AP-010 How do I select scales for guitar solos?
Question … Something I don’t understand is, for example, say a simple 3 chord song such as Can’t You See by Marshall Tucker is D-C-G. If I were to make my own solo up to […]
Scales
Ex-022 Octave Scale
Practice your Octaves in unison with this simple exercise! Octaves help you become more mobile on the fretboard and aware of what you’re playing. I believe they are one of the most beneficial fretboard concepts […]
Ex-018 Horizontal Ladder Exercise
Improve your fretboard knowledge with this rut-breaking ladder exercise from my upcoming book on learning the fretboard. This exercise can be applied to any sequence of notes, such as a scale, mode, or arpeggio.
AP-006 How do I order my guitar practice?
Question Love your website! I am taking lessons from a guitar instructor here in Los Angeles for a half hour once a week. However, not a lot can be done in such a short lesson. […]
Ex-014 Repeating Bass Two-Octave Scale
Practice two-octave scales in a unique way while practicing your picking technique. This exercise is a great way to practice two things at once. This exercise is a great way to learn a scale so […]
Ex-011 Ascending and Descending Quads
Use these exercises to build speed and to avoid sounding like you’re playing scales.
Fretboard Pattern Generator
Generate fretboard scale patterns with this handy tool.
Minor System
If you know your chords, and you know your patterns, then this lesson will benefit your playing immensely. Knowing how chords and scales relate to each other helps you to find them more easily than […]
Chord to Scale Relationships
If you know your chords, and you know your patterns, then this lesson will benefit your playing immensely. Knowing how chords and scales relate to each other helps you to find them more easily than […]
Blues Soloing
This lesson is going to familiarize you with the chord tones within the scale patterns. Yes, that’s right now you have to learn the notes instead of blazing trough patterns. Why should you learn them… […]
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 […]
Pentatonic Scales
Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them, and why they’re the scale shortcut.
Soloing Over Chord Progressions
Learn several ways to solo over a chord progression by knowing the key or by knowing the chord. Learn to use several methods of approaching each method.
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.