I know the 5 pentatonic shapes, now what?
You’ve probably heard this one a few times… or perhaps even said it yourself. Beginner guitarists, if they can get […]
Veevar Guitar: Interview with the Creators
A while back, we did a review of the new online and offline guitar community, Veevar Guitar, which you can […]
Band Rehearsal: How the Pros Rehearse for a Show
Many of us are at a loss when it comes to guitar or any kind of music practice and just how […]
When NOT Breaking Out of the Box is a Good Thing
You’ve probably seen a ton of stuff on the internet, and particularly on YouTube, about ‘breaking out of the box’, […]
An Alternative to the 5 Pentatonic Shapes
The 5 pentatonic shapes are a staple of learning rock or blues guitar, though truth be told most guitarists generally […]
The One Thing You Should Learn from Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen is somewhat of an enigma in the guitar world. You may love him or hate him, and he […]
A More Practical Way to Learn Guitar Triads
I’m constantly looking for more practical ways to learn things on guitar, especially the tedious stuff like scales, arpeggios and […]
Hack #13: Blues Scales: Start with Mixolydian
This is an excerpt from 25 Guitar Scale Hacks, check out the full eBook here. If you’re getting into blues […]
Practicing Without Patterns
As you may have already gathered, any chord, arpeggio or scale can be written out as a sequence of intervals. […]
Did Allan Holdsworth Learn Scales Like This?
If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you’ll know that I’m a huge Allan Holdsworth fan, and have studied […]