There’s something about the major pentatonic scale that seems very dry to me, which can be a good thing because it lends itself well to…
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It’s fairly common for intermediate players to get stuck in a pentatonic rut. The problem is usually not the pentatonic scale itself… I mean, just…
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We all get stuck in scale ruts every now and again, especially where the modes are concerned. There’s a lot more music to be made…
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There are literally endless things you can do with pentatonic scales in music and especially on the guitar. We all love them, so why not…
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A lot of players get to the point where they’ve learned their scale patterns, be they CAGED, 3NPS patterns, my own Hacking the CAGED System…
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This leads on from what I was talking about in a previous article but it applies more specifically to intermediate guitarists, or those that are…
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If you’re serious about learning guitar, beyond having the technical ability to play your favorite songs, then at some stage you’ll need to learn scales.…
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If you’re committed to learning the guitar, it’s inevitable that you’re going to get into a rut from time to time. Ruts can last from…
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Most guitarists get stuck in a scales rut sooner or later; this is somewhat due to learning patterns which, because of their enclosing nature, train…
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Very often guitarists complain of being stuck in scale patterns or boxes, they then go in search of some way to break out of them;…
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