John McLauglin
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- I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notest of a scale hooked together? There are several reasons for learning scales: one, the knowledge will unlock the neck for you -- you'll learn the instrument; second, if I say I want you to improvise ofer Gmaj7+5, then go to Eaug9-5, then to bmaj7-5 --well, if you don't know, what those chords are in scale terms, you're lost. It's not all that difficult, but you have to be ready to apply yourslef...
- Denyer, Ralph (2002). The Guitar Handbook. p. 114. ISBN 0-679-74275-1.