Seven Movable Scale Patterns for Guitar: Guitar Mastery

By Richard Cox

'Seven Movable Scale Patterns for Guitar' by guitarist Richard Cox presents a scale system based on logic, the anatomy of the human hand, and its application to the guitar fingerboard. Using easy-to-read guitar fingerboard diagrams you'll memorize seven position-based patterns that effectively open up the entire fingerboard. Using this concept of movable major scale patterns that can be linked together there's no need to be overwhelmed by the myriad of ways a scale can be played on the guitar. This scale system is elegant in its simplicity and ease of application.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: SRG Publishing
• Release date: Jan 24, 2024
• ISBN: 9798223602712

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SEVEN MOVABLE SCALE PATTERNS FOR GUITAR

A LOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL APPROACH TO SCALE FINGERING FOR GUITAR

GUITAR MASTERY SERIES

BOOK 1

RICHARD WAYNE COX

SRG PUBLISHING

Copyright © 2023 by Richard Wayne Cox

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CONTENTS

Foreword

1. Why this book was written

2. What’s different about this Scale System?

3. Construction of the Major Scale (Ionian Mode)

4. Why Memorize and Practice Scales?

5. The Movable Scale Patterns in a Nutshell

6. The Seven Movable Patterns

7. Tricks to Memorization of the Patterns

8. How to Practice Scales

9. What’s Next?

About the Author

FOREWORD

This scale system originated, at least for me, from a great teacher I studied with in college, Charles Postlewate. At the time I thought I knew my scales. I suppose as a classical guitarist I did know them well. That is to say, I knew the well-known and well-worn Segovia Scales. I was asked to play scales during my first lesson with Charles. I only got halfway through the first one before he asked me to play the scale in a different location and then in a different key and location. I quickly found out I had a lot to learn.

I dutifully worked out the scale