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Originally Posted by Hey
But another question, what are the main scales I should learn... I know pentectonics are one of them... Any other important ones? And how about the minor key ones?
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I've been wondering about the importance of learning scales myself. About a year or so ago, I tore out a page of "need-to-know" scales from
Guitar Player, I believe it was, and they claim that gods such as Page, Slash, and Zakk Wylde use only
three scales as the basis of all their solos. They stress the importance of learning these simple scales and then improvising on your own. I don't have the names of them handy right now, but I'll see if I can post them tomorrow.
Anyway, what I'm really asking is -- is the mastering of scales that critical to learning to play? I heard others say that they're really just a waste of time.