The online lesson at GuitarPrinciples that will teach you to master scales by learning how to master one scale - the 2nd position G major scale.

Listen to the scale you will learn to master:

G major, 2nd position

 

We are very happy to announce a new resource for guitarists wishing to master their instrument, an essential set of concepts and exercises designed to develop the left hand for mastery of scales.

Playing fast scales is something most guitarists earnestly wish to do, need to do, and sadly, have a lot of trouble doing! There are many reasons for this, here are some of them:

Scales are extremely complex, made up of many separate skills that must be mastered, and precisely combined.

These separate skills are never separately taught, instead, many students receive one or more complete scales to "learn" on their first lesson!

Struggling to play scales with completely unprepared fingers locks tension into the fingers, hands, arms and beyond - tension that can and usually does last a lifetime!

This is why so many guitarists play sloppy scales that sound worse the faster they go, and really, are unsafe at any speed!

The basic preparation for the fingers of the left hand for general functioning, and for scale playing, is contained in "The Principles", specifically, all the left hand exercises which culminate in the Walking Exercises. There is more to the story however, that must be learned and mastered before the left hand is ready for scales. The essential training for the left hand that should follow the "Walking Exercises" from "The Principles" is now here!

Beyond The Walking Exercises: Toward Mastery of Scales contains:

Detailed instruction on how to practice the separate finger movements that make up scales.

How to combine those movements into the first scale you should learn, the 2nd position G major scale. This scale contains a number of common features found in all other scales, as well as a few unique challenges. Learning the logic of how best to have the fingers behave with this scale will serve as a model for the learning of all other scales.

Remember "practicing one thing is practicing everything", and this is especially true with scales. Most people learn lots of scales, and play them all badly! It is much better to focus on one scale, learn it correctly, and build speed with it, and then use the knowledge and ability gained to master all other scales.

About the Lesson

This is an online lesson, so you get it instantly! All you have to do is register in our member area, purchase the lesson, and you are on your way to scale mastery.

Register for "Beyond The Walking Exercises: Toward Mastery of Scales"!
$12.95
How To Get It...
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Click "Technique". Add to cart and checkout.
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