Category: Intervals

How Not to Get Lost in a Guitar Solo

Published October 23, 2019 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published February 9, 2019 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published February 27, 2018 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published February 26, 2018 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published February 8, 2018 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published October 14, 2016 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published April 18, 2016 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published April 6, 2016 by Graham Tippett

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…

Published March 12, 2016 by Graham Tippett

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…