[Hockey Rocker]

Playing guitar for me is kinda' like having sex. I might be doing it wrong, but nobody ever said anything. I figure I may as well have fun during the process and learn what works for me as I go along. Theory is better suited for pros, I'll check it out from time to time, but for me it's really about getting down and dirty as often as possible.

As far as the guitar goes, I gained lead prowess once I mastered the five boxes of the minor pentatonic blues scale and then went about "owning the neck" in a number of my favorite keys. I named the notes as I played them and then, with hours (years) of practice, the neck became more of a fluid being to me, not five seperate boxes. This worked for me. I love the "blues scale" and while some may find it limiting, I can usually express my feelings and best play what I hear in my head within its finite context.

I've got a long way to go until I'm a "good" guitarist. I'm currently in the midst of the CAGED system which I'm learning via Fretboard Logic. The mystery surrounding our host's comic book scared me away a bit, and Fretboard Logic was right there on the rack at Guitar Center, but I'm planning on checking out Plane Talk once I've internalized what Fretboard Logic has to offer. I'm sure Plane Talk must be a strong program, judging from the stellar reviews here. I'm looking forward to grabbing it for summer vacation. So many resources, so little time.

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by Hockey Rocker

Playing guitar for me is kinda' like having sex. I might be doing it wrong, but nobody ever said anything. I figure I may as well have fun during the process and learn what works for me as I go along. Theory is better suited for pros, I'll check it out from time to time, but for me it's really about getting down and dirty as often as possible.

As far as the guitar goes, I gained lead prowess once I mastered the five boxes of the minor pentatonic blues scale and then went about "owning the neck" in a number of my favorite keys. I named the notes as I played them and then, with hours (years) of practice, the neck became more of a fluid being to me, not five seperate boxes. This worked for me. I love the "blues scale" and while some may find it limiting, I can usually express my feelings and best play what I hear in my head within its finite context.

I've got a long way to go until I'm a "good" guitarist. I'm currently in the midst of the CAGED system which I'm learning via Fretboard Logic. The mystery surrounding our host's comic book scared me away a bit, and Fretboard Logic was right there on the rack at Guitar Center, but I'm planning on checking out Plane Talk once I've internalized what Fretboard Logic has to offer. I'm sure Plane Talk must be a strong program, judging from the stellar reviews here. I'm looking forward to grabbing it for summer vacation. So many resources, so little time.

We don't mean to be mysterious about P.T. The system is just so incredibly simple on the surface that it is easy to accidentally give the whole thing away. It is also easy to miss the endless depth and complexity of P.T. without having the full information.

Some of the members on the P.T. forum have tried Fretboard Logic too. I tried it for a while but, it was way too complex for me. P.T. is the simplest learning system I have ever found. I am sure you will discover the same thing. See you on the P.T. forum in the summer.

[Cedric01]

Chromatic Scale, Whole Tone Scale, Diminished Scales, Augmented Scale, Modes Generated By The Major Scale, Pentatonic Scales, Harmonic Minor Scales, Modes Generated By The Harmonic Minor Scale, The Bop Scale, The Blues Scale, Ascending Melodic Minor Scale And Modes Generated By The Ascending Melodic Minor Scale........... I love scales!

[nocat]

None...!!! :o)

[tcliff]

Originally Posted by nocat

None...!!! :o)

I know Fahrenheit....but I'm not very well versed on Celsius.

[si16]

Temperature in Celsius = ((Fahrenheit temperature - 32)*5))/9

[tcliff]

Thanks! Boy, that was easier than learning guitar...

[si16]

You said it!