Segovia Scales. The Importance Of Scales.

Just some basic scales. You might say, "Oh man, this is boring!" But keep in mind that although you have learned every Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, and Yngwie Malmsteem lick ever made, there is one thing behind it, and that is scales. My theory is that if you practice just the basics, then you can the more advanced stuff later.

I didn't pull this theory out of my butt, my guitar teacher (who is awesome)told me this and I've been doing this and it's been working for me. I have nothing against learning licks but I'm against practicing those licks as excercises for 4 horus everyday. But there's nothing wrong with practicing an etude just as long as scales are you main thing. So why are these scales so important?

If you practice these scales everyday (and just scales) whenever someone shows you a cool lick with weird fingerings, you'll be able to master it quickly because through scales, you have given your fingers the strenghth and agility they need to master that lick.

Also an advantage to learning scales is that you'll be able to learn your fretboard better. When I'm in jazz band, and my teacher tells me to play a solo to a song in the key of Cm, my brain automatically knows where every note in that key is on the whole neck of my guitar.

These Segovia scales aren't the wimpy one-octave- same-postion scales you know at the moment (or maybe don't know). No, these scales are 2 and 3 Octave Scales that take you all over the fretboard. These have helped me out a lot in the 3 areas I previously talked about. So here are the scales. Next time, I'll explain how to practice them and what the fingerings are, but for now, experiment with them your self. By the way, these aren't ALL the scales, only 4 of them. If you want all the scales you can buy the Segovia scales at Amazon or something. They aren't in tab though, dont be lazy challenge yourself and try to sight read them!

C               |               |               |                
|------------------------------------------------5---7---8---7---|
|------------------------------------5---6---8-------------------|
|--------------------2---4---5---7-------------------------------|
|--------2---3---5-----------------------------------------------|
|3---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8---6---5---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------7---5---4---2-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5---3---2-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------5---3---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Am (Melodic)    |               |               |                
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------9---10--12--|
|--------------------------------------------9---11--------------|
|--------------------------------9---10--12----------------------|
|------------5---7---9---11--12----------------------------------|
|5---7---8-------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|----10--12--14--16--17--15--13--12--10--------------------------|
|13--------------------------------------13--12--10--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------12--10--9---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10--9---7---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------10--8---7---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------10--8---7---5-----------------------|

 G               |               |               |                
|------------------------------------------------------------5---|
|------------------------------------------------5---7---8-------|
|--------------------------------2---4---5---7-------------------|
|--------------------2---4---5-----------------------------------|
|--------2---3---5-----------------------------------------------|
|3---5-----------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|7---8---10--12--14--15--14--12--10--8---7-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10--8---7-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------9---7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|10--9---7-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------10--9---7---5---3---2-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5---3-----------------------|

 Em (Melodic)    |               |               |                
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------8---9---11--|
|--------------------------------4---5---7---9---11--------------|
|----------------2---4---6---7-----------------------------------|
|0---2---3---5---------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|----------------11--12--10--8---7-------------------------------|
|----10--12--14----------------------10--8---7-------------------|
|12----------------------------------------------9---7-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------10--9---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 |               |               |               |                
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10--9---7---5---3---2---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5---3-------------------------------|

So peace out and see you next time. Message me if you have any questions.

Comments

[rhcpcure2826]

first.

i dont understand. Andres Segovia was a classical guitarist. these arent classical scales.

[SSVskater85]

this is crap... i never heard anything crappier than this. im sorry

[troutBoy]

the melodic scales arent they just natural minor scales?

[GlitteryGold]

so even if I do know every lick that yngwie ever made, why would I need these scales in the first place you ***ing idiot.

[mexicandude88]

i really like scales and i dont know all that E stuff and what not and i want something that would make me sound like slash or something fast because i,ve been tryig to understand scales and am Willing to lear so GOOD JOB

[copperbird]

thanks for taking the time to write out the lesson, i found it useful cause most scale lessons dont move down the fretboard

[Gr1m R34p3r]

Good Stuff

[Mute]

I know its been said before, but its good to see a lesson that takes a person all over the fretboard.

