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I have a learners book and I'am gettin onto the scale section, but I have been having some trouble with them like say with an E minor scale or whatever. I have more trouble starting it then coming back from it. Do I just need more practice or what? What should I do to improve this?

 

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Daniel

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Not entirely sure what you mean. Do you find it physically hard, or do you just find it hard remembering how to play it?

Whatever it is though, generally the answer is "you just need to keep practising". Good luck. It gets easier.

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Its a little of both really. It's harder for me physicly to play, like I'm alot slower but on the "reverse" I'm alot faster then at the start and it's hard for me to remember. Like you say I guess I do just need to keep practicing.

Daniel
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Are you practicing with a metronome? You need to make sure that you are always practicing scales with a metronome and that you are practicing slow enough that you can hear all the notes you are playing clearly and in time. Also, make sure all your distortion and effects are off.

check out this post on my blog http://theguitarresource.com/uncategorized/practicing-guitar-with-a-metronome-why-and-how-you-should-do-it/

also, if you don't have a metronome, use this http://www.metronomeonline.com/
(but you should really buy one anyways)

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Are you practicing with a metronome? You need to make sure that you are always practicing scales with a metronome and that you are practicing slow enough that you can hear all the notes you are playing clearly and in time.

 

 

That there is the single, most important piece of practice advice you will hear.

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Its a little of both really. It's harder for me physicly to play, like I'm alot slower but on the "reverse" I'm alot faster then at the start and it's hard for me to remember. Like you say I guess I do just need to keep practicing.


Daniel

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Sounds like you might just be pulling on the way down. Do the metronome thing like they said but also be aware that you should PICK EVERY NOTE both ascending and descending.
Also go slowly enough that you can consciously think - and hear the intervals instead of just mechanically going through the tabbed fret map.

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