How to Move Between Guitar Scale Patterns (Major and Minor)
Here’s something that surprises a lot of players when they first see it: the major scale pattern and the minor scale pattern in the same…
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The Best Beginner Guitar Scale Pattern (And Why It Works)
If you’re trying to figure out which scale to learn first, the answer is pretty clear: the pentatonic minor. In the video above, we look…
How to Move Guitar Scale Patterns to Any Key
One of the most useful things you can learn on guitar is how to take a scale pattern you already know and move it to…
E Major Scale on Guitar: All the Patterns You Need
The E major scale is one of the most useful scales on the guitar, and in the video above we break it down in a…
Create Melodies From Chords — Chord Modifications
You don’t need to fingerpick to create melody on guitar. In the video above, we’ll look at how small chord modifications can turn basic strumming…
Nashville Number System for Guitar
If you’ve ever played with other musicians and heard someone call out “1-4-5 in G,” they were using the Nashville Number System. It’s one of…
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