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Which scales should you actually learn?

Most of us learn scales the wrong way around. A pentatonic box here, a major scale there, a list of modes that never get used. This is a short free guide on the three or four scales that actually do real work on the guitar, and the order to learn them in.

Guitar Scales

Cool Guitar Riffs #4 – Open E Pentatonic Minor Riff

The E pentatonic minor scale in open position is one of those goldmines that keeps giving you cool stuff to play. This riff is a perfect example — it sounds great, it’s not too complicated, and once you get it under your fingers, you can use it over a bunch of different progressions. Add it […]

Blues

Blues Guitar Riff on 3rds

Some of the best blues guitar riffs don’t come from complicated technique — they come from the same two-note shape, repeated in slightly different ways. This lesson is built around exactly that idea. Jonathan teaches a blues guitar riff on thirds in the key of E, and it’s the same pattern SRV used in “Pride […]