blues scales....Alvarez....
Posted by: rxdca <rxdca@...>
> Doug....Ha! The only two scales I know are blues scales! There's
> the one I call the "acoustic blues scale" that's in the first three
> frets. Lots of Muddy Waters riffs came from it. Then there's the
> regular pentatonic scale that has the "blue note" flatted fifth in
> it. Play it all over the neck. Those are the only two scales I
> know. Since I am trying to play songs with chords now as i'll be the
> only music i'm not sure i'll ever be using them. However, I love to
> play them for warmups and finger exercises.
What other scales do you need to know? The trick about the pentatonic
scale is that it can be either a major or minor scale depending on
where you play it on the neck. The only other thing you really need to
know is where those positions are. All the lead improv I do during
worship (and I am so blessed that I have a chance to do that) is
pentatonic. There are a few songs where I play the lead part on the CD
(Breathe, Only a God Like You, God of Wonders - off the top of my
head). They are all pretty much pentatonics, too.
> What's your op on Alvarez?
The first acoustic guitar I ever bought, way back when I was 16, was an
Alvarez. I think they are good guitars for the money. I bought a
Takamine a year ago, and it came down to the Tak and an Alvarez. I
bought the Tak because I thought it was prettier (and the troubles I
went through after that are now legendary). Both the Tak and Alvarez
sounded and played great.
Are you the only musician? Will you be leading worship with the A/E?
--
Douglas
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