Group A: Scales
Work through the Group A scales for Rockschool Guitar Grade 1 - C major, natural minor and the minor and major pentatonics.
What's in the course
38 lessons (2h 32m) · 1 free
01. Intro to Approaches to improvisation
1:00
02. Getting started with improvisation
9:22
03. Improvising using chord tones
10:18
04. Assignment: Finding chord tones
4:05
05. Adding rhythmic interest to your solos
4:11
06. Assignment: Improvising over a chord change
2:52
07. Challenge: Submit your improv
0:24
08. Rhythmic improv & comping
9:55
Lesson transcript
Technical Exercises for Grade One
Let's take a look at the technical exercises for Grade One.
Scales - Group A
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C Major
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4
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Natural Minor
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4
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E Minor Pentatonic Scale
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4
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A Minor Pentatonic Scale
- As we move this across a set of strings:
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4
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G Major Pentatonic Scale
- Count: 1, 2, 3, 4
Feel free to practice these scales diligently!
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