Good Quote by Allan Holdsworth

A scale is just the notes that are in a chord played one at a time instead of together. That's what has allowed me…

— Paul Gilbert

My father would say, 'Play a scale,' and I'd play one and he'd say, 'What about the rest? There must be one above,' so…

— Joe Pass

Instead of the metaphor of scales in balance, I prefer the idea of a jazz quartet: you're trying to make music that feels and…

— Stewart D. Friedman

I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not…

— John McLaughlin

If I pick up a guitar, I don't practise scales. I never have. I come up with something I haven't done before, new approaches…

— Jimmy Page

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

— James Galway

I've never actually learnt scales. I should someday.

— Pete Doherty

Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the activity

— Barney Kessel

I'm hopeless at playing scales. Try and be instinctive first and analytic afterwords, although it's good to study the theory of music.

— Brian May

For me, the only thing that makes one scale different from another is not the starting note; it's the separation of the intervals.

— Allan Holdsworth

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

— James Galway

I've learnt new scales through playing different types of music, like Indian raga scales, gipsy scales and harmonically-based jazz scales.

— Nigel Kennedy