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Quick Guide to Open Position Scales

The first Led Zep album I bought was Houses of the Holy. If you haven’t got it I suggest you […]

I touched on how to connect scale patterns briefly at the end of this post a while back, so I […]

Let’s face it, learning scales is hard work; there are just way too many of them, and how do you […]

Traditional methods of learning scales such as the (crappy) CAGED System and the 3NPS System don’t really lead to melodic […]

One of the main differences between rock and jazz soloing is that the one-scale-fits-all (usually pentatonics) method doesn’t really cut […]

I don’t know about you, but I cringe when I hear a guitar player (usually in a guitar shop) scraping […]

If you’ve ever taken a closer look at how Jeff Beck approaches soloing then you’ll notice that he’s not one […]

One of the things that set great improvisers apart from mediocre ones is their phrasing. Think of phrasing as your […]

Improvisation is one of the most intriguing areas of guitar-playing, especially as it’s one of the few instruments where a […]

A lot of intermediate guitarists arrive at the point where their soloing either sounds uninspired or relies too heavily on […]