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Feeling down about your blues guitar jams? We'll show you how to solo over a 12-bar progression
A minor pentatonic scale with extra blues notes The minor pentatonic scale is a fantastic scale to jam over a 12-bar blues with, but by adding a few more notes you can infuse your blues with the ...
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How the guitar riff has developed since the 1950s – and what you can learn from its evolution
Jonny Buckland has created many melodic guitar riffs for Coldplay. This first example shows how he might use the minor pentatonic scale with added reverb and delay to forge a great guitar hook.
Hybrid picking, slides, pentatonics, bends, muting and double-stops are powerful techniques for country guitar playing
In the video, Matheus plays various, classic country lines that will work over an E7 chord. To bring the phrases to life Matheus uses various articulations such as finger slides, hammer-ons and pull ...
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What are scales?
Major pentatonic scales are used a lot in folk music and Chinese music. They usually have a joyful feeling. They are also very good for solos and melodies played on the guitar.