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The minor pentatonic is the essential scale for guitar solos: we'll show you how to get to grips with it today
You probably already use the minor pentatonic ... this line three times, first over an Am chord, then over C, and finally over an Am-C progression. The scale sounds great throughout. Chris has been ...
Every player uses the minor pentatonic – here’s how you can leverage the guitar's most-used scale in your own playing
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 ...
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Think outside the box with these guitar solo position shifts
In general, guitarists learn their first solos using simple shapes (aka boxes) like the minor pentatonic scale - shapes which are often ... You’ll be starting in the guitar’s open position and moving ...
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Loved by Yngwie, Santana and Slash, the harmonic minor scale is an essential part of every guitar player's vocabulary
There are other scales, such as the Dorian mode (1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7), but the minor pentatonic and natural minor are the ones we usually learn first ... across the entire guitar neck using the ...
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Surf guitar can teach you a lot about attitude and note choice – Arianna Powell shows you how your playing can benefit from catching the wave
Most of this track uses one position ... with the natural minor scale and come up with your own licks. This part is a ...