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Blues Scale
Free Lessons

Blues Scale

The Blues Scale is derived from the Minor Pentatonic Scale. It has an added #4th. This note gives the scale a bluesy feel. It is the only difference between the Blues Scale and the Minor […]

Lick, Riff or Trick

Licks, Riffs, and Tricks

LRT-024 Rhythmic Rock Riff in E

This fun rhythmic rock riff will have you playing bends, staccato, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes in the key of E.  What I love about this riff, by Charles Gervase, is that he uses the same […]

Selected Exercise

Practice economy picking and sweep picking for speed
Exercises

Ex-019 Efficient Speed Picking Exercise

Practice economy and sweep picking and other concepts in this efficient speed picking exercise. This exercise is efficient because it crams all of the following into one exercise: G major scale with 3 notes per […]