[Guitarro777]

thanks for all the tips guys. If some of you actually understood my lesson, (hint hint: the idiots that first posted comments) you wouldn't be complaining. I can explain all that theory and crap to you if you want it. I'm not talking about how the excercise helps your fingers, but I'm also thinking musically too, how learning sclaes helps you musically, especially in jazz. Does knowing every Yngwie lick help you improvise? Probably not. Also realize that Yngwie also kows his scales which is how he comes up with those licks for you. So on final note, Just remember to play music, it's not always about playing fast. For more scales, buy the book at amazon.com or something.

[rhcpcure2826]

im sory, but tabbing two scales is hardly a lesson.

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

thats a tab, but that guy (the one that submitted that tab) understands that tabbing a scale is in no way a lesson, and he tabbed 15 scales.

this is in no way a legitamite lesson, dont try to patronize anybody when you submitted no explanation of anything at all, besides the OBVIOUS FACT that scales help. wow. thanks for that, i think that youre the first person to make anybody aware.

for your information, there is a spanish scale that obviously was utilized by segovia. there are many more scales than three used in an entire history of a genre that predates any genre.

[Guitarro777]

Hey I posted these scales up as excercises. This is not a theory lesson. THese are just excercies to help your Fingers, nothing else. Thus, the only point of my "lesson" is that scales help. I know that there are other scales, these are just the basics designed by Andres Segovia to increase speed and dexterity. Next time, message me instead taking up room on this forum.

[Guitarro777]

also that link you gave, that is in no way a lesson. All he did was tab out 15 scales and explained nothing of what they mean. ooh wow, that boosts soloing power. But how exactly does it? that's all another lesson in it's self which i may post later.

[rhcpcure2826]

If some of you actually understood my lesson

key word there is lesson. also, look at what part of the site youre on.

that person NEW that his tabs werent a lesson. you should have, too. youre trying to act as though you have some kind of cuperiority in the theory respect, when your lesson EXPLAINED NOTHING and was admittedly taken from a book.

im not going to respond by posting on 'your' 'lesson'

your points are so invalid that i wont respond to any of your pms, because YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CARES.

[Guitarro777]

this "lesson" was originally in "the basics" i guess the webmaster decided to change it. Also, i got the scales from a book, not the "lesson." I appreciate your input rhcpcure.

[fatbassist]

rhcp guy SHUT UP please. the guy who wrote this..all he was trying to do was help us ok, so please don't find fault in what he's done. if you think you're so superior you bloody write a lesson ok?

[Nic Rush]

I'm very interested to know how many of you guys understand the difference between opinion and fact, it seems alot of you are of the opinion that your opinions are fact. rhcpcure2826, GlitteryGold, SSVskater85, my opinion is that your heads are all up your ass. Are any af you guys pro-musicians, and how seriously do you take your instrument, pro or not. I wouldnt be surprised if one, if not all of you were music-shop salesman, seems you all fit the profile....

To those who have read this lesson for the first time and reached this post after all the hilarious ***ing bullshit posted here, here is a question you need to be asking yourselves:

Q: How come "Axe God 2004", ( rhcpcure2826, GlitteryGold, SSVskater85, he's not a real person, get it!!? ) sounds nothing like "Guitar God 1979", even tho "GG'79" is "AG'04"'s biggest influence and "AG'04" can play every solo of his note perfect?

A: He took the time to look deeper then the surface and create his own style.

WOW.

If anybody wants some ideas about how to expand on the potentially VERY IMPORTANT INFO in this lesson, feel free to e-mail me. The three bitches who moaned, feel free to *** of, and have a great time doing it.

Thanx for the post Guitarro777.

[mantaboo]

rhcpcure2826, Shut up. If you don't like the lesson then don't look at it. People like you are lazy and want everything printed out for you instead of actually sitting down and playing the guitar and learning how to do something for yourself. Maybe if you take what information that IS given and figure out on your own how to transpose it to other positions and keys, you might just start learning how to play the guitar instead of a bunch of cool licks randomly thrown together. We, who do enjoy all aspects of the guitar will absorb any knowledge we can and try to figure out what is left on our own. By the way you should be to embarrassed to type on public forums with the lack spelling skills you possess. Maybe that's why you don't like the lesson, you are confusing C with A.

[wyldgeorge]

Guitarro777 thanks! Very well done!

I have been playing guitar for 30+ years and I can tell you that all the great guitarist out there of every genre know his or her scales. It is knowledge of scales that not only helps the fingering technique, but it also helps train the ear.

