Category: Guitar

A Minor Pentatonic Phrase 1

Playing lead guitar or a guitar solo is probably one of the hardest things I have to do. Learning a guitar solo note for note is good practice but does it really teach you anything? My principle thoughts in music are to experiment. Take phrases or licks and twist them, see where they can go. […]

Scales: C Major

Scales of C Major for guitar and in staff view. Also how to play on keyboard/piano. Staff View: Using Treble cleff C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Guitar: Click on image to see larger version on scale. Again C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C […]

Guitar Primer: Understanding TAB and Chords

The past week has been a busy one in the background of this site. I’ve decided to completely overhaul the site’s look, feel and navigation. I’ve also decided to involve another topic of interest, that being learning guitar. The guitar lessons that are offered for free on this site are just that. You can donate […]

Scales: G Major

Scales on Gmajor for guitar and in staff view. Also how to play on keyboard/piano. Staff View: Using Treble cleff G Major Scale: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Guitar: Click on image to see larger version on scale. Again G Major Scale: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G Playing […]

Minor Scale Construction

Before you begin take a look at how a major scale is constructed Look at the C-major scale C D E F G A B C Find the sixth note. (The submediant). That note is ‘A’. Now write a scale, starting on the ‘A‘,and proceed upwards for one octave. A B C D E F […]