The scale patterns I found at this website (https://pathfinderguitar.com.au/guitar-blog/the-only-3-scales-you-need-to-be-an-awesome-lead-guitarist) do not match any of the scale patterns shown in the gutiar tricks scale finder for the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, or the pentaton minor scale (with the root note on the fifth string.) How do you know which are correct? Help will be greatly appreciated.You can also email me at jgsmit@netzero.net
scale patterns
There are different ways to play the same scale on a guitar, so patterns can vary. A scale pattern is 'correct' if it has the correct notes for whatever scale.
If you learn the notes of any given scale, and the position of notes on the guitar neck, you'll find you can also make up or extend patterns.
As for the claim that you only need three scales to be 'awesome', I'd file that with the videos offering to teach you to 'play like a pro in 30 minutes or less'
I wish this forum had a "block user" feature. Possibly I'm not the only one......
Originally Posted by: jgsmit[p]You can play the same note in more than one place. And scale patterns on the guitar can be confusing. But if you know what you are looking for you can find the similarities.The scale patterns I found at this website (https://pathfinderguitar.com.au/guitar-blog/the-only-3-scales-you-need-to-be-an-awesome-lead-guitarist) do not match any of the scale patterns shown in the gutiar tricks scale finder . . .
Here are the patterns from that site & the matching GT scale finder patterns for diatonic major.
But even if you know all those patterns, the problem becomes: what do you do with them? How do you make music with them? :)[br][br]That's where these lessons will help!
Major scale patterns
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2643
Minor scale patterns
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2646
Harmonic minor scale & licks
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=28347
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=973
Pentatonic scale & exercises
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=185
Hope that helps!