This is pretty basic but so awesome
I recommend going into settings and turning on the whole fret board
Then just pick a key and scale and hit play and away you go, I think pretty much every key/scale combo has its own backing track most seem pretty fun to jam too
Hi Rob,
Personally, I donāt think these kinds of tools will help you learn solo (guitar) patterns faster in the long runā¦ if you memorize those patterns 1 by 1 as recommended by Justin, I think it will ultimately be a lot faster and easier to rememberā¦the whole point is that you can play this by heart as quickly as possible without ācheatingā ā¦but of course there is a chance that I am missing the point of this above ā¦I think people are now starting to use too many patterns too quickly without remembering them properly (does that sound logical?) and in the end a lot take longerā¦
Greetings,
Did you give it try?
Iāve not tried it yet but, to me, āmemorisingā these things is about āgetting them under your fingersā.
Anything that helps with this, especially if itās in a musical framework, seems like it might be beneficial.
Cheers,
Keith
Iāve had all that in my head for a long timeā¦ but of course I had a quick lookā¦ and I therefore think that it is better to memorize each pattern at once and play a long time alone with that one, together with the musical notes on the fretboard, it gives you a huge advantage. ā¦so ultimately I think this actually makes it take longer before you become good at improvisingā¦and this is based on what Justin teaches usā¦one by one and then you donāt need these kinds of tools, where everything is available at onceā¦
Maybe it takes longer to memorise things this way, I have no idea, but it might also be more fun than going the one by one route. In that case, I wouldnāt mind going slower, I donāt have to get anywhere by a certain time.
This goes against all the advice of Justin and the teachers, what you wanting hereā¦ and after all it is the same notes 5 times divided over five different patterns (yes, each with your own dynamics, but as a beginner you canāt do much with that yet). ā¦why would it take you unnecessarily much longer (really much longer) to be able to play the same (notes) music well?
But good for anyone who wants their own detour ( i have done it also the hard way)ā¦I also learned all 5 CAGED in a few weeks (8 or 10 ??? ) before joining Justinā¦it was a waste of my time because I could (of course) not play with it in that time in a somewhat decent manner 
Have fun Els and believe me when I say it is way more fun learning this one by one 
Liking that, Itās a very simple but effective interface.
Would be useful if you could program a series of key changes. Maybe something that the āProā subscription may offer?
This is indeed a cool tool, Rob. Nice share! 
It brings together a lot of different aspect that I have fiddled around with on and off for years
Major/minor/pentatonic scale patterns along the whole fretboard; root notes. Great for visual learners.
I have no pretensions (yet 
) of proper impro, but have been known to noodle scaly rubbish for funā¦
Everything else aside, I just spent half a good twenty minutes trying to figure out what the different chord progressions were on the Am sample.
Bookmarked!
OKā¦ Nothing is forcing you to play more than 1 position here.
It can display more yes, it also shows the root note etc too.
But I feel itās more useful a step on from that
Cheers @RobDickinson , I know all 5 pentatonic positions inside out so this might make a refreshing change from youtube backing tracks, Iāll give it a whirl.
I want nothing, besides having fun. And as I said, it MIGHT be more fun (never said it āisā more fun). I never said I would be going down that route, I never said I wouldnāt take Justinās advise into account. I just wanted to say that fun is an important factor, and if this thing can help people to have fun and not get (too) bored, then that MIGHT be a valuable tool, even if it means you progress les fast. All depending on the exact functioning of the app, and where you are in your journey, of course. So no need to worry on my behalf.
I just wanted to be helpfulā¦your response surprised me a bitā¦sorry,that you feel it that wayā¦
ah no worries, we all have our own views and no one is forcing anyone to use this
I agree Rob. If one finds something guitar related that seems like a good āshareā, by all means post it & let us adults make our own choices.
I for one might not use this particular tool, but then again, I might!
Just donāt like to be a wet blanket & spoil anyone elseās fun!
Tod
Itās OK. I had a quick play and, personally, I donāt find it that useful but that is a personal PoV. I found myself just concentrating on the Jamming and not watching the screen for the prompts to change position.
It reminds me a bit of the Session mode that I occasionally used to use when I played Rocksmith.
Cheers,
Keith
I think it will be part of my daily practice schedule for a while. I have been sort of stuck in working on Am over the same old backing track, and this is a good way to get myself out of that rut. I like the different styles of backing tracks it offers and itās a nice challenge to try and match the feel of an improv to the track on-the-fly.
Thatās one of the main reasons Iām here!
Thanks!!! ???
I canāt get rocksmith to run with my 2i2, I know the hacks it just doesnāt workā¦
Could always dig out the actual cable but meh
