How to Spice Up the Major Pentatonic Scale
There’s something about the major pentatonic scale that seems very dry to me, which can be a good thing because […]
Easy Lydian Dominant Scale Flavors
The Lydian Dominant Scale, also known as the Lydian b7 scale, is the fourth mode of the melodic minor. But […]
Altered Scale for Guitar – The Easy Way
The altered scale for guitar is a difficult concept to grasp for a lot of players. This is because you […]
How to Dorian-Up a Blues
The Dorian scale makes for an interesting twist you can use in a 12-bar blues. Yes, that’s right, you can […]
Hack #13: Blues Scales: Start with Mixolydian
This is an excerpt from 25 Guitar Scale Hacks, check out the full eBook here. If you’re getting into blues […]
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 […]
10 Effective Ways to Learn How to Play Jazz Guitar
I’m a huge fan and student of jazz guitar, but I’m definitely not an expert. If you’ve ever tried to […]
Blues Soloing Tricks: The Versatile 6
Continuing our series on blues soloing tricks, we look at how to use the different intervals in blues playing, we […]
Blues Soloing Tricks: The Blue Note
The blues note is of course the b5, and if you’ve been following this series of blog posts, you’ll find […]
Soloing Over Chord Changes: How to Start
Transitioning from blowing up and down pentatonic scales to purposely crafting your solos by taking the chord changes into account […]