Guitar modes explained and how to use them to improve your playing Guitar modes are a scary topic for many intermediate and advancing guitar players. While the theory behind the modes can get a bit complex unless you have a solid basis in music theory, you can, and should, start using them even if you’re […]
There are different ways you can go about composing a guitar solo. What I’ll show you in this lesson is just one simple method you can use to compose your first planned guitar solo. What do I mean by planning? Starting to improvise on the guitar is not hard. If you don’t have a clue
When a teacher presented me with a book showing the diagrams for all guitar scales, or rather, the most popular guitar scales, I was like “Holy crap, do I need to memorize all this to become a good guitar player” Not to mention that there were all the guitar chords that needed to be learned,
One thing that used to confuse me when I started learning guitar was the relationship between the notes on the neck. Looking at the guitar notes on the neck, they seemed like a bunch of notes thrown there together with no relationship with each other. I used to think, that good guitar players could pick
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Learning guitar scales can either be the most tedious aspect of your musical journey or a fun aspect you can never get enough of. This all depends on how you learn guitar scales, when you learn them, and whether you use them to create music. Before I show you how to learn scales, I’ll explain
When I came up with my first guitar lick, using the A minor pentatonic scale in its most commonly used guitar scale pattern, I was over the moon. It sounded like the real thing, and it was. I went back to my A minor pentatonic scale and came up with another guitar lick, and another
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Do you believe that you must be a pro to begin improvising on the guitar? Or else, that you need to learn a ton of scales and techniques before you can attempt your first guitar improvisation? Do you think you need to be able to play fast to start playing guitar solos? If you already
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