Originally Posted by: gmixstudiosHi there, how is learning the C maj scale going to help me with song writing and chord progressions?

Because chords are built from scales.

In general, anything you learn about the nature of music can assist you in understanding, playing & writing music.

There is a difference between focusing on learning the basic mechanical, physical motions required to play those basic chords you are working on, and then learning scales or how scales and chords are related.

If you work your way through Guitar Fundamentals 1, you will see we give you chords & melodies to play. At this stage you are simply focusing on the basic mechanics. In effect, we are saying, "Just play this stuff! Figure out how to make your hands do this with a guitar!" If you don't learn to manipulate that machine, what good is any future knowledge, right? :)

http://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=1

But then, after you've got a bit of skill built up, in Guitar Fundamentals 2 we teach you about scales & how they are related to chords. So you can understand how and why all those physical motions create music. In fact, if you keep going, you will find a whole tutorial aimed at showing you how to use the C major scale with chords & why it's good to know this stuff.

http://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=2

Build some skill (practice), understand what you are doing (theory), repeat!

Make sense? Hope this helps, have fun!