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>>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:04 pm
by tgjameela
Hi Everyone,

We have a new addition to the Target release for Doug Young's lesson on Fretboard Geometry.

Part IV. Scale Fragments.
This lesson builds on the earlier Fretboard Geometry lessons and explores major scale patterns on the guitar. We'll see a way to connect very simple patterns to play scales all over the fretboard, with an emphasis on being able to move vertically along the fretboard, in contrast to the usual approach of memorizing single-position scale patterns.

Enjoy!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-so ... esson.html


Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:27 pm
by thereshopeyet
Doug

What a great addition to the other videos.
I like this clear explanation and use of the fretboard
to learn the fretboard with guitar in hand.
I forever rely on writing everything down and get bogged down
before ever lifting the guitar.

I still need to work on that nimble fluent fingering thing you've got going on.
I started that exercise you explained in another video lesson but got distracted.
I suppose it could be applied here too.

Thanks for sharing this lesson.

Dermot

:)

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:55 pm
by sandysue
Hi Doug

I love your lessons on fretboard geometry. Your approach to learning the fretboard is really user friendly, and less of a daunting task. Thank you for your lessons.

Sandy

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:24 pm
by dougyoung
Glad it was useful! I've talked to Neil about continuing these. I have lots of more ideas to cover, but I'm glad to hear about any questions or suggestions for areas to dive into.

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:29 am
by thereshopeyet
Doug Wrote:
Glad it was useful! I've talked to Neil about continuing these.
Doug, this series of lessons has been great, if you've got more in line, brilliant !
You have a nice way of simplifying things.


Although I rely on an electronic tuner............................
Would you consider explaining tuning by harmonics?
There are so may different explanations and contradictions that I find it confusing.
Some might say "Oh no not that question again" :dry:

I'd just like to understand the correct way, with respect to harmonic tuning.

:)

I am taken by altered tunings but I'd be put of by retuning.
Are there any suggestions you'd offer regarding retuning between altered tuning.
Would there be a preferred order to altered tunings with respect to retuning ?

Any other tips you wish you'd known when learning would be amazing.

Thanks

Dermot

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:02 am
by tombo1230
Hi Doug,
your lessons on fretboard geometry are explained in a simple to understand style.

Really enjoying these lessons. I am looking forward to more of the same, as what I already
know about the fretboard and scales is opening up for me.

Thanks for the lessons and keep up the good work. This looks like a series that you could turn into a book and CD or DVD.
I actually went and had a search to see if you had done so. :( Have you any plans to do so?


Tom N.

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:25 am
by mark
dougyoung wrote:
Glad it was useful! I've talked to Neil about continuing these. I have lots of more ideas to cover, but I'm glad to hear about any questions or suggestions for areas to dive into.
I'm finding these lessons very usefull as well.
How about delving into pentatonic scales and how to build licks/melody lines off the ideas already presented

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:02 pm
by RicksPick
Hello Doug

Fantastic method easy to understand
BUT I then wondered about the Minor scale?
At first glance it doesnt seem to work
the Two halfs would be different

Am I missing something?

Rick

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:56 pm
by dougyoung
great questions, thanks. I am actually working on a book around these ideas - 2 books, in fact, but it's a long term project, currently kind of pushed into the background by a few other projects, but I'll get back to them, and sharing the ideas here is a great test of the material. I'll try to follow up with more videos on these areas, keep the ideas coming.

Short answer on minor scales - they're more complicated, but cool in their own way. The complication is that there are at least 4 minor scales of interest, natural minor, melodic, harmonic and dorian mode. The natural minor's the simplest. Try it the same way I did the major scales, but instead of 2-2-1 (fret jumps), do 2-1-2. play the bottom four notes that way, then skip up 2 frets and repeat. Hope I got that right, don't have a guitar in hand at the moment!

Re: >>New Target Member Exclusive Lesson Addition - Fretboard Geometry Part 4 - Doug Young

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:17 pm
by thereshopeyet
Doug Wrote:
......and sharing the ideas here is a great test of the material.
Yeah, I like that idea.......

:)

The Natural Minor scale pattern of steps and half steps is - T S T T S T T

So I think that would be -

T S T (212)

Skip a tone (2)

S T T (122)

212 - skip 2 - 122

G natural Minor starting on S6F3
Playing it in first position going across the strings using open strings too ?

I think ?

:ohmy: