Castles of Sand

Castles of Sand

A note on practicing scales.

It is more important when practicing scales to develop an ear by playing them around chords than it is to simply do wrote, technical practice of the scales by themselves. Try playing a chord and then playing the accompanying scale for that chord and you will notice how the G major scale for instance sounds if you play it directly after strumming a G major chord. You can also try playing a g minor scale over the G major chord or try playing a g minor scale over the G minor chord for that matter. Definitely play the G minor scale after strumming the G minor chord.

In this way you will learn to understand how the scales fit with the chords and how the sounds work together which is much better practice than simply running through scale diagrams although there is a place for that as well. Running through scale diagrams will increase your dexterity and comfort level with the guitar and also give you practice with alternate picking.

http://musicouch.com/music-making/guitar-lesson-three-open-chords-bar-chords-and-some-scales/

http://musicouch.com/instruments/string/guitar/guitar-lesson-two-the-g-major-chord-scale-and-more/

Baby Blue bob dylan guitar vocal

http://www.archive.org/details/BabyBlueBobDylanGuitarVocal

scales - G major at 2nd fret

Here we have pictured the G major scale as it would be fingered at the second fret. The first fret, numbered at right is the fret immediately behind the second fret which is the fret we are working with. This pattern played where shown is the g major scale. The root notes for this scale are on the 1st 4th and 6th strings as numbered at top. Below I have mapped the scale with the root notes in black.



This scale can be played anywhere on the neck of the guitar and it will be the scale of whatever notes the black notes fall upon. Considering that the e minor scale has the same notes as the g major scale this would also be the pattern of the e minor scale however the root notes would be in different places. The e minor diagram with the root notes blackened is as follows.



More on this subject can be found here:

http://musicouch.com/music-making/guitar-lesson-three-open-chords-bar-chords-and-some-scales/

http://musicouch.com/instruments/string/guitar/guitar-lesson-two-the-g-major-chord-scale-and-more/

http://musicouch.com/instruments/string/guitar/guitar-lesson-one-major-and-minor-scales-and-the-fret-board/

Thank you and I hope you found this interesting and informative. If you have any questions or comments feel free to drop me a line at walterholstad@hotmail.com.

New Les Paul guitar first run through

Track I made today, Tuesday August 24 2010



http://www.archive.org/details/NewLesPaulGuitarFirstRunThrough

Dreaming guitar solo blondie

A simple guitar solo sort of in the style of Blondie's Dreaming. Without the bridge or the chorus though.



http://www.archive.org/details/DreamingGuitarSoloBlondie

Running from the Cops 08102010 mp3

My latest song I wrote in humorist fashion about Running from the Cops.



http://www.archive.org/details/RunningFromTheCops08102010Mp3

em b a two guitars

em b a two guitars 08042010 mellow



http://www.archive.org/details/EmBATwoGuitars08042010MellowMp3

leadiest



http://www.archive.org/details/EmBATwoGuitarsLeadiest08042010Mp3

lost in trance and this wheel's on fire

lost in trance



http://www.archive.org/details/LostInTrance08032010

Wheel's On Fire



http://www.archive.org/details/WheelsOnFireWithBassSecondVocalMp3

Wheel's On Fire w bass and lead guitar.



http://www.archive.org/details/WheelsOnFireWBassLeadGuitar1Mp3

Wheel's On Fire



http://www.archive.org/details/WheelsOnFireWBassFirstVocalMp3

Guitar solo 071710 c b am g f g c am g

http://www.archive.org/details/GuitarSolo071710CBAmGFGCAmG

Everyday Sunshine 071210 instrumental

http://www.archive.org/details/EverydaySunshine071210

Instrumental G D C 3x Am G D

First one with no solo.




http://www.archive.org/details/InstrumentalGDC3xAmGD

Second one with guitar solo overlaid.




http://www.archive.org/details/InstrumentalGDC3xAmGDWSolo

EM7 D#m C#m F#m aaa first and second mix mp3

http://www.archive.org/details/Em7DmCmFmAaaFirstMixMp3



http://www.archive.org/details/Em7DmCmFmAaaFirstAndSecondMixMp3

Heavenly Blue 1991

What Does It All Mean? Instrumental.

C G F C guitar and bass.



http://www.archive.org/details/WhatDoesItAllMean

Acoustic Jam BbM7 C Dm

http://www.archive.org/details/AcousticJamBbm7CDm

First One on May 16




http://www.archive.org/details/May051610FirstTake

Wheels On Fire Acoustic mp3

Wheels On Fire - Cover of a Bob Dylan and the Band song.



http://www.archive.org/details/WheelsOnFireAcousticMp3

So Apart Two Vocals mp3

So Apart with two vocal tracks.



http://www.archive.org/details/SoApartTwoVocalsMp3

So Apart - Acoustic

For lyrics see previous blog post.

So Apart



http://www.archive.org/details/SoApart

Warm Sunday In May

Warm Sunday In May - A guitar solo with a mic'ed acoustic guitar ( 2 tracks ) and a mic'ed bass guitar.



http://www.archive.org/details/WarmSundayInMay