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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

Excerpt: So to get started, this is a lesson for the people who've found themselves to be stuck playing through the same pentatonic boxes day-in, day-out, and are looking for a change. This is the most effective way I've found my students to break out of the "box" shell and start spreading things out. Many of these patterns you may find to be reminiscent of Paul Gilb...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

Excerpt: The following examples are given in the key of E minor/G major, but I will explain how to transpose to other keys afterward, so be patient. I want to begin by demonstrating the key of E minor in groupings of 6, starting from open E through to it's octave on the 12th fret. What we're doing is simply playing each note of the E minor scale and the 5 notes that ...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

Excerpt: After memorizing the 7 symmetrical positions, practice each scale segment in it's three octaves one-after-another. Keep in mind that these scales work great for picking/legato exercises as well, so have fun and be creative in the process!

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Now, as promised, let's try this method out in other keys. The beauty about learning guitar-theory, is once you learn one scale, to alter it's key, it usually just requires shifting everything up or down the fret-board, and this is no different. To apply this method, simply know the root notes on the E string. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...

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