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Originally Posted by rapter
How important is it to know the letter names of each note of a scale? I can randomly improvise with the pentatonics until I hear the right notes when playing along in a progression.
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When i learned minor pentatonics, i gave no thought to the notes/note names, I just learned the box patterns. Improvising is great fun once you have these shapes in your mind.
However, when trying to follow players of higher levels they always refer to notes within whatever scale is in question. Often refering to notes they add or substitute for a certain sound.
This is when not knowing notes becomes a serious limitation to how you progress.
In my experience I found myslef having to step back to basics.
If I could start again! I'd not only learn notes of scales but every note on the fretboard.