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Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Why Does THIS Simple Scale Pattern Work? ★ Acoustic Tuesday 233

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

Music

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Guitar scales are incredibly important. But they're also a little overwhelming. Why are there so many? Why is it all complicated? Does it have to be? This episode is all about a acoustic guitar scale that I think simplifies a lot of things. To illustrate this, we'll start by learning a lick in the key of E. I'll continue by illustrating how and why this lick works. You'll see what the lick teaches about the horizontal scales, how to apply the lick in your playing, and so much more. Think of the lick as the creative launching pad and the lesson behind it as the secret sauce that makes everything work. The episode is part of a new series called Lesson Behind the Lick. I hope you like this format and find that it helps contextualize the licks. If you enjoy this and want to see more, be sure to leave a comment and let me know! Also featured in this episode...- The Nashville Predators - The North American Guitar  - Carter Vintage Guitars  - Avril Lavigne  - John Lee Hooker Official  - Music is Win  - Hofner Guitars

Transcript

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0:00.0

Scales. Everybody says you should learn them, and I completely agree.

0:05.0

But are there really that many? Do they really have to be all that complicated?

0:09.0

The answer is no, and in today's show, I'm going to show you a drop dead easy way to look at scales that will open up your entire guitar neck.

0:17.0

Hey, TAC family, welcome to Acoustic Tuesday episode 233.

0:23.0

This show is designed to inject your guitar journey with a weekly dose of fun, focus,

0:26.7

progress, and inspiration.

0:28.7

A little bit later on today's show, you're going to be hearing from Acoustic Tuesday

0:32.0

viewer Matthew, who shared a small win involving scales that's very much intertwined with

0:37.3

what we'll be discussing

0:38.3

today.

0:39.3

Plus you're going to get a look at what guitar lick the TAC family is working on today.

0:43.3

It's a key of E blues lick that is incredibly useful.

0:47.3

In fact, it's so useful I'll be kicking the show off today with that very lick.

0:51.3

Plus your weekly dose of acoustic news awaits, which includes

0:56.0

some guilty pleasures, my own guilty pleasures, and guitar funnies, plus a bunch more awesome guitar-related

1:03.1

stuff. But first, let's dive into what guitar lick the tack family is working on, and I want

1:08.8

you to pay special attention, because in just a little bit,

1:11.9

you'll be learning the lesson behind the lick. Your Tuesday TAC guitar lick challenge for today

1:18.3

is entitled Blues Barnacle. The whole theme this week within TAC is the blues and the key of

1:24.5

E, and this particular lick is rather sticky, much like a barnacle

1:29.7

would be to the side of a ship or a whale. I don't know. Do barnacles stick on whales and ships?

1:36.0

I don't know. I'm not really a sea-going individual. Nonetheless, it's a very sticky lick,

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