The Secrets of Learning the Fretboard
As Seen In: Rolling Stone Acoustic Guitar Yahoo! Internet Life

Highlighted Lesson

Modes
Free Lessons

Modes

Learn how and why to use the modes in this lesson.  They’re as easy to play as the major scale, but you need to know how they work to play them correctly.  This lesson will […]

Lick, Riff or Trick

LRT-022 Jazzy Blues Turnaround Feature Image
Licks, Riffs, and Tricks

LRT-022 Jazzy Blues Turnaround

Learn a jazzy blues turnaround in the key of C.  In this turnaround, the chord progression is I-vi-ii-V-I.  The I-vi-ii-V is common in the last two bars of a 12 bar blues.

Selected Exercise

Exercises

Ex-021 Alternate Picking Sixteenth Notes

Practice your alternate picking over sixteenth notes with this exercise. Sixteenth notes are great for alternate picking because they must be played quickly and alternate picking helps you play faster!  This one focuses on four […]

Copyright © 1996-2021 Patrick MacFarlane. All Rights Reserved.