Scales are a good thing to know. Not only do they increase your knowledge of the guitar but they are used in most if not all the solos you hear. Especially in bands like Led Zeppelin, Metallica, The Doors, and so many more.
So now I'm gonna give you some scales to practice:
Ionian(Root 6)(Major)
E---------------------------1-2-
b-----------------------2-4-----
g-----------------1-3-4---------
d-----------1-3-4---------------
a-----1-2-4---------------------
e-2-4---------------------------
Dorian(Root 6)
E-----------------------------2-
b-----------------------2-4-5---
g-----------------1-2-4---------
d-----------1-2-4---------------
a-------2-4---------------------
e-2-4-5-------------------------
Phrygian(Root 6)
E-----------------------------1-
b-----------------------1-2-4---
g-------------------1-3---------
d-------------1-3-4-------------
a-------1-3-4-------------------
e-1-2-4-------------------------
Lydian(Root 6)
E----------------------------1-2-
b----------------------1-3-4-----
g-----------------1-3------------
d-----------1-3-4----------------
a-----1-3-4----------------------
e-2-4----------------------------
Mixo-Lydian(Root 6)
E----------------------------2
b---------------------2-4-5---
g---------------1-3-4---------
d-----------1-2-4-------------
a-----1-2-4-------------------
e-2-4-------------------------
Aeolien(Natural Minor)(Root 6)
E------------------------------2
b------------------------2-3-5--
g-----------------1-2-4---------
d-------------2-4---------------
a-------2-4-5-------------------
e-2-4-5-------------------------
Locrian(Root 6)
E-----------------------------2
b-------------------------3-5--
g-------------------2-4-5------
d-------------2-4-5------------
a-------2-3-5------------------
e-2-3-5------------------------
Ionian(Root 5)(Major)
E-------------------------4-6-7-------
b-----------------2-4-5-7-------------
g-----------1-3-4---------------------
d-----1-2-4---------------------------
a-2-4---------------------------------
e-------------------------------------
Dorian(Root 5)
E--------------------------4-5-7
b------------------2-3-5-7------
g------------1-2-4--------------
d-------2-4---------------------
a-2-4-5-------------------------
e-------------------------------
Phrygian(Root 5)
E---------------------------4-6
b-------------------2-4-6-7----
g-------------1-3-4------------
d-------1-3-4------------------
a-1-2-4------------------------
e------------------------------
Lydian(Root 5)
E-------------------------4-6-7
b-----------------2-4-6-7------
g-----------1-3-4--------------
d-----1-3-4--------------------
a-2-4--------------------------
e------------------------------
Mixo-Lydian(Root 5)
E---------------------------4-5-7
b------------------2-4-5-7-------
g-----------1-2-4----------------
d-----1-2-4----------------------
a-2-4----------------------------
e--------------------------------
Aeolian(Natural Minor)(Root 5)
E----------------------------4-6
b-----------------1-2-4-6-7-----
g-------------1-3---------------
d-------1-3-4-------------------
a-1-3-4-------------------------
e-------------------------------
Locrian(Root 5)
E---------------------------4-6
b-------------------2-4-5-7----
g-------------1-3-4------------
d-------1-2-4------------------
a-1-2-4------------------------
e------------------------------
Pentatonic Forms:
E---------------------3-5
b-----------------3-5----
g-------------2-5--------
d---------2-5------------
a-----3-5----------------
e-3-5--------------------
E---------------------5-8
b-----------------5-8----
g-------------5-7--------
d---------5-7------------
a-----5-7----------------
e-5-8--------------------
E-------------------------8-10
b--------------------8-10-----
g----------------7-9----------
d-----------7-10--------------
a------7-10-------------------
e-8-10------------------------
E--------------------------------10-12
b--------------------------10-13------
g--------------------9-12-------------
d-------------10-12-------------------
a-------10-12-------------------------
e-10-12-------------------------------
E-------------------------------12-15
b-------------------------13-15------
g-------------------12-14------------
d-------------12-14------------------
a-------12-15------------------------
e-12-15------------------------------
Harmonic Minor(Root 6)
E----------------------------1-2
b------------------------2-3----
g------------------1-2-4--------
d-------------3-4---------------
a-------2-4-5-------------------
e-2-4-5-------------------------
There are so many more scales but these should get you started.
These are some scale variations:
Dorian
E-------------------------------------------------5---------7---------8
b-------------------------------5-----7----8---------------------------
g---------------4---5---7----------------------------------------------
d---4---5---7----------------------------------------------------------
a-0---0---0---0---0---0----0-------0-----0-----0------0-----------0----
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
Blues
E-------------------------------------------5-------8
b------------------------------5----8----------------
g-----------5------7-----8---------------------------
d---5---7--------------------------------------------
a-0---0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------0-----
e----------------------------------------------------
Harmonic Minor
E----------------------------------------------4----5--------7
b----------------------------------5-----6--------------------
g----------------4-----5-----7--------------------------------
d----6-----7--------------------------------------------------
a-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----
e-------------------------------------------------------------
Some ways you can make them different:
Variation 1:
E--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d------4-----5------7 etc.
a--0-0---0-0---0-0---
e--------------------
Variation 2:
E-------------------
b-------------------
g------------------- etc.
d----4-4---5-5---7-7
a--0-----0-----0----
e-------------------
Variation 3:
E------------------------
b------------------------
g------------------------
d-----4-4-----5-5-----7-7 etc.
a-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----
e------------------------
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