Schmucks like rhcpcure2826 need to stick to riding his skate board or listening to MTV and put the guitar down. Because unless you get off your lazy surfer ass and put the 3 D's to work - Desire, Disciplne and Dedication, you will be a third rate guitarist with the musical IQ of a salad bar!

[Guitarro777]

please rate my lesson. seems like some people have given me crappy votes because they can't be musicians.

[drumnbass411]

when i first started playing guitar...(about a year ago)...i thought i discovered something...i noticed patterns up and down the fretboard...i began to play all the natural notes in sequence...(with the help of a picture of every note on the fretboard in standard tuning)...and without even knowing it, i learned the entire C scales up and down the fretboard...i thought i was a genious...since then ive learned that the same patterns exist for every key...good stuff...and ive also learned the importance in knowing them...great for building dexterity and skill...good job on the emphasis guitarro777

[ambush_xx]

i am a new to scales ,can anybody tell me the scales that io need to learn there are so many of them and i need to know which ones are the more basic and simple

[brett1234]

great lesson looking forward to more

[nathanfb]

I dont think many of these idiots relize the importance of being a balanced guitar player. scales and theory are damn important if you dont wanna just sit there rehashing out the same old crap. while also you do need to learn from the past masters . learn some damn scales and modes and shit and then thank this guy for opening your eyes to a new way of playing improvised soloing and constructing more-than-basic songs. that is all, goodbye.

[the_ashtraygirl]

Thank you, guitarro777 for posting this lesson. You made my fingers hurt And to all those bastards who think this ain't a good lesson: this guy is just trying to help sh*tty guitarplayers like me.

[Guitarro777]

thanks for the comments guys, I'll se if I can post up the next leson really soon...

[rhcpcure2826]

ha, i remember this lesson.

rhcpcure2826, Shut up. If you don't like the lesson then don't look at it.

I am merely instructing users that the knowledge to be gained here is inadequate.

People like you are lazy and want everything printed out for you instead of actually sitting down and playing the guitar and learning how to do something for yourself.

You don't know me at all as a guitarist or a musician. I am in advanced thoery class, and I have made numerous and thorough lessons in the Musician's Talk forum. You truly are a moron.

Maybe if you take what information that IS given and figure out on your own how to transpose it to other positions and keys,

Please, don't patronize me. I know how to play the scale upon which western music is based, and i hardly need someone to 'transpose' the music for me.

you might just start learning how to play the guitar instead of a bunch of cool licks randomly thrown together.

again, an explicit display or the fact that your arguement is based on nothing, as i have played classical guitar for as long as i can remember and electric guitar for a long time as well. I have thoroughly studied music, and you do not know anything with regard to what you're talking about.

We, who do enjoy all aspects of the guitar will absorb any knowledge we can and try to figure out what is left on our own.

Who is 'we'? the Union against rhcpcure2826? You cant just pull theory out of your ass, or a tab site. This is not knowledge, this is telling you where to put your fingers, explaining nothing of the intervals, the utilizization of nondiatonic notes by Andres Segovia, the harmonizations of Segovia, etc.

By the way you should be to embarrassed to type on public forums with the lack spelling skills you possess. Maybe that's why you don't like the lesson, you are confusing C with A.

ha. I have exhitbited a far more articulate vocaulary in this series of posts, and I'm sorry if i dont sit at a computer all day practicing typing reflexively. Maybe the two-three words that I misspelled are typographical erros, you moron???

[rhcpcure2826]

Also, you called this lesson "The importance of scales"

Scales are not merely means of exercising your fingers, as you confirmed was the point of this lesson, but methods by which one can learn and understand the intervals that appeal and are easily comprehended by the human ear, and then use those scales to produce and understand harmonizations and melodies.

[rhcpcure2826]

Schmucks like rhcpcure2826 need to stick to riding his skate board or listening to MTV and put the guitar down. Because unless you get off your lazy surfer ass and put the 3 D's to work - Desire, Disciplne and Dedication, you will be a third rate guitarist with the musical IQ of a salad bar!

if you think you're so superior you bloody write a lesson ok?

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=149180

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...hlight=beginner

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153631

those should shut everyone up.

[kin]

I say give this a break man. This is a lesson I actually read, used, and liked. It helps with my fingers and streching, and I like it alot. Thank you for writing this Guitaro777. Oh yeah, just because you have a large vocabulary does not make you smart.

