Awesome Guitar Lesson

SUBJECT: Awesome Guitar Lesson


I have another awesome guitar lesson for you from master
rock guitarist, Will Landrum.

When he first sent this lesson to me, I thought he made a
mistake. But I called him and verified that, "yes", this is
the correct lesson.

The reason I couldn't believe it is because of the valuable
information he reveals here. Will not only focuses on
technique when he records his music, but he treats music
knowledge applied to the guitar as equally important when
composing new instrumental guitar tunes.

They say "a picture paints a thousand words". Well, this
lesson "paints a thousand ideas".


"Tell Tale Scale" by Will Landrum


Today I'd like to tell you just how much you can do with a
small amount of knowledge. By understanding a few concepts
of the regular major scale, you can literally use that
information to compose your own music including chord
progressions and lead playing!


Let's dig in.


First, you need to understand the "backbone" of ANY regular
major scale.


That "backbone" is this:


Musical notes are separated by what's called a "half-step".
Each fret on your guitar represents a half-step away from
the fret above or below it. Two adjacent half-steps are
referred to as a whole-step. (two adjacent frets on your
guitar)


So here's the "backbone" of any regular major scale. I'll
use C for this example.


1. Between the first and second note, there's a WHOLE-STEP
(C to D)
2. Between the second and third note, there's a WHOLE-STEP
(D to E)
3. Between the third and fourth note, there's a HALF-STEP
(E to F)
4. Between the fourth and fifth note, there's a WHOLE-STEP
(F to G)
5. Between the fifth and sixth note, there's a WHOLE-STEP
(G to A)
6. Between the sixth and seventh note, there's a WHOLE-STEP
(A to B)
7. Between the seventh and octave first note, there's a
HALF-STEP
(B to C)


So, to know the notes of any major scale, you just start
with the note of your choice and apply the steps.


That is; WHOLE-STEP, WHOLE-STEP, HALF-STEP, WHOLE-STEP,
WHOLE-STEP, WHOLE-STEP, HALF-STEP


Remember: In music, the steps between B & C and E & F are
always half-steps.


Now let's take a look at those seven notes and the positions
they're in. Those positions have names and characteristics
in relationship to the chords that go with the scale.


The 1st position is called the Tonic and it's chord
characteristic is Major. In this case, C major.

The 2nd position is called the Supertonic and it's chord
characteristic is minor. In this case, D minor.

The 3rd position is called the Mediant and it's chord
characteristic is minor. In this case, E minor.

The 4th position is called the Subdominant and it's chord
characteristic is Major. In this case, F major.

The 5th position is called the Dominant and it's chord
characteristic is Major. In this case, G major.

The 6th position is called the Submediant and it's chord
characteristic is minor. In this case, A minor.

The 7th position is called the Subtonic and it's chord
characteristic is diminished. In this case, B diminished.


Now look what we know! We know all of the notes in the scale
(or key) AND the fundamental chords that go with it! Hey,
that's all you need to get going. Chords for rhythm and
notes for lead playing! And...you know what?...as long as
you play only these notes and chords, you'll never play
anything wrong!


So check this out. Let's play some music with the above
information. I'm choosing Dm, Em, G and C as my chord
progression and recording it. I'm not playing any particular
rhythm, just changing chords when I feel like it.


Now, I'm playing back my rhythm and soloing with the regular
C major scale that we spelled out earlier. Sounds just fine!


Incidentally, here's the tablature for the C major scale
that I was playing.


C Major Scale
Tablature
E --------------------------------7-8-10------------
B ---------------------------8-10-------------------
G --------------------7-9-10------------------------
D -------------7-9-10-------------------------------
A ------7-8-10--------------------------------------
E -8-10---------------------------------------------
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D


So, here's a little homework.


Spell out the following regular major scales and name the
chords that go with them: (The answers are at the end of
this article.)

1. A Major Scale

2. F# Major Scale

3. Gb Major Scale


Memorize and comprehend what I've explained today and you'll
be able to write songs as well as improvise. Now...what was
that old saying...? Oh yeah...


Knowledge Is Power!


If you need the "complete musical picture", from a
guitarist's point of view, you can't go wrong with Will's
"Interactive Guitar Clinics" video software.


His most popular title is called "Powerful Modal Theory and
Soloing" which teaches you to:


Know What Notes To Hit And Where To Hit Them Perfectly Every
Time Before You Even Make A Sound

Write Your Own Songs That Sound Musically Correct Every Time

Correctly Solo Over Any Section Of Any Song

Play Lead Guitar Over The Entire Fretboard

Completely Understand The Modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian,
Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian And Locrian

Correctly Improvise "On The Spot" When You Jam With Other
Musicians

Free Yourself From The "Guitar Rut" Literally Forever

Think For Yourself On Guitar

Play Any Diatonic Modal Scale Anywhere On The Fretboard

Know What Scale To Use For Soloing Over Any Chord
Progression

Know Exactly What Chords Belong To Any Key

Know The Names Of All The Notes You Play


Will teaches you everything you need to know about music
theory applied directly to your guitar. The information and
short cuts he reveals puts a guitarist on the road to
becoming an artist. Bottom line: This clinic will allow you
to become a "free thinker" on guitar. Will' music is living
proof that it's true.


He also shows you a ton of extremely challenging licks from
his new CD "Living Digits". The name of that clinic is
called "Riffs, Licks, Chops and Melodies".


On top of that, he has another clinic that teaches you the
advanced technique of sweep picking. Not only does he show
you exactly how to sweep pick, but also shows you all the
fundamental arpeggio patterns and their inversions. Totally
cool for harmonizing arpeggios!


Will has the most ingenious way of shooting his video
instruction. The camera angle is "over his shoulder". No
face-to-face backward videos. You watch his hands exactly as
you watch your own! He also has fretboard diagrams that
match what both of you are playing. There's also tablature,
standard music notation, audio, Will's personal written
dialog and more.


He's got a lot more information on his web page than I can
share with you here so if you're interested, you should go
check it out now.


Here's the link:
http://www.webbusinesswizard.com/app/?Clk=1586194

All the best,
Andrew


P.S. Will has told me that he has a *limited number* of
Guitar Clinics CDs and he won't be getting any more for
another 3 months. He also told me that he might raise the
price of the package because deep down, he feels that it's
lower than it should be due to it's lifetime value.


Again, the web page has a lot of information as well as
video and audio clips so you might need to give it a little
time to load up. Trust me... it's worth it. You owe it to
yourself to check out Will's "Guitar Clinics".


Here's the link again.
http://www.webbusinesswizard.com/app/?Clk=1586194

Homework Answers:
1. A Major Scale = A B C# D E F# G#
Chords = A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m, G#dim

2. F# Major Scale = F# G# A# B C# D# E#
Chords = F#, G#m, A#m, B, C#, D#m, E#dim

3. Gb Major Scale = Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F
Chords = Gb, Abm, Bbm, Cb, Db, Ebm, Fdim