The Major Scale: Playing Examples
Music Theory: Level 1 • 3m 22s
Occasionally in Guitar Super System, you’ll find quick lessons that you can follow along with or draw inspiration from to create your own ideas, whether it’s something simple like a practice routine or something more involved such as songwriting methods. Everybody learns differently, so a rote exercise like this one may not be for you–try what you like and move on from what doesn’t interest you.
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