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 […]
Monster 4NPS Scale Runs without the Monster Stretches
I’ve been a huge fan of 4NPS (four-note-per-string) scales ever since I first saw them on the Allan Holdsworth REH […]
How to Find Scale Patterns That Work For You
Nowadays, I play in fourths tuning (EADGCF) around 75% of the time because I love it, and the rest of […]
Fretboard Motion: 3NPS + 4NPS Scales (Part 2)
In Part 1, we looked at dividing the fretboard up into string pairs in order play horizontally up and down […]
The Holdsworthian Approach to Diminished Scales
In honor of the passing of one of my most influential guitar heroes, Allan Holdsworth, and perhaps one of the […]
How to Own the Fretboard When Improvising
One of the great things about the guitar is the myriad of ways to play the same thing in various […]
Scale Patterns, Optical Illusions, and the ‘Breaking Out’ Myth
Our latest eBook, ‘Shred Guitar Mechanics: Fretboard Dexterity through 4NPS Scales’, is the product of extensive research into the benefits […]
Shred Guitar Secrets: 3NPS Meets 4NPS
Earlier this month we looked at 4NPS (four-note-per-string) scales as used by the likes of Allan Holdsworth in this article. […]
An Introduction to the 4NPS Scale System
I first saw this on Allan Holdsworth’s REH DVD where he recommends learning scales using four notes per string instead […]