Quote:
Originally Posted by Fong
I have always found that to be a bit of a chicken and egg situation.
How do you build a chord?
By using the scales.
How do you play in scales?
By using the chords.
Very chicken and egg though in the sense of what you need first.
|
I definitely agree that it can be a chicken and egg scenario when you look at it from a theory standpoint. But if you look at it from a mechanical standpoint on the neck, the basic shapes and their alterations are learned from a form standpoint. Learning the forms mean you are encompassing most all the chord tones and then you can discover the individual tones within and around the forms. I believe it's different for other instruments and that the guitar is unique in this way.
Steve