How to go about learning scales?

Question

I'm working on remembering sclaes in the most effective manner, I was told in another question I asked that I should remember the positions of the C major and minor scales accross the whole fingerboard and that from there I could get the other scales. Is this really the way to go about it?

Once I know the major and minor scales, and the modes of these scales what other scales are interesting for rock music?

Answer 1

It's always helpful to learn scales just so that you can decipher and name your own key signatures...For starters, remember the order of the flats and sharps: BEADGCF for flats and the opposite (FCGDAEB) for sharps...to put that into English, Bb major has two flats (itself and the one after it, meaning those flats are B and E) and Db major has 5 flats because it is fourth on the list plus the one after it (G). F major has only one flat (B). For sharps, you start at G major...that has one sharp, which is F#. then the next one is D major, which has two sharps (F and C)...and so on. For scales with a lot of sharps/flats, such as Cb major (which has 6 flats), it is simpler to look at them as B major (which has 5 sharps)...for minor keys, it is 1 1/2 steps down from its major counterpart (on a keyboard). So, C major's minor key is 1 1/2 steps down (B, Bb, A) to A minor. F major's minor key is D minor (E, Eb, D).

Hope that helps at all. =/ To learn the scales, you just have to practice them to learn the fingerings inside and out.

Answer 2

Too much to explain, and I don't want to confuse you.  Try some of these sites.  

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