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  • Seven Major Scale Round The Cycle

    Seven Major Scale Round The Cycle

    Learn To Play Major Scales Round The Cycle

    This lesson carries on from the last major scale lesson which concentrated on teaching you seven major scale patterns in position. In this lesson, you will take these seven major scales play them, not only in one position, but also round the cycle of 4ths/5ths.

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    Get the FREE PDF booklet that accompanies this video lesson which is available at the bottom of this webpage.

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS GUITAR LESSON

    Assuming that you have already learned the seven guitar scales shown in the previous video (link above), Ged Brockie will discuss and demonstrate how to play these scale forms round the cycle of 4ths/5ths.

    The reason for learning this is to break away from playing in one key and to not only visualise, but to hear the many different scales that are right under your fingertips at all times across the fretboard. If you have struggled with improvising, or you can’t seem to get your sight reading together, one probable cause is that you don’t know where the scales lie one to another across the board. Learning to play round the cycle breaks the habit of only practicing in one key.

    MOVING FORWARD WITH YOUR MAJOR SCALES

    As was mentioned in the previous major scale lesson, learning scales is to then enable you to play melodies all over the guitar neck as melodies are made up from scales and arpeggios. Make sure to view our other videos both pre-recorded and live that GMI Premium updates bring to help you get the most from your understanding and execution of scale form patterns.

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    “SCALES YOU CAN USE!” – THE GUITAR SCALE BOOK COMPANION FOR GMI VIDEOS

    • 152 page full color print “Comb Binding” version for flat lie.
    • Learn the essential scale patterns including the caged guitar system that are both powerful and musically meaningful. 
    • Included is everything from pentatonic, to modal to exotic scale forms…see below.
    • Much more than a book of scales, Scales You Can Use! includes the theory of the scales you learn, musical exercises to help you play them in a musical way, fret maps, comparison scalar tables and much, much, more.
    • Created by GMI head tutor Ged Brockie

    No matter if you are a rock, blues, jazz, folk, funk, classical guitar player, these patterns are good for all musical genres.

    Electric or acoustic guitarist, this book helps you make fast progress towards your guitar music goals.

    Purchase The GMI Print Version

    • Highest quality paper and print.
    • Wire comb bind for flat lie on music stand.
    • European A4 size; larger and easier to read.

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  • Seven Major Scale Patterns

    Seven Major Scale Patterns

    Learn To Play Major Scales Across The Fretboard

    In this in depth lesson, you will be given complete neck coverage with seven major scales for guitar fretted in position. Having a thought through systematic approach to learning scales, arpeggios and chords is vital. This lesson sets down a firm foundation by giving you the beginnings of a template’d fret board approach which you can build from over time.

    DOWNLOAD THE MAJOR GUITAR SCALES PDF

    To get the FREE PDF booklet that accompanies this video lesson which is available on this webpage.

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS GUITAR LESSON

    This lesson breaks down the rather daunting task of learning guitar scales into three root note foundation points. From these three root notes, you will generate seven major scales. The fingering of these major scales is vital and you must ensure you play them as presented. The basic idea is that you will be able to play a melody in up to seven different positions of the neck. What this means is that you have almost complete freedom across the neck when improvising, site reading or composing.

    Once you have learned these seven patterns, the next step will be to take the scales into different keys. Being able to play in any of the twelve sounding major keys is again necessary if you are looking to take your guitar playing to the next level. This is the first stage. Once you can play in any key you will need to be able to play different major scales in position

    MOVING FORWARD WITH YOUR MAJOR SCALES

    Remember, learning any scale is to enable you to play melodies. Don’t get caught in the trap of thinking the only reason you learn scales is so you can say and play scales. If you are or have been thinking like this, then it’s time for you to change your way of thinking. We have a lot of other resources at GMI Premium which are free. Check out the next lesson about major scales which concerns playing them round the cycle of 4ths/5ths.

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    INTRODUCING “SCALES YOU CAN USE!” – THE GUITAR SCALE BOOK COMPANION FOR GMI VIDEOS

    • 152 page full color print “Comb Binding” version for flat lie.
    • Learn the essential scale patterns including the caged guitar system that are both powerful and musically meaningful. 
    • Included is everything from pentatonic, to modal to exotic scale forms…see below.
    • Much more than a book of scales, Scales You Can Use! includes the theory of the scales you learn, musical exercises to help you play them in a musical way, fret maps, comparison scalar tables and much, much, more.
    • Created by GMI head tutor Ged Brockie

    No matter if you are a rock, blues, jazz, folk, funk, classical guitar player, these patterns are good for all musical genres.

    Electric or acoustic guitarist, this book helps you make fast progress towards your guitar music goals.

    Purchase The GMI Print Version

    • Highest quality paper and print.
    • Wire comb bind for flat lie on music stand.
    • European A4 size; larger and easier to read.

    Click the GREEN BUTTON - ADD TO CART above the image on the left.

    NOTE: WHEN YOU ADD TO CART IT WILL TAKE A FEW SECONDS FOR THE BOOK TO APPEAR IN THE CART.

    Or, buy direct from Amazon from around the world. NOTE: you will be taken to the Amazon USA but this book is available in all Amazon & good online stores.

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