Ok, so you can play up and down the major scale. Now what? In this lesson, we’ll take a look at the major scale in action and discover some of the cool things that we can do with it. I’ve created a PDF called “Random Quarter Notes” for this practice session. It will expose you…

In this session you’ll be introduced to the minor scale. The minor scale is almost like the opposite of the major scale. Where the major scale sounds happy and carefree- the minor scale can sound sad and troubled. The craziest thing about the scale is that the relative minor uses the same notes from the…

One of the cool things you can do with a scale is to use it’s notes to create a melody. In this practice session we’ll do just that. It’s fun to do and provides great practice using scales and ultimately understanding how scales, and music as a whole, works.

In this session I will introduce to you a version of the major scale that spans 2 octaves and all six strings. The PDF for this session will be great to practice building speed. In the video I perform this session’s exercise at three different tempos. Try to play along, or practice it on your…