E minor penta = G major penta etcetc

[choubix]

Hello,

I was practicing today and a friend of mine told me: you know that the E minor Penta you're playing you can use it as a G major penta and do this and that?

"hummm... no..."

I really feel I am really bad at theory as I am a self taught guitar player (and I thought that I could be a guitar god by just staring at the instrument when i was a teenager ).

I used to learn licks, chords and a couple of scales and I feel I am very limitated in my approach of the instrument now.

So I am starting from 0 by re-learning the notes on my fretboard instead of just playing chords and scales... I also just ordered Doug Doppler's dvd. from what i heard it's a good dvd to start with.

but: do you guys know a good website that explains the basics of scales, modes, chords progression? how do scales relate to each other? (for instance: the E minor penta = G major penta etcetc)

Maybe we could list a few with a rating for people who 'd like to start learning the guitar or strengthen their knowledge of musical theory.

thanks!

[markg5150]

Doug's DVD is really useful, you could also try www.guitarknowledgenet.com

[eelblack2]

Learn your circle of 5ths first, that will tell you everything you need to know regarding Major/relative minor and modal applications. Think of the circle of 5ths as your basic multiplication tables - without that memorized first, advanced math, later, is very difficult.

[waylay00]

This site helped me:

http://www.theorylessons.com/index.html

The G major pentatonic is just the second position of the E minor pentatonic. So although you are playing what looks like a G major pentatonic, if you are resolving to E every time, you are really in fact just playing the E minor pentatonic in a different position.

[choubix]

Thanks for your replies.

I'll explores the websites.
I've also downloaded explanation from wikipedia with regards to the circle of fiths. seems I missed a few things when I started playing the guitar!

if you think of some more websites that could be useful let me know

thanks