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May 15 2010 08:11pm
Could anyone message me some scales to practice precision and speed? I play my guitar a lot already but I was wondering if anyone would mind throwing me a few techniques? I want to end up playing with some Bring Me The Horizon / The Devil Wears Prada if anyone knows them. (hopefully lol)

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May 16 2010 04:30am


Do you already know your Major scale? Natural Minor? Harmonic Minor? Melodic Minor? Minor/Major Pentatonics?

If so, its about the patterns you use that will help you improve on precision and speed.
Lmk, and I'll throw you a few techniques and things to practice.
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May 16 2010 06:48am


This is the pentatonic scale. It is your friend - it wants you to learn it.

This is one of the most helpful scales i have ever found, and use it in absolutely all my playing. The method to this is very simple, use all 4 fingers.

Start the scale from the 5th fret.

Clearly, your first note is your index finger on the 5th fret of the Low E.

The next note is 3 frets higher, so it's the 8th fret. You can either choose your 3rd finger or pinky for this, i would recommend your pinky as it's useful to have an extra finger sometimes :)

GL, lemme know how you do
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May 18 2010 09:00am
Quote (PalmerFG @ May 16 2010 11:04am)
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Woh palmer im still learning to read music like this lol

but yeah im more used to basic reading of scales like what BoB has shown.
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May 18 2010 10:28am
Try playing scales on one string. This helps oodles. Example:

In the key of C you would play on the first string (or smallest string) open, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th 12th, (E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E) and back down.

Only three hand positions during this scale exercise. Your hand positions would be 1st position, (Open, 1st finger on 1st fret, 3rd finger on third fret) 5th position, (1st finger on 5th, 3rd finger on 7th, 4th finger on 8th) and 9th position, (2nd finger on tenth fret 4th finger on 12th fret.) As you can see, you can cover the entire fret board up to the 12th fret in three positions. Then do the 2nd string moving your hand to just those three positions, 1st, 5th, 9th and only play the notes i the key of C, (open 1,3,5,6,8,10,12). And so on through all the strings. Then change keys and repeat.

Key notes are to keep your tempo and dynamics consistent especially on position changes and avoid slides or 'glissandos.' Each note must sound the same in its tone and duration. First work on precision, then speed.
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