You probably already use the minor pentatonic scale. After all, it’s almost certainly the single most used scale in rock and blues lead, and players like Angus Young, Eric Clapton and Jack Whit e all ...

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

Used in every style of music from blues to soul and metal, the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most common scales. Most guitarists know one easy-to-remember pentatonic scale shape, known as ...

Bends, embellishments, arpeggios and more – from Charlie Christian to BB King and George Benson, how to unlock the genius of the jazz and blues icons ...

With the intermediate status, one has learned some basic chords and strum patterns so those initial thrills are gone, and now ...

So to make an 8-note major scale minor, you lower the pitch of the third, sixth and seventh notes by a half step. A half step translates to one fret on the guitar, or one key on the piano.

The melodic minor scale is a minor scale with both the sixth and seventh notes raised by half a step, but only when ascending. In western music, modal music dates from before the use of scales and ...