[kin]

Yeah yeah I double posted get over it (there is no edit button). The large vocab is not directed at the author of this lesson. I say, if you don't like it, don't read it. Simple as that.

[casteel]

I liked this lesson because all of the scales have the key they are in. This helps when improvising solos right?

[zakk_wylde4]

i'm confused about the fingerings for every note.

[noodles_wazaman]

to the 'lesson' author and rhcpcure, chill the *** out. arguing on the internet is so retarded

[shreditor]

so even if I do know every lick that yngwie ever made, why would I need these scales in the first place you ***ing idiot.

Yngwie used scales to make every lick he has ever created. If you quit complaining and just play a harmonic minor scale while listning to him youll see why scales are so important(yngwie's whole carrer is practictally based on the harmonic minor scale). Scales are there for you to improvise, create licks, construct solos, make chord progressions, and anything and everything you need to make a song. I'm sure most of you have no idea what scales are for and you just saying "I don't need to learn scales, ill just use my ear", or "What The F**K is a F**KING SCALE!!!". just take a song that is played in any key on major chord,if the song is in F major then play a F major scale over it (thats to help you understand how there used). For modes all you have to do to understand them and why there is seven of them is you connect them in order from Ionian(major scale) to Dorian to Phyrigian to Lydian to mixolydian to aolean(minor scale) to locrean back to Ionian(at the same shape that you started out with but only 12 frets higher up the neck). for example take the Ionian(major scale)and play it acending and then decending back to the first note you played in the mode(the root, first degree, or just note that the mode is based on like E Ionian)Then after you do that go to the second note you played in the mode (the second degree)and play the dorian mode starting on that note and then keep acending and decending the modes back to the root and start the next mode at the second degree of the mode you just played. you can start off at any mode to do this, like phyrigian and then connect the phyrigian to the the lydian.... and so on until you land back on the octave of the phyrigian mode. if you want it to be in minor key then start with the aolean mode, if you want it in major then start off with the ionian mode (simple as that). that is how you connect the modes but you can just use one of the modes threw the whole song if you feel like it. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai sound very simular because they both use the lydian mode very often (you can tell by playing a lydian mode while listning to either of them). you can play the modes in any shape anywhare on the fretboard (like on one string, 6th to 1st sting, down by the 1st fret, up by the pickups, ect ect..) as long as it has only the notes that are in the mode or else it will be out of key (theres nothing wrong with playing out of key but if you want to learn modes and scales, they are all in key with eachother). And exotic scales are extra unique sounding scales if you want to learn them but you need to know (learn from right to left)Major,minor,Diminshed and Augmented scales before you jump into them. I hope this has made scales and modes alot clearer for all of you, peace.

[Gamma_SE]

Sorry to sound argumentative, but if you keep it down to three notes per string, it's not only easier to learn for the students, but more practical to 'shred' on for the teachers. I bet Yngwie would agree. Perfect play like that is totally dependent on the mechanical-like fingering involved.

A G major scale, for example, will always have the same seven notes, and those seven notes are repeated in various spots all over the fretboard. There are many ways to play any scale. Any mode of any scale is still the same seven notes, and therefore PART of that scale.

Please, let me elaborate:
G Ionian, consists of...
G(1), A(2), B(3), C(4), D(5), E(6), and F#(7).
A Dorian, consists of...
G(1), A(2), B(3), C(4), D(5), E(6), and F#(7).
Sidenote:
The way you have it, you would have to stretch three whole steps with your playing hand to shred on your segovia scales. I have enormous hands, and find it difficult to stretch that far for shredding...it wouldn't be practical when you can just find the next note down a string, like in a box position. Making your hands continuously stretch that far could damage you.

What I suggest that you do, is instead of learning the positions that the scales are in (because there really isn't any SET position for any scale) you should learn what notes are in the scale, and where all of those notes are on the fretboard. If you know THAT by heart, even for just the ionian, you can do just about anything, because the ionian is the foundation for any other scale or mode. If you want a scale with a flat 3rd...don't play the Aeolian mode, that's for ameuters. Play Ionian with a flatted third. And as for that, you needn't worry about modes. at all. Just make a new scale that harmonizes with whatever you're playing to...a combination of that and a good ear, and some solid theory, and you could be a rock star. :P

You can email me for further questions.

