Pattern 2 of the Major Scale | When, Why, and How?

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Video Chapters
00:00 Can you make music out of Pattern 1?
00:44 Major Scales - Pattern 1 vs Pattern 2
02:48 How to memorize these major scale patterns
04:03 How to play Pattern 2 of the Major Scale
06:13 Swapping your finger to play individual notes on the guitar
10:29 Step-by-step on how to practice scales
11:53 Pattern 2 - How to find the root note
12:40 Practice Routine - Pattern 2

[justinguitar]

Hope y'all having a fab weekend. I messed up the order of the lessons in this series a bit and have re-edited them to fit what I'd planned. Basically, I somehow lost the 'script' (my bullet points I make before filming) and went right from Pattern 2 into the lesson on 3rds… as I was filming there was a niggle in my gut saying something wasn't right, but I was running late and just cracked on. It was only when I went to film the next pair of lessons yesterday that I realized what had happened. And I think linking P1 and P2 should be done before learning 3rds - and it means we get back to the two 5 min practice slots for each lesson too. The 3rds lesson and the new one on motif development will be out next weekend. Sorry for any confusion!

[ErfanDavoodi-zn]

I played guitar for a while but I always wanted to learn theory to play solos and other stuff, your videos are the greatest that I've ever seen. Wish I had a teacher just like you back then when I started playing guitar. thank you so much Justin.

[LukeA]

So, 10 months after I discovered this vid I finally made it to the point where I can start learning it!
Thanks!

[DeliciaTrini]

You gotta l love they way Justin continues to talk while NOT missing a beat during his scale demonstration.

[kc]

Love this series of videos. Learnt these scales years ago but now finally starting to be able to use them to navigate the fretboard and play solos.

[garethmartyndavies]

Amazing this is what has always eluded me. I know the pattern but was looking for confirmation of moving up one on B string which I was aware of❤ thanks Justin 🙌

[rockingroli]

Really like this. I think it would probably help if you also mentioned the notes that are played in the major scale, e.g G A B C D E F# g. That helps memorizing the notes. Especiall with the C scale

[Max-feeo]

Looking fresh Justin !

Love the tutorials, very helpful :)

[petejandrell]

When you get to the highest pitch note of the scale I like to think of a helium balloon bouncing back off the ceiling and descending to the ground. Hope this resonates with somebody. Cheers, Justin another great lesson.

[kezgrady]

As a beginner I'm so glad to have stumbled onto you and others to help me learn how to make my 🎸 talk. Much respect for you an your style of teaching. I'm just starting on scales, I have a Fender Acoustic electric, and have to ask. Can the same scale excercises be use from Electric rock & Acoustics? I'm pract daily an my fingers are callous, bought my 🎸 in July 2020 but I getting eager to learn a song, although I have so much to learn on Strumming, finger picking, and learn timin as well as rhythm.

[WeenieTyler]

A while back before I started doing your courses I picked up the book fret logic SE and learned the cage shapes from it. I know how the Caged shapes connect but I'm wondering if there will be any issues moving forward with the course if I stick with the d shape I know (this looks like the d shape). As long as I know five shapes for the scales that connect, will that be sufficient?

[siddharthakumarrai]

Woah, Wtf? Only 824 views after an hr? That's crazy bro. Anyways Fantastic Tutorial!

[EsseR]

🔥Here we go again... 🎉 and again... 🎊 and again.... 🤪 ! 🙏

[nigelstuartnorth]

Hi Justin, Please can you explain WHY it is called "Pattern 2"? What gives it the number "2" as the pattern? And why is Pattern 1 called Pattern 1 and Pattern "3" called "Pattern 3" and so on. I have heard there are 7 Patterns also, is that correct? Why 7? I have also heard them called "Scale Shapes", is that the same? I have been so confused by this. I dont think its the number finger you start with, Its not the the string number is it? It's not the fret number? IS it the number note in the scale you start on? ( But you started on the root note G, number 1 note in the Pattern 2 scale). I just dont get it, this numbering system of the scale shapes. I was really hoping you would explain this, but unless I missed it, I dont think you did explain. Many thanks Stuart, Nov 08 2021

[matty]

Hi Justin 👋 👋 Love your lessons there great help. The 5 pentatonic
major patterns. I noticed there all in the key of root note G. Can these major patterns be applied to any other root note or is there separate patterns for each root note.

[henryrich]

Hey Justin, some people seem to regard this as pattern three, not pattern two. Can you clear up the confusion?

[okaforsochi]

I feel there is no need learning patten two having learnt pattern one

[eudeciogabriel]

Bro has a les paul pickup on a stratocaster

[stufromoz]

1 dislike....Theres the first person who has got the shits because thay are too lazy to learn the fretboard

[wienerdimanche]

You guitar teacher onthe you tube. You talk toomuch people forget what usay beacause you keep talking and no action by the time you plau a.noe we already forget what you werw saying. Stop talikimg.