Scales can be played starting from any note. Let’s play the above scale (set of intervals) using only one string. In actual fact, we rarely play scales by using only one string, but it is a great exercise from a learning perspective. Playing a scale on one string is an easy to way to see how the scale looks from a visual perspective in its most simple format, while hearing how it sounds as well. The best way to try out this scale is to play the above set of intervals on one string. Tone – Tone – Semitone – Tone – Tone – Tone – Semitone. The major scale is made up of the following intervals: But for now, we want to know how to produce the major scale. We’ll discuss the importance of major scales a little more shortly. They are, in a way, the DNA of western music as we know it. Major scales are the most important scale that you can learn. In this lesson, we are going to focus on the ‘Major Scale’. If you haven’t read the previous lesson, or you’re not confident with intervals and the musical alphabet, you can read the lesson here. Both are important for understanding scales. The easiest way to think of a scale is as a set of intervals that create a particular sound which can be used for a range of purposes. In the previous lesson, we learnt about the ‘musical alphabet’ and intervals. Most people come across scales in some form or another quite early on in their guitar journey, even if they’re not sure exactly what they are or what their purpose is. Scales are the entry point to a vast array of music knowledge, from chord theory, to song writing, to soloing and everything in between. It’s time to enter the expansive world of scales.
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