Four frets are separating the major and minor scales are relative scales. They have all the same tones in common that is why it is related: DO – RE – MI – FA – SO – LA – TI becomes LA – TI – DO – RE – MI – FA – SO, and vice versa.

Major and minor scales are the backbone for all Western music. They should be carefully mastered before proceeding to other scales. This is because our ears are our guides in major and minor scales. It is a little challenging to master the fingering of the major and minor scales at first, but working through the trouble spots will pay big dividends, and your ear will tell you when something are out of bounds. If you will practice it daily, don’t be surprised if your audience joins in and starts singing or playing with you.

Tapping the notes on the same string, but an octave higher than the notes you play with your left hand is the first example. You will hear a tapping harmonic slightly appearing if you tap with your middle finger, if you do this properly. You most likely won't be able to fully induce tap harmonic… Guitar Tapping Techniques: Building the strength of your right hand

The minor pentatonic scale is where the minor blues scale is based, except that there is a chromatic augmented 4th/flatted 5th note added, changing it from pentatonic to a six-note blues scales. This scale retains the guitar-friendly fingering patterns of pentatonic scales. It is used interchangeably with pentatonic scales in rock music, or other… Minor Blues Scale

In order for it to be most useful, the blues scale needs exact fingering in your fretting hand. The first finger will play all notes on the fifth fret. The second finger will play the notes on the sixth fret. The third finger will play notes on the seventh fret. And the fourth finger… The Blues Scale

The great advantage of playing guitar: with a brilliant smile on your face you look to the keyboard player and give him the sign for shifting keys. You just have finished your solo while the keyboard player is wondering about the black and white keys on his keyboard. You only have to move the… Other keys in playing guitar

You can play your first Blues licks with this scale. You can play every time every note of the scale that is the advantage. Some will sound better, some not so good but there is no “wrong” note. You can also play pentatonic scales to rock pop and even jazz not only blues music. For… More fingering patterns and "box" playing

The note which in classical music styles determines if it's a major or a minor scale is the diminished (flat) third. In Blues music, it usually does not reach the exact target note; it is often a bend form the minor note into the major note. The note which is part of the dominant seventh… The Blues scale: Blue Notes

The pentatonic scale contains only 5 different notes. We begin with the minor pentatonic scale in E. Because it's a "guitar key", we start with the key of E. All open strings belong to this scale. You start with the open E-string. It’s also E, when you reach the 2nd fret of the D-string (play… The pentatonic scale

You have to know which notes you can play when you play a solo. A scale is set of notes. Not all notes on your fretboard would give a nice sound if played in one song; it must fit to the song and the chords. We don't have a choice the classical music theory is… Solo Guitar - The Blues Scales

To have speed, control and accuracy, you need to fine tune your guitar. Tuning up your guitar gives you confidence just as a tune up makes a car more responsive. This really makes your playing shine. Here you will be able to learn how to play a guitar with proper left and right hand positioning, be… Learning to Play Guitar