I have a fascination for the number 5 and everything that’s associated with it. In guitar terms this translates to pentatonic scales, running right from…
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If you’re a fan of fusion improvisation, Wayne Krantz is essential listening, especially live and in the 55 Bar in New York. Wayne is one…
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If you’re still with me, we’ll dedicate this part to summarizing and consolidating what we’ve learned so far into a usable system that you can…
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In Part 7, we turn our attention to major chords and scales on our journey to learning the fretboard, which for me means becoming self-sufficient…
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Let’s continue our analysis by looking at more complex chords and their corresponding intervals. Minor 7 chords contain the intervals 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 as…
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You’ve reached the turning point! If you’ve been practicing the material in the previous parts, and depending on how long you’ve been playing, you’ll most…
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Read Part 3 here. The Perfect 4thThe perfect 4th is the ‘Smoke on the Water’ interval, where it’s used to great effect. In a scale,…
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Check out Part 2 here. 3 and 7 Combinations IIWe need to be fluent in recognizing intervals going in all directions on the guitar. Take…
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Check out Part 1 here. In practice, we use a combination of note names and intervals to navigate the fretboard. Note names are our GPS:…
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As you’ve probably got a lot of time on your hands (coronavirus quarantine/lockdown at the time of writing), why not use it to (finally) learn…
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