The Secrets of Learning the Fretboard
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The Major Scale
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The Major Scale

Learn how to play, form, and use the major scale effectively.  This is arguably the most important scale you can learn.  It is used in improvisation, chord construction, diatonic harmony, and much more.

Lick, Riff or Trick

Licks, Riffs, and Tricks

LRT-033 Double-Stop Riff

Learn a fun two-bar double-stop blues riff. This one is all about a blues rhythm with a swing feel.  You’ll notice that the open-string double-stops in the first measure use staccato to give a short, noticeable sound. In […]

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 […]