Anchoring scale patterns to chord shapes will help you have a more grounded understanding of where you can play in any given key. I use this approach and it has helped me tremendously. In this …
Explore The Unique Sound Of Double Stop Bends For Rock, Country, Blues & More.
Double stop is a common term for playing two notes simultaneously on adjacent strings. The term is borrowed from stringed instruments such as violin, viola etc. but as guitarists we can use the term …
Chord Tone Soloing. Follow The Harmony To Create More Interesting Solos.
Chord tone soloing is one way to refer to using the notes taken from changing harmony to play more relevant and interesting sounding solos. The basic idea is that instead of using a static scale to …
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Six Techniques For Articulation
Articulation is the term we use in music for the how you play notes. Scales are great for learning what notes can be played, but how you play them transforms bland notes into musical ideas. In this …
Useful Arpeggios For Soloing
This lesson expands on the concept of the Big 3 patterns and grabs a 4 string chunk of each shape to make nice and comfortable arpeggio patterns. These patterns are very functional and can help you …
Rock Guitar Practice Solo
Rock Guitar Practice Solo I hear from people all the time who are learning the guitar, and doing what they have been told to do. They are practicing away at all the different patterns, but have …