Cyns Music Lesson-Moveable Barr Chords Scale Forms and Fret Logic
I've been writing my first little rhythm verse in the key of Am using the chords Am, C, G and Dm. Now that I have the verse and chorus riffs, it's time to place the solo section. Using a nifty little iPhone tool called "solo finder", I plugged in the above four chords and out popped a scale in the key of A minor.
From Skids music lessons, of course I learned that C Major is the relative key to A minor. Working with Skid playing a solo while I played the rhythm it was clear that the C Major solo sounded way better than the A minor scale. Plus I already know 5 forms of C Major scales.
So today I whipped out my 5 forms of C Major scales and started playing along the fretboard where I felt the most comfortable. As I am learning with these scales, because I know 5 of them, I have a much larger choice as to where I want to play my solo. For example form 1 and 2 center around the 8th fret and has a deeper sound. Since I really like playing down at the 12th fret, I was able to integrate scale form 4 which starts on the 15th fret 5th string. So my lesson: knowing more scale forms enables me to move up and down the fretboard as I so choose.
Key Epiphany for Me:
As I was playing the various scale forms a huge light went off--these scale roots are DIRECTLY tied to barr chord positions. So for example scale form 1 &2 starts with the root CM on the 6th string, 8th fret-and the 8th fret is the "C" fret for e-fingered barr chords. Scale form 5 starts in the 5th string, 3rd fret and the 3rd fret is the "C" fret for a-fingering barr chords.
My lesson is this tie between the 6th and 5th strings and the moveable barr chords. After this little epiphany, I now can logically calculate every barr chord and scale pattern. ---simply because I know the order of notes by fret----WOW, this is cool.
What should you memorize for this logic:
1) remember that the 1st fret starts at F for e-fingered barr chords and the 2nd fret starts at B for a-fingered barr chords
2) remember that there is only one fret space between B & C and between E & F
4) and all other majors have 2 fret spaces
Remembering this little bit of logic-you can play tons of barr chords and scales!!!!!!!
From Skids music lessons, of course I learned that C Major is the relative key to A minor. Working with Skid playing a solo while I played the rhythm it was clear that the C Major solo sounded way better than the A minor scale. Plus I already know 5 forms of C Major scales.
So today I whipped out my 5 forms of C Major scales and started playing along the fretboard where I felt the most comfortable. As I am learning with these scales, because I know 5 of them, I have a much larger choice as to where I want to play my solo. For example form 1 and 2 center around the 8th fret and has a deeper sound. Since I really like playing down at the 12th fret, I was able to integrate scale form 4 which starts on the 15th fret 5th string. So my lesson: knowing more scale forms enables me to move up and down the fretboard as I so choose.
Key Epiphany for Me:
As I was playing the various scale forms a huge light went off--these scale roots are DIRECTLY tied to barr chord positions. So for example scale form 1 &2 starts with the root CM on the 6th string, 8th fret-and the 8th fret is the "C" fret for e-fingered barr chords. Scale form 5 starts in the 5th string, 3rd fret and the 3rd fret is the "C" fret for a-fingering barr chords.
My lesson is this tie between the 6th and 5th strings and the moveable barr chords. After this little epiphany, I now can logically calculate every barr chord and scale pattern. ---simply because I know the order of notes by fret----WOW, this is cool.
What should you memorize for this logic:
1) remember that the 1st fret starts at F for e-fingered barr chords and the 2nd fret starts at B for a-fingered barr chords
2) remember that there is only one fret space between B & C and between E & F
4) and all other majors have 2 fret spaces
Remembering this little bit of logic-you can play tons of barr chords and scales!!!!!!!
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