[Gamma_SE]

A further comment. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR SURE IS IONIAN.

[glomusmaduro23]

First of all, thanks for putting this article up, guitarro777, I was pleased that I found the four basic segovia scales online, and this was the only place I found that had them.

But to make these Segovia Scales worth-while you seriously need to know the left hand fingerings for them. I would love it if someone who knows the left hand fingerings for all four scales could post them so I can have them learned by Saturday... I have an audition. If I order them from Amazon, they won't show up until after my audition so i'm kind of in a pinch due fully to my irresponsibility. The music stores in my town are conveniently sold out of them.

And some explanation of the Segovia scales vs most educational scale patterns: The reason that they have more than three notes per string is so they can blaze straight up the scale through three octaves... the only way to go straight through three octaves is by doing some position shifts on a normal guitar fretboard. Three octave scale runs might not be real common in most music, but quiet and smooth position shifts become important in classical guitar playing and the scales are a good way to practice those. The position shifts don't need to be nearly as quite on a distorted electric guitar so it's not such a big deal and most teachers don't use these scale patterns because they focus on an aspect of playing that is hard to learn and not very important for most styles.

Again, if someone could post the left hand fingerings or point me to somewhere on the internet that has them, I'd be very greatful and it would make this article much more useful! Thanks!

-Christopher

[the_shmoo]

Holy shit, all of you are wasting your time. Yes, scales are important [probably the most important thing you need to know to be a good guitar player. Anyone who argues so strongly against Segovia's methods, or scale positions that are too tough for your weak little fingers, needs to go set down their guitar, chop off their fingers, and keep at least 50 feet away from every guitar in sight. Segovia was not a fat-headed, lazy-assed skater punk who wanted to "Learn to play like a pro in 30 days!" If you lazy twats want to learn how to really play the guitar, and learn to shred well, [that is what all of you are striving for, isn't it?] then you have to actually take this stuff seriously. Until you know how to make the best use out of every single fret on a guitar fingerboard, quit your bitching and learn your scales. I know I'm right and all of you can go lick me if you disagree.

[kdo]

yngwie is much to much...i bought a video of his the other day...liquid fingers...even when he slowed it down it was a blurr...i understood what he was doing but he just goes into hyper mode...if i had a choice between yngwie or clapton then slowhand beats him just on raw emotion and sound..clapton was more tangible with substance,even since i heard clapton and bb king ive always wanted to sound or create a style based on there sounds.Dont get me wrong i think that yngwie is a master at what he does but if you look at record sales or even ask the general public,most of them will have heard clapton or bb king,but not many have heard of yngwie or vai or kirk..its all about quality chaps..not quanity

[kdo]

repent..and tho shall be saved...

[rememberthsname]

If you guys want to inprove your guitar skills and you are looking up stuff to be a better soloist or just to inprove people or whatever it is then why are you wasting your time complaining about something somebody put on here to help you out. Scales are where it starts for everything, So shut the he11 up and learn some d@mn guitar. The scales should explain them selfs with a little feeling from the person playing guitar...If you really want to know what all the half steps and whole step diffrences are them look up somewhere else and dont stop and waste your time putting down other people that are trying to help. JUST SHUT THE HE11 UP AND PLAY THOSE D@MN STRINGS.
Brandon James B.----Remember that name

[AFuriousMind]

very good techniques here. always nice to see something fresh! anything to get you playing your axe will surely be nothing short of exciting!

[music bob]

very good!!!!

[minijjjay]

what is all the arguing going on for through this forum.scales are quite straight forward. i figured it was pointless trying to learn scales that were printed on the net, you are best to go to for example www.jguitar.com then print off for example the c major scale and learn all the positions on the fretboard(which is boring at first but then after a while you can make up anything you want really by just mucking about).if u want to understand the major scale then - www.electric-guitar.co.uk gives a great basic description of how it works. i picked major cos i think major and minor are the most common and i think major is quite easy to understand. so there you go dont bother copying the scales on the net when you can much more satisfaction of making up scales all by yourself, its really easy!

