Still sounds to me that your E-scale has a different pattern as your G-scale...? 'Memorize the scales': you're learning different patterns for every scale...? If so, that's a waste of time! You only have to learn ONE (big) pattern in order to play every scale all over the fretboard...Originally posted by LarryJ
I'm not sure what the Bes scale is...but anyways, I learned a neat trick I'm using, and that is to memorize the scales as patterns, like you would a chord. Now, obviously you dont fret it like a chord, but the shape is pretty distinguishible usually, and I find that really helps me after a few go throughs (this only works with the 'dot' reprisentation of scales, not tabbed out) it easily commits the pattern to memory.
I don't memorize the scales as patterns: I only memorize the patterns, with which I can play any scale I want anywere...
I still wonder if we are talking about the same thing here or not...It doesn't really matter to me, but it would be a pity if someone (you or anyone who is reading this topic and is trying to learn from it...) uses a very complicated way of doing things, when it is really quit simple... That's why I keep on asking!
P.S. By Bes I mean B-flat or Bb (that's how we call it here in the Netherlands).