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Working with blues scale
Working with blues scale
I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
which starts off the 8th fret, since it
has been easy to commit to memory.
So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
being able to look at the strumming hand
and hit most of the strings consistently,
and run/walk through the scale.
Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
Doing some string bending as well.
So what's the next step?
I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
which starts off the 8th fret, since it
has been easy to commit to memory.
So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
being able to look at the strumming hand
and hit most of the strings consistently,
and run/walk through the scale.
Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
Doing some string bending as well.
So what's the next step?
Re: Working with blues scale
"stolarskin" <stolarskin@bellsouth,net > wrote in message
news:K8%Uj.1776$C8.64@bignews2.bellsouth,net ...
>I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
> which starts off the 8th fret, since it
> has been easy to commit to memory.
> So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
> being able to look at the strumming hand
> and hit most of the strings consistently,
> and run/walk through the scale.
> Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
> because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
> Doing some string bending as well.
> So what's the next step?
>
>
How about recording something, or applying what youve learned to make some
music?
Practice is fine, but at some point one has to actually play :-)
so go forth young man and make music!
Angof
"stolarskin" <stolarskin@bellsouth,net > wrote in message
news:K8%Uj.1776$C8.64@bignews2.bellsouth,net ...
>I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
> which starts off the 8th fret, since it
> has been easy to commit to memory.
> So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
> being able to look at the strumming hand
> and hit most of the strings consistently,
> and run/walk through the scale.
> Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
> because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
> Doing some string bending as well.
> So what's the next step?
>
>
How about recording something, or applying what youve learned to make some
music?
Practice is fine, but at some point one has to actually play :-)
so go forth young man and make music!
Angof
Re: Working with blues scale
> How about recording something, or applying what youve learned to make some
> music?
> Practice is fine, but at some point one has to actually play :-)
> so go forth young man and make music!
> Angof
It' ll be slow music !
> How about recording something, or applying what youve learned to make some
> music?
> Practice is fine, but at some point one has to actually play :-)
> so go forth young man and make music!
> Angof
It' ll be slow music !
Re: Working with blues scale
stolarskin wrote:
> I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
> which starts off the 8th fret, since it
> has been easy to commit to memory.
> So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
> being able to look at the strumming hand
> and hit most of the strings consistently,
> and run/walk through the scale.
> Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
> because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
> Doing some string bending as well.
> So what's the next step?
>
>
Look past your fingers to the position of your fingers on the fret board
- the dots on the fret board, or better yet, on the side of the neck.
Then once you realize what your fingers have been doing
positionally/relatively, play the scale at the fifth fret, third fret,
12th fret, 7th fret, etc. so that you know how to and feel comfortable
with modulating keys.
Play both forward and backward, up and down the scales. Pick triplets
on each note to improve your right hand speed and accuracy.
Also - study the "position boxes" of the scale - 1st, 2nd, and 5th...and
learn to modulate those as well. That's a start.
--
- Rufus
stolarskin wrote:
> I have been practicing the blues scale, the one
> which starts off the 8th fret, since it
> has been easy to commit to memory.
> So for about 2 weeks now I'm almost at the point of
> being able to look at the strumming hand
> and hit most of the strings consistently,
> and run/walk through the scale.
> Only thing is I can't feel the strings too good
> because my fingertips have a relatively thick callous on them.
> Doing some string bending as well.
> So what's the next step?
>
>
Look past your fingers to the position of your fingers on the fret board
- the dots on the fret board, or better yet, on the side of the neck.
Then once you realize what your fingers have been doing
positionally/relatively, play the scale at the fifth fret, third fret,
12th fret, 7th fret, etc. so that you know how to and feel comfortable
with modulating keys.
Play both forward and backward, up and down the scales. Pick triplets
on each note to improve your right hand speed and accuracy.
Also - study the "position boxes" of the scale - 1st, 2nd, and 5th...and
learn to modulate those as well. That's a start.
--
- Rufus
