Frank Gambale is widely known for his skill in sweeping scales. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.org
Frank Gambale has become widely known as a jazz fusion guitarist, and even more known for his sweeping scales. I came across a lesson that Gambale teaches about using alternate fingerings for pentatonic sweeping scales that I think you’ll find quite useful. Master guitarists such as Frank Gambale have spent a lot of time memorizing the fretboard of the guitar so that they have several options to choose from when playing the same notes. This will come in handy for all guitarists and should help their versatility and proficiency on the guitar. The lesson below uses the blues as an example for pentatonic sweeping scales; providing alternate fingerings useful for guitarists of all skill levels. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I did!
Frank Gambale takes a moment to talk about pentatonic sweeping scales in blues music. This lesson will be helpful to guitarists of all skill levels as they become more proficient in understanding the fretboard on the guitar. Check out this great lesson from Frank Gambale at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-e0e8haczo.
I encourage all guitarists, including myself, to take the time to work on understanding the fretboard of the guitar all the way up and down the neck. You will not only become a more versatile guitarist, it should be easier to approach new licks if you understand all the different ways to play them on the fretboard. Subscribe now to Mike’s Guitar Talk for more guitar lessons from the great guitarists in the music industry.
Thanks and stay tuned for more!
Mike
