Thanks, Elvis!
Yeah, I kind of already know what scales are, what they mean, mostly.
I like the patterns that emerge. Like, the 2nd, 4th, and 6th of the F major = G minor.
I like playing around with structure, turning a root or V minor, using flat III's.
My favorite thing is the "Dollars and Cents" root major/minor alternating.
Also, I love the "Lay, Lady, Lay" zig-zag "Z" pattern...
E form major, drop fret, A form minor, drop fret, E form major, drop fret, A form minor.
Simple, sublime!
I have a decent mental grasp of the relationships, I guess.
I'm just too lazy to rote-memorize the frets and notes, ugh.
Had this book once, great little guide to songwriting with a guitar...
Can't remember the...wait, this:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Songs-G ... 0879306114I just have to do the drills. Sigh.
Give me a half-minute or less and I'll stumble my way to finding a melody.
Meaning, I have a non-abstract sense of what frets = what intervals per key.
No image in my head, but (find root, next, next, not that,
that, next, etc...and) "Ode to Joy"!
I just can't solo for shit. Well, a little. But, very, very simply. By instinct.
Was hoping for some light-bulb trick, mnemonic thing. Magic, lol.
Alas, it'll just require practice, concentration. Yawn, lmao.
But, that's fun, too! (Right?)