Intervals – Unlock the Guitar

Intervallic Leaps Made Easy

August 16, 2020

Guitarists tend to play in a linear fashion by moving from one string to the next, and while there’s nothing…

May 31, 2020

I have a fascination for the number 5 and everything that’s associated with it. In guitar terms this translates to…

May 2, 2020

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

April 3, 2020

If you’re still with me, we’ll dedicate this part to summarizing and consolidating what we’ve learned so far into a…

April 3, 2020

In Part 7 of our series on how to learn the fretboard, we turn our attention to major chords and…

March 31, 2020

Let’s continue our analysis by looking at more complex chords and their corresponding intervals. Minor 7 chords contain the intervals…

March 30, 2020

You’ve reached the turning point! If you’ve been practicing the material in the previous parts, and depending on how long…

March 29, 2020

Read Part 3 here. The Perfect 4thThe perfect 4th is the ‘Smoke on the Water’ interval, where it’s used to…

March 28, 2020

Check out Part 2 here. 3 and 7 Combinations IIWe need to be fluent in recognizing intervals going in all…

March 28, 2020

Check out Part 1 here. In practice, you use a combination of note names and intervals to navigate the fretboard.…