Creative Guitar Book: Major scales

By Steven Ohm

The reason I wrote this series is that, as someone who plays the guitar to a certain extent, I sometimes get stuck musically. This is a common situation for guitarists. If you play only the pentatonic scale from the beginning, you may get tired of that sound, and there may be times when you want to play another style of music. Sometimes, you may feel like something is missing with just the pentatonic scale.

This book can help you get out of that situation. It is a book based on my experience of practicing alone for a long time and teaching many students. I am sure that this book can help you get out of the above situation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steven Ohm
• Release date: Mar 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215285572

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Creative Guitar Book

Major Scales

Steven Ohm

2023.03.30

Introduction

The reason I wrote this series is that, as someone who plays the guitar to a certain extent, I sometimes get stuck musically. This is a common situation for guitarists. If you play only the pentatonic scale from the beginning, you may get tired of that sound, and there may be times when you want to play another style of music. Sometimes, you may feel like something is missing with just the pentatonic scale.

This book can help you get out of that situation. It is a book based on my experience of practicing alone for a long time and teaching many students. I am sure that this book can help you get out of the above situation.

This book is more helpful for players who have some knowledge of music theory, ear training, and performance experience than for complete beginners. As it is written to fit the guitar instrument as much as possible, the examples should be easy to play on the guitar.

You cannot become a good performer overnight. You need to invest a lot of time, passion, and effort. Also, it is important to have a good guide that can help you get out of difficult situations. As it did for me, I hope this book can be a good guide for you as well.

03, 2023 Steven Ohm

Cover art: Steven Ohm

Table of Contents

Major Scales

Lesson 1 Metronome?

Lesson 2 Metronome...!

Lesson 3 Practice like you are on stage

Lesson 4 Importance of categorizing

Lesson 5 Recognizing diversity

Lesson 6 Keep calm and play

Creative ways to practice

About the author

Major scale

The starting note of each scale starts from the lowest note on the fretboard except for the open string note. So, each scale starts on the 6th string ‘s F (1st fret) or F# (2nd fret).

The basic way to play a scale is to play three notes on each string. Later, you will be able to play without restrictions.

The highest note may vary from the guitar you have. On a 24-fret guitar, the 24 fret of the 1st string is note E, so the note E would be the highest note. Each guitar is different, so you can practice according