Extended Pentatonic Scales – No More Boxes
It’s common for guitarists to get stuck in pentatonic scale boxes every now and again, and while you can sound […]
Easy Arabic Guitar Scales
In this lesson, I’ll show you how to take a complex idea – infusing your playing with Arabic guitar scales […]
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 […]
How to Achieve Pentatonic Scale Fluency
A lot of musicians draw parallels between learning music and learning languages, and I would equate fluent improvisation skills to […]
Stuck in a Pentatonic Rut? Try This!
It’s fairly common for intermediate players to get stuck in a pentatonic rut. The problem is usually not the pentatonic […]
My Alternative Pentatonics Concept
I have a fascination for the number 5 and everything that’s associated with it. In guitar terms this translates to […]
Mixolydian Modal Pentatonics
There are literally endless things you can do with pentatonic scales in music and especially on the guitar. We all […]
The Rootless Lydian Pentatonic Scale (Easy)
This is a great one to easily generate a Lydian sound over a major 7 chord by using none other […]
I know the 5 pentatonic shapes, now what?
You’ve probably heard this one a few times… or perhaps even said it yourself. Beginner guitarists, if they can get […]