7 Reasons to Learn Scales
Learning scales can feel like a lot of work for little return. Honestly, you won't get a lot of adulation for jamming endless scales. But the truth is, learning your scales is essential. And with minimal investment, the rewards will be major. Here are seven reasons to suck it up and learn your scales: 1. Develop Your EarLearning scales will help you recognize the relationship between notes and the location on the guitar. Essential for just about anything you do on guitar. 2. Build Finger StrengthWalking up and down the fretboard will help your ability to learn songs, riffs and leads by learning to move quickly between the notes of a scale. 3. Learn Songs EasierLearning songs is much faster if you practice scales because you will know how to find the notes you need to play. 4. Start ShreddingMany solos and riffs have notes and patterns that come directly from a scale. 5. Learn Chords FasterChords are constructed with the notes in a scale, so you'll start to gain awareness of