Guitar Scales, Electric, and Tabs

Music has a long history in all cultures and permeates the Western culture. The guitar holds a special fascination with many. It’s sound can be crisp and soothing, or loud and rambunctious. Many people learn to play the guitar as an outlet for their artistic ability, to convey emotions or just to pick up a new hobby. Learning guitar scales can give one the freedom to write music or “pick up” a tune easily.

This website has been put together as an informational forum for seasoned music lovers and novices alike. None of the companies or individuals mentioned herein receives compensation of any kind.

Within the pages you will find facts, answers to frequently asked questions and a little music history. We hope you enjoy your stay here!

There are currently many musical forms, but where did it all begin?

The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (580 - 500 B.C.) is generally credited with having discovered that musical intervals which are recognized as concordant are related by small integer ratios, an idea he may have acquired from Babylon. It is likely that he determined this result using a monochord, a single stringed instrument having a moveable bridge by means of which the string can be divided into two parts of variable proportion.

Strings with lengths in the ratio 2 : 1 produced the interval of an octave known to the ancient Greeks as diapason, Those in the proportion 3 : 2 produced the interval of the fifth, known to the Greeks as diapente. Strings of equal tension with length in the proportion 4 : 3 produced the interval of a fourth known to the Greeks as diatessaron. The Greek word dia meant between, through or across.
All of these intervals are present between strings with relative lengths 2, 3 and 4. Thus the most harmonious of intervals are contained in the number progression 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. This reinforced the concept of spacial and musical harmony being related and the belief that the harmony of the entire universe was inherent in the mystical power of numbers.
Pythagoras himself left no written record of his work so it was via his pupil Philolaus that these observations have been passed on. The first record of the use of a monochord to demonstrate this phenomena was by Euclid (c. 300 B.C.).

From Ancient Greece to a recoding studio in Los Angeles is a long way but when you think of the music that has traversed the intervening space you can see how interconnected the journey has been.

Good luck in your musical pursuits!

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