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Practicing Without Patterns

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 on guitarists in favor of using a movable pattern, but the problem here is that … Read more

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.

The Key to Breaking Out of Scale Boxes

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 other intervals into the mix (still a box), playing horizontally up and down one string

How to Solo Over Chord Changes (Part 7)

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 we’ve learned so far about soloing over chord changes.

3 Things to Realize
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Soloing by Numbers: Improve Your Phrasing and Your Alternate Picking

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 so forth. It’s similar to the idea we looked at in the How to Create … Read more

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Category: Intervals

Practicing Without Patterns

How to Avoid Cliché Pentatonic Licks

The Key to Breaking Out of Scale Boxes

How to Solo Over Chord Changes (Part 7)

Soloing by Numbers: Improve Your Phrasing and Your Alternate Picking