Group A: Scales
James Barratt walks through the scales in Group A of the Rockschool Guitar Grade 2 technical exercises, showing the fingerings for each.
What's in the course
41 lessons (2h 51m) · 1 free
01. Intro to Approaches to improvisation
1:00
02. Getting started with improvisation
9:22
03. Assignment: Finding chord tones
4:05
04. Improvising using chord tones
10:18
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
Grade Two Technical Exercises
Hey, guys, let's check out the technical exercises for grade two.
Group A: Scales
I'm going to walk you through each of these as we go, just in the key that's shown in the book, so you can see the fingerings.
Scale 1: G Major Scale
1, 2, 3, 4.
Scale 2: A Natural Minor Scale
1, 2, 3, 4.
Scale 3: G Minor Pentatonic Scale
1, 2, 3, 4.
Scale 4: C Major Pentatonic Scale
Now, this one is way up on the eighth fret. Start this one with the second finger. 1, 2, 3, 4.
41 lessons
2h 51m of structured video lessons
Advanced video features
Slow down, loop a passage, follow along
Mobile, tablet & desktop
Practise wherever you are
100% satisfaction guarantee
30-day money-back guarantee
