This great technique, along with vibrato, allows guitarists to play with expression, often mimicking the fluidity of a singer.The second and third fingers of the fretting hand are generally the ...

Breaking these well-known chord shapes down into single notes or triads creates a road map for experimentation, improvisation ...

Experienced players may know which scales these ‘outside’ notes come from, but it’s not essential knowledge. In this lesson, we’re treating the minor pentatonic scale as a framework for a handful of ...

You’ll be hinting at the blues scale, the Dorian mode and the major pentatonic scale, all without straying far from the comfort of the minor pentatonic shape. If you prefer to stay ‘inside’ the scale, ...

It may be the most ubiquitous scale in the world and arguably the oldest. Anywhere in the world, when someone carves a flute, plucks a string or twangs a piece of metal they inevitably stumble into ...