Exotic Scales
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Easy Arabic Guitar Scales
In this lesson, I’ll show you how to take a complex idea – infusing your playing with Arabic guitar scales…
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The Phrygian Dominant Scale – What To Do With It
The Phrygian dominant scale is a hidden gem in the modes of the harmonic minor scale, but we’re not going…
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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…
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Ear Training for Guitar: Scales
Ear training, especially for guitar, is probably the least interesting thing to do on the instrument, though perhaps one of…
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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…
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How to Spanish-Up the Phrygian Mode
If you’ve been playing or studying modes for a while now, you might have overlooked the Phrygian mode in favor…
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3NPS Diminished Scale Patterns – Why Not?
I recently had a request for some 3NPS diminished scale patterns of the half-whole and whole-half variety. If you’ve ever…
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Get Into the Hungarian Minor Scale
I’m a big fan of the hungarian minor scale because like most exotic scales, it steps outside the stable harmony…
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How to Come Up With Original-Sounding Stuff on Guitar
I like to experiment with permutations of scales and intervals in order to come up with sequences that are unique…