Gamma is a direct sequence of sounds from tonic to tonic per octave or several octaves up. In musical pedagogy, the performance of scales is used as an exercise for the development of hearing, rhythm, and fluency of the fingers. Playing a scale on a guitar is specific because the same note can be played on multiple strings. It is important to choose the optimal fingering that allows you to quickly move your fingers without much strain.
Instructions
Step 1
Draw a fretboard with strings on the paper. Mark each fret with the letter symbols of the notes (A, Ais, B, C, Cis, D, Dis, E, F, Fis, G, Gis). Note that notes with “is” can be read as either sharp or flat, depending on the key (Fis = Ges). Mark these notes with black circles. The rest are in white, in accordance with the piano keyboard (there, sharp and flat keys are also played on black keys).
Step 2
Find a collection of scales and arpeggios for guitar. As a rule, in such collections all the details of the performance are indicated: fret, string, finger. Review before playing to be sure. At the same time, try to remember as much of what you have written with your eyes. Play a scale in your head at a slow pace.
Step 3
At the initial stage, the scales in C major, E major and E minor are played. The first is the simplest, since it lacks key signs. The latter are convenient due to the tuning of the guitar (the lower string is e). Start with the scale to. Play it in the following fingering: on the fifth string, the third, fifth fret; on the fourth string, the second, third, fifth frets; on the third string the second, fourth, fifth fret.
Step 4
This is a scale of one octave. Make sure that all sounds are equally loud, rhythmically even. Pull the string with your right hand immediately after tightening it with your left finger, not earlier or later. First, play the entire scale up and down, alternating the directions of the strike (up and down). Achieve fast execution in this technique by gradually building up your tempo. Then start learning it using a different technique, slowly at first and gradually speeding up.
Step 5
Increase the scale range to two or three octaves, depending on your skill level. Then move on to playing scales from other notes (E, A, G). Do not try to achieve quick execution from the first lesson. Speed will come with experience. Try to look less at the neck, so that later, based on these scales, you can play improvisations and at the same time communicate with the audience.
