How To Make Guitar Scales Sound Good

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The most important thing is to listen to the music and find out what works for each part. Explore new music (jazz and all it's sub genres are often especially stimulating for revealing new patterns) and don't be scared of hitting occasional bum notes while practicing. If you play weird notes with conviction and don't "land" on them they can work really well in a run / lick.

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[@stolenname94]

You have no idea how useful this was starting to break out of the pentatonic runs now thank you fret jam!!

[@blues61]

Nice unit Mike. You explain the concepts clearly and leave us with lots of practical techniques and information. Now, off to the woodshed for me!

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[@sneakyroningaming1832]

so ive played guitar for almost 10 years, first peeked into scales after 2-3 years of playing, got lost, got frustrated, hated them with all my heart. Now, 8 more years later i find this channel, and my hate for scales grows to huge love and appreciacion :) thank you fretjam, uve changed my view on scales :)

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SneakyRoninGaming I'm late but it took you 8 years to get back into scales? When I started it's what I practiced no matter if I hated it or not. Music theory is pretty easy once you grasp the concepts.

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[@DannyMck]

Just what I needed, thanks very much!

[@timleem3609]

These ideas provide a great framework for solos so appreciate you putting this together.

[@adielsorto3816]

That's owesome I didn't have any idea on how to make this melodic songs by just using parts of the scales, I like this pages

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Thank you for your work. Some of the best content on KZbin!

[@GhostriderPossum]

Just discovered this on youtube...this is absolutely great the best i found for my progress. I 'm a little bit stuck with my solos they sound too much noob pentatonic like and now i found this !! Thanks for this it is simply great this is what i'm looking for. I'm very motivated again to apply this at Home :)

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Great to read!

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Advice I was told that helps me is listen to the jam track first before improvising.

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Such a great lesson on the subject. Thank you for posting.

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Solid GOLD, thank you!

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Thanks for posting. Very helpful!

[@Awank_Kurniawan18]

Terima kasih, selama ini saya sudah menghafal scale, tapi rasanya saya miskin ide untuk menciptakan lick yang melodious. Video ini memberikan saya masukan yang bagus. Thank you From Indonesia

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Another well thought out lesson

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Oh my god he smoked weed! I've never known anyone do that. You must be the only person that ever smoked it.

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Thanks for this .... very interesting indeed!!

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How is the 3rd above the root on the neck diagram? Last time I checked it was the 5th. Obfuscates the video

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very very very good!!!thanks

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Very very very useful

[@jamesmatthewbalgua9178]

May I ask what is the chord progression of the last solo?

[@larrimos]

Great stuff but the diagrams are tough for lefty players. I usually draw the diagrams for left handed use, takes some time but worth it.

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Thanks so much!

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5:27 sounds like one of bach's inventions

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Where the hell has THIS been all these years????????

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I been watching you. Awesome!! What software do you use to make the lessons?

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so inspired !

[@tangobayus]

Playing scales fast does not make you a great guitar player. Good melodies use a combination of intervals and note lengths, repetition and variation. Listen to Mozart.

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+tangobayus Completely agree.

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Agreed

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Hmm let me guess, you bought an electric right?

[@tenebaum6595]

can someone please tell me what the scrambled numbers across the fret board mean? like the 8 8 5 8 8 etc

[@fretjamguitar]

Do you mean the tab? They are the fret numbers.

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The part of 3:40 sounds alike Marty Friedman's scenes

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thank you, my Dear, but I can't understand this Numbers please I want to know I am a beginner

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[@alieser7770]

what exactly is a target note?

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Any note you wanna target lol

[@JohnnyDessi]

great lesson dude, but that's the MINOR pentatonic box ...

[@fretjamguitar]

+Johnny Dessì Both major and minor share the same patterns. It's the relative position of the root note that determines whether it's major or minor pentatonic. Cheers.

[@isuckatgaming7225]

The pedal note or system.. remind me of the sweet child of mine solo. Maybe i'm wrong..

[@fretjamguitar]

Yeh that's a good example.

[@wj3438]

Excellent. Im so bored with linear scale phrases

[@fistawong3828]

backing tracks chords?

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[@thejcquartet6943]

This is not a criticism. The way to make scales more musical is not to play them, scales being note-numbers 1-8 in that order. How do we make words from the alphabet when we learn it in order? We mix the letters up! Melodies are just mixed up note-numbers, following a rhythm. Or a scale is just a rather boring melody. Any combination of notes is worth practising, especially creative sequences. Music is all about imagination. There are no secrets, rules, or authorities. Good channel.

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After months of playing I hated.minor pent, its like a car without its 4th wheel lol

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How can there be 29 people who don't like this video and series?

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To fast to furious

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tone dictates melody and direction. know your gear and don't be a style-less guitarist, you're fine with that in mind. hastag winning

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+David Marin I have home made guitar..They be pointy too.lmao...I actually look totally cool flicking drumming stcks while Im playing it...Catch it after I toss/spin it...during a roll then hitting the crash to start the beat cycle again...Especially with my long ass sweatie hair....You know chord stacking is EVERY OTHER NOTE...right???Try playing every other note going towards the nut or open chord position....It'll also get you use to seeing different chord shapes ( with the ROOT on different strings)...You know there's 35 basic modes...right ????Melodic minor, Harmonic minor, Major harmonics, Double harmonic minor, natural minor....Watch the other lessons. He'll show you how to VAMP the V chord....From there...you'll VAMP other chords or mix the 35 modes.

[@fretjamguitar]

+David Marin Tone is important, but you also need a roadmap for a general sense of direction. I'll be sure to cover tone in future.

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Stop saying fingering xD

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But I like saying fingering. It has a nice ring to it.

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May I ask what is the chord progression of the last solo?

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[@albertgatte5419]

you made it make sense to me.i was guilty of just playing scale patterns that didn't sound melodic or musical. I'm not a great player, but I'm better now because I have found your videos. thank you.

[@hendrik6505]

great. simple but so usable. thank you

[@michaelk3582]

There's always that one guy or that one video that just makes it far more simpler than the other guy. I liked it.

[@OceanOfMusic123]

Please show the chord diagram when playing melody.

[@AgavePiper]

This was so helpful. Will help me understand what my favorite guitarists maybe doing. Also, gives me different styles to practice and combine. Thank you!

[@barriesansom2070]

This is really good and has just freshened up my solos instantly. Thankyou

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thank you, for a guy who dint have time for class this is absolute heaven