It's very hard to keep track on what I'm supposed to be learning on that video I already know the major scales but I wanted to watch the video just in case and I didn't even know what was going on
Can someone pls tell me why I should learn the scale this way is there actually any benefit to it
What i think he is trying to do I a giving another perspective of the use of the scale
The scale as the regular pattern will be more dependent to the sixth string as the beginning of it so trying to get the scale across the fretboard without taking into account the regular shape will make the play more free
In my case I learnt the 5 positions of the scale but not only the shape I looked for the root in each shape and try to learn the scale and not the shape of the scale, I don’t know if it’s clear,
I think that is the why
Sorry for my English if there is a mistake
Btw your english is awesome keep it up!
joseph farley
Oh ok I have 2 questions tho
1 what scale was he trying to teach pentitonic,natural, ionian?
2I did the same thing as you learning all 5 shapes of the pentitonic scale (by tabs) and now I'm kinda doing the roots of them but my lead still sounds uneventful it's not that creative and a repeat alot of things some things I do sounds really good but then I just mess up the flow how do I fix that?
1 Is Ionian-Major
2 What I do in when I play is just the normal scale and with slides pass through other positions of the scales combine the scale with triads and sweep picking
What I see is that you learn just the pentatonic so as a recommendation learn the major mode, just add notes, what I see is that Tomo’s teaching way is to figure it out yourself and taking out the major scale across the fretboard without any shape just as how the scale works so you can take a scale out of nothing or in no regular ways
*is what I think not a hundred sure*
Also I know how to play the major pentatonic but I cant seem to mix them because when I do try and play a lick in a major key it just sounds off but I see other ppl mix it and it sounds fluent same with I seen john mayer play blues to a back track and it sound good like and every things fluent and I dont know what he learnt to be able to play like that like I wish tomo would make a road map of what he think you should learn first in guitar all the way up to like intermediate playing
Robert Randy Genier
Yeah see the way tomo is teaching it dosent seem that good because h taught us a few spots on that vid and ppl will try to play those scales to a back track and it wont sound good because there just playing it in a random spot
I haven’t heard you play so I can’t add something to that
Look I’m new here so I can’t tell you so much about the method is what I see of the videos I saw but I think it need a bit of YouTube or teachers research to achieve new things
I reckon Tomo wants students to really explore the fretboard and take their time to learn. He's mentioned that you can look up the scale shapes and learn them in couple of minutes. He encourages the student to do the opposite - not to memorise the patterns but to train your ear and to find notes on the fretboard.
Yeah that's true so should I re learn it his way or keep do it the way I learnt it?
joseph farley
Robert Randy Genier
Tomo said it is easy to memorize the scale in all positions. What he is telling us though is to know the name of the note and the interval of the scale. Try this to test your proficiency: play a major scale lick, but, without looking at the root for reference, say the note out loud as you play it. Then playing the same lick, say what the interval is for each note you hit.
Can you find the Do-Mi-So on a single string as fast as you can say it?
If you have to stop for a second, look for the root then count your way up/down to that note you hit to know what interval it is, then you need to spend more time on learning the scale, not just vertically but also horizontally and diagonally across the neck.
As you move on to more advance lesson, you will find Tomo call out intervals and movement of finger from major to minor, etc., maybe mention what key the lesson is in but wont mention the rest of the chords. It can be confusing when he use the number system to call out chord progression, then within those numbers, he'll call out intervals which are also numbers. It is a lot easier to follow what he is taking about if you know the notes and interval.
I kind of approach his lesson as an MMA student. I come in with a karate knowledge, but I put that knowledge aside when I'm in a jiujitsu class so I can just focus on jiujitsu. Outside of the class, I could stack those two skills I just learned to be a bit more well-rounded.
I see in Tomo's style of teaching the same as was pounded into us during Akido lessons: don't think, theorise or ask questions just do (practice) until your body knows what to do. All the rest are escapes or deflections from where your focus should be. I believe Tomo demonstrates (not teach) and invites students to find their own way.
I will leave the 'grasshopper' and 'wax on, wax off' references out :).
Hassan Choucri