Which one is better in your opinion, and why? I am going to purchase one of these today since we have company over tonight and this weekend.

Oh, and in case you were going to say something like…

"learn to play REAL guitar!"
or whatever

My husband and I are taking guitar lessons, but Guitar Hero/Rock Band is just for FUN.

Anyways, what is your opinion on which is best?

Well in my opinion I will be purchasing Guitar Hero World Tour!
Now If you want I want to purcahse this game because the drums are new and improved and its better than Rock Band. It also not only feature old classic songs, but Rock songs from this generation of today and I think thats Awesome. But if you are mostly looking into classic Rock songs try Rock Band 2. Both are great but I prefer Guitar Hero!

Hope I helped and both are the same price by the way! Good Luck!
HAve a Nice Day!

i wanna learn more guitar, but right now i’m up to scales, and i have no idea what the pentatonic scale is..
the types of scales i know are the major and minor ones on the piano..

A ‘pentatonic’ scale is a 5-tone scale repeated over a 2-octave range. This is really something you need to be shown in order for it to make better sense but this shortened scale is the building block of most rock & blues guitar soloing.

As your skill grows, the other modes (i.e ‘scales’ each starting off a different scale degree of a major scale) come into play as each has its own ‘sound’ and place (i.e. riffs & leads based off mixolydian mode sound well played over a dominant 7th chord; leads & riffs based on dorian sound good over a minor chord, etc.).

The major & 3 minor scales are just the entryway to a larger means of getting your point across!

is it important to learn guitar scales and blues? coz ive been learning guitar for almost a year now and when i search about guitar in google or yahoo scales etc comes out so i was wondering is it?
is it important to learn guitar scales and blues? coz ive been learning guitar for almost a year now and when i search about guitar in google or yahoo scales etc comes out so i was wondering is it? coz im learning metal and punk rock kind of music i really want to learn metallica and etc… KIRK HAMMETT!! = GOD

Scales are important to learn because they are the building blocks of music. The chords you play are made from the notes that are in the scales, the melody is made from the notes that are in the scales. If you want to play more than just chords and power chords you will need to learn scales, modes, and the chords that work with them.

Blues is the basis of all Rock and Roll, even Punk and Metal. The blues scale is the most commonly used scale in all of today’s popular music. Learning this scale is mandatory for anyone who wants to play rock guitar.

Ok so i wanna take lead electric guitar lessons… my dad told me that electric and acoustic guitar are the same when it comes to taking lessons. Is That true?

Jason,

Most people play electric and acoustic pretty differently (generally lots of strumming on acoustic, more chunking and playing single notes on electric).

If you really want to play lead guitar, then do NOT take acoustic guitar lessons. The guys teaching acoustic will show you some awesome stuff and a good teacher will teach you well, but you will NOT learn lead like you want to.

Good luck finding the right lessons to teach you lead.

John

ok im sorta a beginner. not a new new new player been playin some months i know a few songs and like 1 or 2 solos. and my questions are:

1. i here alot about "The Blues Scale" like what is it for? how do u use it or how can i use it? and what is a scale? whats the point of it? i got a music sheet my guitar teacher from school gave me. "blues scale in the key of G". and i see other keys online like F & A. what are blue scales for? i also hear about the petatonic scale…help? thx u so much.

2. how do people come up with like riffs and solos? do they know how every note sounds and go form there? or is it like a formula or steps u gotta go thru? thx.

Blues scales are a collection of notes that are used to compose blues songs. They are also used for improvising. If you are playing a song in the key of G blues, then you need to know the G blues scale. If you are playing in F blues, than you need to know the F blues scale. So the more scales you know, the more keys you will be able to play in.

Pentatonic scales are very similar to blues scales, but with one less note. Both pentatonic and blues scales are good for beginners because it is easy to improvise using them. Memorize the scales and mess around with them. There are no "wrong" notes, so you can’t really make a mistake. Anything you play will sound pretty good.

People come up with riffs and solos by messing around with the scales until they find something they like. Most riffs and scales were probably improvised at first. The performer liked the sound of them and decided to make a song out of them.

A good musician knows the sounds of the notes. This is not as hard as it sounds. If you spend a lot of time playing in a particular key, say, the G blues that your teacher gave you, you will start to memorize how the notes go and be able to predict what they will sound like.

Hello all!

Well I have been playing bass guitar for about ehhh 7 years or so.. but I always learned by ear and just wrote original pieces. I never took the time to learn all the technicalities of scales and reading music and what not. I have just decided that I would like to educate myself on the basics of chords and scales and all that. SO..

I am aware that the major scale construction consists of (Whole steps and Half steps) :
WWHWWWH

And the minor scale:
WHWWHWW

My question is, do all other scales have a basic W/H construction like this that can be played on any root note?

And if so, what are the WH constructions?

If anyone could shed a light on this, I would be very appreciative!!

Yes all other scales have a basic W/H construction.

However there are thousands of scales out there. Some are traditional, while others are not.

Here’s a site that lists a lot of scales:

http://www.guitarchops101.com/guitarscales.html

I could be wrong here, but I don’t think you need to know the WH constructions. It sounds to me like you have a pretty good grasp of music theory. Plus you could figure out the WH constructions of a scale.

I think your next step should be learning about modes. Essentially they open up the entire guitar for any Major or Minor Key you are playing. And on top of this, it will give you new WH constructions that you were asking for.

Basic Music theory tells us most songs are played in one Key. A Key consists of 7 notes. Scales / Modes help us map out those 7 notes around the guitar.

So you are tired of the Major and Minor traditional sound? If yes, then modes will throw in 5 more types of Scales that change up that sound but stay in the Key.

Take the C Major Scale. C, D, E, F, G, A, B

C = I, D = ii, E = iii, F = IV, G = V, A =vi, and B -vii

The Modes match up as: Ionian = 1, Dorian =2, Phrygian =3, Lydian =4, Mixolydian =5, Aeolian = 6, and Locrian = 7.

You already know the Ionian and Aeolian pattern. Ionian is your standard Major Scale pattern. Aelian is your standard Minor pattern.

Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian are mostly a minor scale sound. Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian are a major scale sound. While Locrian is a diminshed sound. They follow the same guidelines as your basic triads within a standard key.

So why are modes different scales? Modes will stay in the key but give you different starting points and thus give you different scales.

Look at the D Dorian for example. It’s the same notes as the C Major scale, but it’s a different WH constructions.

D Dorian – D, E, F, G, A, B, C.

W, H, W, W, W, H, W

By learning the traditional modes you will learn 5 more types of scales. And it’s the same idea as the scales. Once you learn the pattern you can move it anywhere on the guitar to fit the Key you are playing in.

It’s a lot of info. That website talks about modes too. If you have questions though, feel free to email. Good Luck.

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