Members Moggo Posted December 28, 2005 Members Posted December 28, 2005 I need to stop getting stuck in box patterns on the neck, specifically, for the time being at least, on the major scale. I know all my positions but end up going up and down the positions and not really venturing out. Has anyone got any good patterns/examples for this? I've been trying to work it out myself, but it's easier sometimes to have it in front of you and it'll just click.
Members gennation Posted December 28, 2005 Members Posted December 28, 2005 I did a 50 lesson tutorial on playing out of the box. It involves playing in mutliple boxes actually to play out of a 12 note scale.There's audio samples, tab, fretboard diagrams, explanation, etc...Follow the link for Advanced Pentatonics. Also check out the Melodic Minor Primer, that'll get you out of the box in a hurry.
Members ECFan Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Here's a link that shows you how to link three major scale boxes together to give you a diagonal pattern that is pretty common.G Major (diagonal)
Members simeon Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 also try playing 4 notes per string, or play 3 notes from a 4-notes-per-string pattern you can cover almost the whole neck this way also try skipping over strings, so play 3 notes on the A string followed by 3 notes on the G string followed by 3 notes on the top E string etc etc... sim
Members bbach Posted December 31, 2005 Members Posted December 31, 2005 Learn the fretboard in intervals. You can then play any scale up and down the fretboard like a piano. All you have to do is learn the intervals of the scale. No more jumping from position to position or trying to link forms together etc. I take a metronome and set it to 120. I then start on any note, say 'A' for example. Starting on the first string, on each beat I grab every A, then go to the 2nd string, then the 3rd etc. After completing every A I then move on in different intervals. For example, I'll grab every D (fourth in the key of A) next. Then I'll grab every G (fourth in the key of D). This drill gets all the notes on the fretboard in my head as well as intervals. I change the intervals around. Sometimes 3rds, 5ths, 2nds, etc. Then, when soloing in the Key of A, I know where all the roots are, and I know the intervals around it, so I can grab the notes I want. Obviously, it needs to become completely second nature where you can grab what you want instantly. When I first started this drill, I couldn't even use a metronome. I had to stop and think forever where the note was and what the next interval note was.
Members edeltorus Posted January 1, 2006 Members Posted January 1, 2006 Playing the major scale on one string really helped me to get into the tonality. I played pedal tone on the low E, and played the notes from E major on the D string (starting at the 2nd fret). That helps to focus on the major tonality and not fall into the minor sounding parallel modes. Later I added notes from the A and G string. That's easy since you can play the other two major modes on them using almost the same frets. On the G string you have the lydian scale (the 4th becomes a #4), and on the A string you have mixolydian (7 becomes b7). Focusing on one string at a time helps not to fall back to the same old box patterns and licks.
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