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Solo Guitar – The Blues Scales

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 not well suited to describe the Blues. Blues is crazy and wrong from that point of view... [Read more of this review]

How to Play Lead Guitar

These are master class lessons that dive into the facts of how to build a musically viable, crowd pleasing solo. Intended for the intermediate level guitarist who is looking to expand upon their beginner guitar lessons, or the advanced guitar player eager to review the basics and learn some new killer licks, these lessons include sound principles that... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Scales

Knowing the scales on the guitar is a important for anyone learning to play guitar. A lot of guitarists try to skip over in learning the scales only to get “box in” when it’s their turn to solo. Playing “box” patterns which are often taught in beginner guitar lessons is like painting with just a couple of colors, compared to having the various... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Scales

For any type of music in the world, scales form the foundation. Have you ever wondered why some love songs sound sad and moody? The type of scales used would largely determine a song’s genre in song writing. Being able to understand guitar music scales would also allow you to have a better knowledge of guitar solos that are played by other people. A... [Read more of this review]

Pentatonic Scale

The Pentatonic Scale is a scale that consists of 5 notes such as Minor Pentatonic Scale or Major Pentatonic Scale. You may wonder why you should use a scale with such a small amount of notes. The reason is that Pentatonic Scales offer a small margin of error when you are playing over a chord progression of the chords that go with the scale. Another... [Read more of this review]

The Major Scale

The most important scale of all is the Major Scale because all modes are derived from this scale. Modes are distorted scales. In simple words, you make some notes sharp or flat. Each mode like the major scale has a quality. The major scale’s quality is happy and upbeat. These qualities which are more prevalent when you integrate the chords are... [Read more of this review]

The Pentatonic Scales

Pentatonic scales are the most commonly used scales in music. Learning the pentatonic scales has been an introduction to scales and modes for almost every guitar player.  Most rock, blues, and heavy metal are based on the minor pentatonic scale and you can find most country, country-rock, R&B tunes are based on the major pentatonic scale. When... [Read more of this review]

Major blues scale

The major blues scale is a variation of the major pentatonic scale just like that the minor blues scale is a variation of the minor pentatonic scale. This is the reason why they are sometimes referred to as pentatonic blues scales. By adding the b3 “blue note” to the major pentatonic scale, the music will have that familiar bluesy sound. ... [Read more of this review]

Perfect Pitch (Absolute Pitch)

The skill to distinguish a musical note without a reference point is unusual even amongst trained musicians, commonly known as ‘‘perfect pitch’’ or, ‘‘absolute pitch’’. To those with perfect pitch each sound has a name and nuance that is familiar in isolation just like colors; you do not need to see red to recognize yellow. Within the... [Read more of this review]

Positions of the Major Scale

In your growth as a lead guitarist, it becomes increasingly important to learn to solo in more than one position. If, for instance, you are soloing in the key of C major, and you only feel comfortable playing in the few frets surrounding the eighth fret, then you are restraining yourself unnecessarily. The primary position of the major scale is the... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Gifts

Guitar gifts have many good choices at all price points, and many reputable online retailers to buy from. Despite these, it can be difficult to sort through them and find just the right guitar gift. However there is no need to worry for we have picked up a manageable few, and provide you with specific suggestions based on the experience level of the... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Playing

Once you become familiar bit about how music is structured and where it is located on the fret board, you must get those strings vibrating to create music. This means coordinating both hands. The fret board hand must be holding the strings down firmly to allow them to vibrate, and the picking hand must attack the strings neatly to prevent unnecessary... [Read more of this review]

Blues Scales

There is neither “heavy metal” scale nor a “country” scale, but there is a blues scale on the guitar. This blues scale is not only for blues music. Though it will definitely add a bluesy sound to whatever style you plug it into. Blues scales are nothing more than minor pentatonic scales with an added note, which is also referred to as... [Read more of this review]

Scales

Scales are essential for such reasons. 1. They help build strength and independence in your fingers. 2. They train your ears to recognize some common note combinations. 3. They may be used as note choices in both improvisation and music writing. The five basic scale shapes need to be memorized and played daily. They must be played in different positions;... [Read more of this review]

Guitar Lesson

The task of learning guitar from scratch can be a really overwhelming experience. However, here are some tips on how to get started. One major consideration for a beginner is whether or not to take private lessons. All things being equal, having private lessons could be a good choice. An expert private guitar teacher could help you make improvement... [Read more of this review]

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