E Major Guitar Scale

Derivative vs. Parallel

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Let's play a pull exercise based on the E Linear Major guitar scale.

e major guitar scale in a line up the high e, linear scale, frets 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12, pull exercise, play 2 then pull to open, then pluck open, so it is a triplet 2 pull 0 pluck 0, repeat on each string, listen to video

What fingers did you use? Try doing the exercise using only 1 finger, but try all of them (1, 2, 3, 4). Which single finger works best?

After that, try combinations, such as the 1 & 3, or 2 & 4. There is no RIGHT way to finger the exercise, just BETTER ones.

Try to get the pulled tone the same volume as the picked tones. Pay attention to the direction of your picking (down - pull - up).

You can get this moving pretty quick with smooth picking. Depending on your fingering, you will have to SHIFT(change positions) to get to higher tones, so...as soon as you PULL, start SHIFTING. The SHIFT is a planned part of the PULL.

Derivative vs. Parallel.

e major scale, inventory, e is root, f is flat 2, f sharp is 2, g is flat 3, g sharp is 3, a is 4, a sharp is sharp 4, b is 5, c is sharp 5, c sharp is 6, d is flat 7, d sharp is 7, e is octave

Numerical Chromaticism is used to count half steps. By calling the Root the 0, rather than the 1, the math works. In Numerical Chromaticism, the Major 7 would be spelled 0 4 7 11. We can then count half steps. 4 - 0 = 4 = Major 3rd, etc. In our normal naming/numbering system above, the Major 7 chord is spelled R 3 5 7.

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