Major Scale Improvisation

[littlekev2000]

Thanks - got it. Too many hours learning guitar has fried my ‘logical brain’ haha.

[littlekev2000]

Great stuff - thanks for clarifying & so quickly too Got this link now: https://jtgt-static.b-cdn.net/system/dragonfly/production/2020/06/15/9synw4vs02_JustinGuitar_Beginner_C_Major_Jam.mp3

[Helen0609]

That happens to all of us from time to time

[BagleTime]

Thank you so much for the wonderful and fun lesson! I felt so empowered being able to improvise even just this little bit!

[jacksprat]

I think the backing track provided under the Resources tab for this lesson is actually better for a beginner than the C major backing track on Justin’s Jam Major backing tracks album. That track is a fast tempo funk track which I find difficult to improvise over.

Is there a way to download this lesson’s backing track so it can be played with a music app like Apple Music? For me it opens as a web page, which works OK, but I’d prefer to have all my backing tracks in one place.

[stitch]

On android tablit there are 3 dot on the right side of the track. Tap them and a download option opens. Should be the same on apple

[jacksprat]

@stitch

Should be the same on apple

Thanks. Doesn’t seem to be. I get three dots, but they only give me the option of changing the playback speed.

[DavidP]

@jacksprat Chris, I have reported this to the JG Team to investigate further.

[jacksprat]

Thanks David

[Stuartw]

Had another look at this. OK with playing over the backing track but how do you remember what you play. No two goes are the same!

[sclay]

Thats all part of the fun of improvisation Stuart.
It’s a bit like a roll in the sheets. You sort of know what ya doin, but you never know where it’ll end up.

Cheers, Shane

[Dizzywicker]

OMG this is the best. Justin Hands down this is the best course I have done so far, I have bought 2 other online courses and they just don’t compare. Your level of teaching is top notice and the fact that it is free well, that is one of the main reasons I have bought both your song app and metronome. Playing this scale over the backing track, it makes you feel awesome cause you can hear the notes when they mesh. It makes you feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I get it. To you Good Sir and your amazing team, my hat goes off to you all.

[sclay]

Great to hear you’re havin fun Dave, and makin some music. That’s really what its all about.
Yep, Justins certainly the man, and this community complements his teachings perfectly. Best teacher on the planet I reckon. He’s taken me a long way in 2+ years, and I’m only just getting started. Its a win/win for everbody.
All the best.

Cheers, Shane

[Richard_close2u]

Check this topic for ways to explore the ideas further:

Basic steps in improvisation - Targeting chord tones using a Chet Atkins beginner lesson

Introduction Basic steps in major scale improvisation, targeting chord tones and more, using a Chet Atkins beginner lesson and the C Major Scale in open position. It ties in nicely with the Module 10 Grade 2 on Major Scale Improvisation: Major Scale Improvisation This topic was originally created in response to a thread in the old forum by @batwoman using this video as inspiration: [Beginner Guitar Lesson with Chet Atkins]

[Dizzywicker]

Thanks I’ll check that out.

[Stuartw]

@sclay

Thats all part of the fun of improvisation Stuart.

Are you sure? It just feels like I’m playing random notes most of the time, especially as I can’t remember what I played 5 secs before!!

[artax_2]

Unpopular opinion here. I don’t like this lesson. I’m not saying its not fun and liberating. But I am saying I don’t like it. I don’t like nor want to improvise, and I’m not good at it. It’s a glaring illustration of how my two hands just can’t land on the same string at the same time. And the fact that the open string is a note all by itself (don’t have that concept in piano), its tough to play notes in succession like my ear wants to hear when the notes are not all in a straight line like I am used to. But I suppose this is all the more reason why I need to do this exercise, to get used to the weirdness of the fretboard. But I just might be a grump about it.

[frkngmk]

So fun! I have been doing this for 1 hour and it feels so good!

[jacksprat]

@artax_2

It’s a glaring illustration of how my two hands just can’t land on the same string at the same time.

Practicing scales will fix that. Eventually.

[drake_equation]

I have a question about improvisation and music theory. Is there any way to know what scale to use given the basic information about a song? IF I know a song is in Key F, for instance, is there a way to know what scale I can use to improvise a solo?