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Originally Posted by JimmyM  All scales are good to learn, but don't make them the major focus of your attention. Chords and chord formation is way more important. Use the chords and don't always be looking for scales to use when you make up parts. |
I'm as big a pro "use chords" guy as anyone but scales are still very much worth learning to absorb their different textures and flavors.
The mistake people make is trying to apply scales
over chords which in terms of the harmonic motion of the song may have very little practical application. The reason people struggle so much trying to figure out what scale to use over what chord is that on a chord based song (which most western popular forms are) it's really illogical...it's like trying to figure out what shoes to wear to go swimming. You don't hear too many beginners wigging out about what chord to use over what chord.
