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Why You’re Still Struggling to Learn the Modes

There comes a time in every guitarist’s life when they feel the need to *drum roll* learn the modes. While […]

You may think learning scales, arpeggios, licks and whatnot will make you a great improviser and don’t get me wrong–these […]

The Lydian Dominant Scale, also known as the Lydian b7 scale, is the fourth mode of the melodic minor. But […]

A lot of musicians draw parallels between learning music and learning languages, and I would equate fluent improvisation skills to […]

It’s fairly common for intermediate players to get stuck in a pentatonic rut. The problem is usually not the pentatonic […]

You’ll find a ton of information on guitar improvisation on the internet, so much so that sifting through it all […]

If you’re a fan of fusion improvisation, Wayne Krantz is essential listening, especially live and in the 55 Bar in […]

Let’s look at the major and dominant side of triad soloing. To get a major triad, all we need to […]

In Part 1, I mentioned that 4-note clusters are actually better for learning triad soloing than triads themselves. This is […]

This series of lessons is both a continuation of the How to (Finally) Learn Your Fretboard series, as well as […]