Walz Guitar - Scale Practice Idea Part Two

Here's part two of the scale practice idea. Last time I mentioned added a second scale form for the second part. Let's slow down a little before we get to another form. This will give more mileage to the idea and push players to want to know another scale form.

Let's make a two chord progression: D2/A and Em7#9. Fingerings below. These two chords are from the first minor pentatonic scale form. So below, I'll put the scale form then the chord fingerings.


scale                        D2/A   Em7#9 (two (similar) versions)
|----------------------5-8--|--5--|-0-------|
|------------------5-8------|--5--|-8----8--|
|--------------5-7----------|--7--|-7----7--|
|----------5-7--------------|--7--|-5----5--|
|------5-7------------------|--5--|-7----7--|
|--5-8----------------------|--5--|-0-------|

Get a good groove going between the chords. Have a pattern that's at least 4 beats for each chord. Here's an example with a pattern for each chord. Play each pattern twice then repeat the whole exercise. Such as play D2/A, D2/A, Em7#9, Em7#9, D2/A, D2/A, Em7#9, Em7#9, etc. The dots along the vertical lines are meant to be repeat signs.


|--5--5---------------|----------------------|
|--5--5---------------|--8---8---------------|
|.-7--7--------------.|.-7---7--7p5---5-7~--.|
|.-7--7------5-5-7~--.|.-5---5------7-------.|
|--5--5---5p7---------|--7--7----------------|
|--5--5---------------|--0-------------------|

Here's some of what you should get from these practices. No. 1: learn the scale form. No. 2: feel the notes as you play around chords. No. 3: hear and feel the use of scales to musically play with music.

Especially in rock, a guitar play is often naturally thought of as the one to ornament a song; to make a cover song special with a signature lick, etc. This practice is a more toward that. Next one will cover linking scales form to what you know.