beginner Guitar Scales?

Well, really there are no beginner guitar scales, just guitar scales. They are all easy to play, but there are some that you should learn as a beginner in order to help you understand the guitar and music in general. It is very important to learn to play guitar scales since they are a fundamental element of music. Learning to play scales on the guitar will help your progress as a guitar player in a number of ways. If you would like to learn to write your own songs and to improvise guitar solos, an understanding of scales in guitar…

Learn the A Minor Pentatonic for Improvising

The A minor pentatonic scale has five notes: G A C D E You can play it starting on the low E string at the fifth fret like this: A C D E G A C D E G A C Here’s the tab: E———————————5–8—- B————————–5–8———– G——————-5–7—————— D————-5–7———————— A——5–7——————————- E-5-8————————————- For variety you can also begin this scale pattern at the seventeenth fret. There are other patterns in other positions on the neck, but now you know the names of the notes you can find them for yourself. Learn the pattern above for a start. Try working out some licks…

CLICK FOR FULL SIZE CHART OF THE WHOLE NOTES ON THE GUITAR The easiest way to learn the notes on the guitar fretboard is with the help of a guitar fretboard chart. With a chart, the fretboard will become a system of interlinking patterns based on twelve notes – counting the sharps and flats. These patterns become easier to learn the more you practice them and begin to recognize the relationships between them. As an experiment, use this guitar fretboard chart to find some C major chords. The notes are G, C and E. Once you get the hang of…

The first thing you need to know about scales is there’s a lot of them. But it’s like when you’re up high, and it’s not a good idea to look down – you need to concentrate on the present and not get overwhelmed by the magnitude of the job.Okay, so just figure out what scales you need to learn, and get on with it in whatever time you have each day. Practicing scales is just a small part of your guitar-playing life. Also get straight in yourself what keys you want to play in.Next, settle into learning the first scale…