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The Memorization Trap

By far the quickest way to get stuck in a rut with your guitar playing is the memorization trap. What do I mean by this?

If you peruse any of the well-know guitar forums, you’ll no doubt have seen people … Read more

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019Author Graham TippettCategories Improvisation, Melodic Soloing, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord ChangesTags improv, soloing Leave a comment
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From Multiple Scales to Multiple Chords

A couple of days ago we looked at How to Easily Learn Multiple Scale Patterns in parallel using just three different scale patterns/positions. In this lesson, I’d like to revisit those scale patterns and give you an easy way of … Read more

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019Author Graham TippettCategories 3 Note Per String Scales, Chords, Guitar Hacks, Improvisation, Scale Patterns, ScalesTags chords, hacks, scales Leave a comment
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How to Easily Learn Multiple Scale Patterns

This might not be everyone’s cup of tea but if at some point you want to get into jazz or jazz fusion, and are into the scalar approach, you’ll need a way to learn multiple scale patterns without tearing your … Read more

Posted on December 19, 2018January 19, 2019Author Graham TippettCategories 3 Note Per String Scales, Improvisation, Scale Patterns, Scales, Soloing, UncategorizedTags guitar scales, improv, multiple scales Leave a comment
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Pentatonics Pro – All 330 Pentatonic Scale Combinations

Pentatonics Pro is a side project I’ve been working on for a while now which involved mapping out the 330 possible pentatonic scales into a collection of scale patterns (combinations of 5 intervals) along with a method to explore them … Read more

Posted on October 17, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Improvisation, Pentatonics, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes, Wayne KrantzTags guitar geek, pentatonics Leave a comment
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How to Play Flowing Eric Clapton Style Pentatonic Lines

There’s no doubt about it, Eric Clapton is possibly one of the most influential guitarists of all time and while he tends to get overlooked these days in favor of the the more technical players, there’s a lot you can … Read more

Posted on October 12, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Eric Clapton, Improvisation, Pentatonics, Phrasing, Scale Patterns, Scales, UncategorizedTags Eric Clapton, licks, pentatonics, runs Leave a comment
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Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Easily Jazz Up Your Blues Soloing

It’s been a while since we’ve looked at blues soloing, so I thought I’d add to the Blues Soloing Tricks series of posts with a quick lesson on using the upper chord extensions to get a jazzier sound in standard … Read more
Posted on May 11, 2018October 6, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Blues, Improvisation, Jazz Blues, Jazz Guitar, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord ChangesTags improv, jazz-blues Leave a comment
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How Not to Get Lost When Improvising Over Little Wing

A common problem among guitarists is getting lost while improvising. There are many reasons for this, the most notorious one being an over-reliance on patterns. Patterns are a double-edged sword on guitar as they lend themselves well to getting you … Read more
Posted on April 28, 2018October 7, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Improvisation, Jimi Hendrix, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord ChangesTags Jimi Hendrix, LIttle Wing Leave a comment
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10 Ways to Better Improvising

Sometimes all it takes is a suggestion or a new perspective to jump-start your improvisation skills or give your solos a new lease of life, especially if you’re stuck in a rut. As guitarists we tend to fixate on scales,

… Read more
Posted on April 19, 2018October 6, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Creativity, Improvisation, Inspiration, SoloingTags hacks, improv, tips Leave a comment
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Two-Note-Per-String Major Scales and Modes

Here’s an interesting concept for you to try out. I remember playing around with it unintentionally when I first began to look at major scale patterns and their modes across the whole neck to see how they laid out. I … Read more
Posted on April 10, 2018October 7, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories 2NPS Scales, Improvisation, Scale Patterns, ScalesTags 2NPS, improv Leave a comment
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How to Avoid Cliché Pentatonic Licks

While the pentatonic scale is an incredibly useful tool for guitar players of the rock and blues variety, the standard method of learning the scale in five box shapes doesn’t do a lot to distinguish you from the next guy. … Read more
Posted on February 27, 2018October 8, 2018Author Graham TippettCategories Improvisation, Intervals, Pentatonics, Scale Patterns, Scales, UncategorizedTags creativity, pentatonics Leave a comment

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