A student once asked me if there was a foolproof way not to get lost when soloing on guitar and as I didn’t really have…
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As you may have already gathered, any chord, arpeggio or scale can be written out as a sequence of intervals. This information is often lost…
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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…
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You’ll find a lot of stuff on the internet about breaking out of scale boxes; some players suggest learning the modes (more boxes?) or throwing…
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You might be feeling somewhat overwhelmed at this point, so it would be a good idea to take a breather and take stock of what…
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I can’t remember where I saw this but it’s a great exercise for improving your phrasing, as well as getting out of scale ruts and…
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If you’ve been following this series, you’re probably beginning to see how useful a knowledge of intervals coupled with a good ear is, and how…
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One thing I noticed when I began to purposely concentrate on learning to play what I heard in my head using intervals, rather than rely…
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Getting your head around intervals is a great way to start to take melodic control of your solos i.e. choosing what notes to play to…
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