there's one thing i noticed about this musicians subforum, there isnt a topic on music theory!! or maybe i just didnt notice.or maybe there isnt any coz of our big ego. i do admit sometimes i feel very shy or scared to ask music theory questions.

so here's a thread just to ask questions on music theory, for all musicians!!

i wana ask if anyone has the scanned copy of a lesson by satriani on visualizing different modes on the entire guitar neck. saw it somewhere before but forgot where. isnt the usual box shaped things. he uses a different approach. feel like reading it again.

learn to play scales about anywhere on the neck starting from diff postitions and strings. just spend a week or so doin that everyday and before u know it u're free to go. the next step would be being creative after u already know how to play scales around the neck

cmon, not years lah. when someone first told u to know/memorize all the notes across the entire guitar neck u mustve thought it was crazy too but i bet now if i tell you to play C when ur hand is in the 12th fret position i am sure u wouldnt have to think much to find out where is it. am i right???

same thing here. one u know the shape of a certain scale/mode, all u have to do is change ur position so the root note of that scale/mode starts where u want it to be and start playing. of course, u need to know all the notes on the guitar neck. this isnt like piano or keyboard. on the guitar ur fingering for a certain scale will be the same, you just have to change positions and root notes. eg: a minor penatonic box shape fingering style. play it starting from the 5th fret of the lowest string and u get a A minor pentatonic, start on the 3rd u get a G.

note: sorry if i sound kinda blur but i cant really think well now.....must get more sleep...watching worldcup...gtg to sleep