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11: How Guitarists Use Scale Patterns in Improvisation · The Guitarjet Podcast

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Speaker 1: Welcome to the Guitar Jet podcast, where you'll skyrocket your
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Speaker 1: knowledge of theory, techniques and fundamentals for guitar. Hey, I'm
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Speaker 1: your tr instructor Miles, and today I'm going to tell
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Speaker 1: you how guitarists can use scale patterns in improvisation and
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Speaker 1: oars use scale patterns and improvisation to make it easier
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Speaker 1: to visualize the fretboard and play over chord changes. And
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Speaker 1: you need to understand the relationship between chords and scales
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Speaker 1: in order to use your scale patterns. For example, the
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Speaker 1: minor pentatonic scale patterns and natural minor scale patterns work
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Speaker 1: well over dinner chords and minor seventh chords. Major pentatonic
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Speaker 1: scale patterns and major scale patterns work over major chords
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Speaker 1: and major seventh chords. And that's just scratching the surface
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Speaker 1: of chord and scale relationships. And my best tip for
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Speaker 1: you is to know at least one five note scale
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Speaker 1: pattern and a seven novail pattern for every chord type
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Speaker 1: you come across. Examples of five note scale patterns include
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Speaker 1: minor pentatonic scale, mix, oldeon pentatonic scale.
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Speaker 2: And cou moi scale. Examples of seven scale patterns include
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Speaker 2: the major scale, natural minor scale, and harmonic minor scale.
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Speaker 2: And that's how you can use scale patterns in improvisation
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Speaker 2: as a guitar player. Thank you so much for listening
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Speaker 2: happy day. Thank you.