scales confusion

[cmarti10]

http://www.guitarknowledgenet.com/Learn ... ales1.html

i used that link to try and find out new scales and such, and i am confused why they are not showing the whole fretboard? how am i supposed to play it around the whole fret board? I really dont understand it.

[SimsUK]

how am i supposed to play it around the whole fret board?

Clarify this, please.

I don't understand what you're asking. You just play that pattern. Anywhere on the fretboard. Red dot is the root of the scale.

[taparoo]

You can play that pattern of notes anywhere on the fretboard - you're not limited to just that section of the neck. Once you know the notes/intervals in the scale, just apply that to the rest of the fretboard to find other places you can play that scale.

[SimsUK]

Yeah that said it better than I did.

[cmarti10]

awesome thanks! so those are just the first position of playing the scale? because it only shows around 6-7 frets of note playing.

[taparoo]

awesome thanks! so those are just the first position of playing the scale? because it only shows around 6-7 frets of note playing.

Yeah, what's shown is just one position (or "box") that you can play that certain scale in. But like I said once you know the notes in the scale you can map it out across the whole fretboard to have a better view of your options.

[DrumsFoDaSoul]

Check this out. Imagine reading across the entire fretboard from left to right.


http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/m ... ic_tab.htm

[cmarti10]

Check this out. Imagine reading across the entire fretboard from left to right.


http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/m ... ic_tab.htm

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!! THis is perfect thanks man. I am not into guitar enough to figure all the out for myself. That is awesome.

[taparoo]

This site really helped me out when I first started learning scales (and it still does):

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/g ... ex_rb.html


Just pick the root and scale on the right