You gotta learn your scales at some point. There is no shortcut and you just have to slog through them until the patterns feel natural to you. This video is a walk-through of one of my most used …
Unlocking Guitar Scales: 4 Functional Approaches for Guitarists
In my latest video, I dive into the world of guitar scales. Discover essential techniques to boost your playing, including the widely-used three-note-per-string and in-position methods. But that's not …
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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 …
1-4-5 Chord Inversions For Major & Minor
Using the Big 3 patterns (which I introduced in a previous lesson - https://youtu.be/rL8iQA2Qb5o) as a guiding structure has a lot of interesting applications. One of the ways that they can be used is …
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The Most Important Patterns For Understanding The Guitar Neck
Triads are a simple chord type that provide the key to decoding and unlocking the fretboard of the guitar. By using 3 big triad shapes, I show you how to navigate the entire neck in any key. Once you …
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3 Chord Inversions For Progressions and Embellishments
Learn how to use simple triad shapes to find your way around chord progressions. The triad shapes on strings 2-4 sit very comfortably in the hands, and are easy to embellish! They can help you to …
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