[minijjjay]

why are we all arguing about scales. im just a beginner but i found the best way to learn scales was not just to copy them from a website article. instead go to for example www.jguitar.com and print off a scale you would like and it gives you all the finger positions. i am currently learning the C major scale and it means after some boring remembering, after about a week or so you can improvise around the fretboard which is really cool compared to playing stuff which has been set out in stone for you to learn and spit out again. it is also more enjoyable which means you will stick at it for longer. as for the theory side to the major scales i just surfed the net for a good explanantion - www.electric-guitar.co.uk and the basic theory lesson. i suppose you could do the same for the spanish scale and after a couple of weeks be sweeping around the spanish scale too which would look quite professional.

[takamineman005]

Hey i really like this thanks. I know that you have been getting a lot of complaints but you can never no too many scales so i have no idea why any one would say that there is no reason to know these.

[maggieslovak]

I think the fact is that a scale is a scale, no matter whether you play them from skiping a sting in between, or starting on a googooplex of various patterns. But besides that one little note, i really do find that this here was an important excersize to communicate because all too often, as i've even observed in myself, the scales quickly become a vertical or completely linear accuaintance that breeds the looming problem of the rest of the fret board. These excersizes can potentially solve this.
Thanks!
-m

[3d_guru]

well first of all, i agree with one thing, the "lesson" here is only about the "fact" that playing scales will help your technique and music knowledge. that's the only lesson you can get here. all the rest are just scales gathered from a book.
the fact is, these exercises can be found on dozens of websites, so THAT part is not called lessoning. it's just...pasting

however, i really appreciate that you took some time to write this "lesson" so that i don't have to google for the scales.

[3d_guru]

btw i rate this 7 for your time and explanation. cheers

[lucky911charms]

GO Brandom B

[beguined]

I have never in my life heard such a collection of idiots and hammerheads...
take your guitars and burn them. Join the army. Go to Iraq. Step on a roadside bomb and die. Please. But I beg you...never play music again.

[strat52]

Easy to find the sheet music by searching Google. I got the first 3: C, Am and G, is good exercise, or as says in preface, good fot later speed studies. What are the names of the major amd their minor scales for the rest of the sheet music? Would help I'm not so great at reading notes, if I knew what scales are in order would make it easy, thanks. I saw Segovia once in San Francisco, was the best ever! Thanks.

[GIBSON135]

tks for segovia scales. have you more? segovia shifts out of the C major box on the G string (from 2nd to 5th position). did he prescribe shifting on the ring finger?

[griffin8r]

troutBoy wrote:

the melodic scales arent they just natural minor scales?

No, the melodic minor scales feature a sharpened 6th and 7th. E minor (natural) would be, for example, E-F#-G-A-B-C-D-E, where E melodic minor would be E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D#-E. E harmonic minor (a much more familiar mode to most metal guitarists) would feature just the sharpened 7th - E-F#-G-A-B-C-D#-E

[jesusism]

I second that strat52, I bought the book off of Amazon (as well as the Slur Exercises by A.S.) and my uncle labeled like 10 of the 23 scales. I've been trying to properly name the others, but by reading this article I found what I thought was E Major (EF#GABC#D#) was actually E Minor Melodic. If someone does know the name of the scales in the order they appear would you please shoot me a message, I'd greatly appreciate it.

I also this sheet my uncle made that has the guitar frets labelled with the notes as well as the corresponding music notes that I use to decipher music notes. If you'd like it just shoot me a message with your e-mail and I'll forward it to you.

[glamhairmetal]

yes the melodic minor is based on the natural minor with the 6th and 7th raise a half step.
when descending, you use the natural minor

theres nothing on segovia.

[The_Moth]

The people who posted at the beginning of this page who made comments like "this guy is an idiot" and such should be banned. Constructive feedback is great but don't insult someone just to make yourself look cool on the boards, because you don't look cool, it just makes you seem very ignorant. Furthermore, no one cares about your ignorant opinion if you don't have anything that is of actual use.

[actoplus_met]

so when are you gonna put up the exercises? i really need x_x

[Adrian Smith 80]

Thanks for the segovia scales.I wanted to find these scales.

[nambo111]

my friend. very nice touch. i also play the segovia scales inbetween ever song i play or i mess with my rasgueado techniques. fun fun. anyways. does anyone here know what the "x" stands for in the middle of a few of the flat scales? there is also some crazy notes that have a natural sign and a sharp sighn before it. i dont get that. does that mean you make it what you want? maybe it has something to do with that mysterious "x" that site around in some scales. i think the scale is an F# maybe.i dont know the name of it. its after the b major scale. well if i can get some feed back id appriciate it.