Many thanks to Marc-Andre Seguin from JazzGuitarLessons.net for providing this guest post. Learn more about the author at the end of the post. Even if you have no intention of ever being a jazz guitarist, learning the vocabulary is essential to anyone looking to really expand their understanding of improvisational music and music in general. […]
The C Major Scale Positions on Guitar
In an earlier lesson we looked at how to play the major scale on guitar. In this lesson let’s take a look at the C major scale in multiple positions along the fretboard. Why Learn this Scale in other positions? Learning this scale all over the guitar will open up a lot more options for […]
How to Play the Blues Scale for Guitar
Ever wanted to learn to play the blues? One of the fundamentals of learning the blues is learning the blues scale. So in this lesson I will show you how to play the blues scale for guitar. There are some different variations on the blues scale but for the sake of this lesson we will […]
How to Play the Major Pentatonic Scale on Guitar
Last week we looked at the minor pentatonic, this week I will show you how to play the major pentatonic scale on guitar. Recap on Pentatonics Remember that a pentatonic scale is simply any scale with 5 notes within the octave. The major pentatonic is no different. Like the minor pentatonic, the major pentatonic is […]
How to Play the Minor Pentatonic Scale on Guitar
Learning how to play the minor pentatonic scale on guitar was one of the best things I ever did on guitar. It was the biggest breakthrough for me in terms of being able to improvise. The beauty of this scale is that it fits over so much. It works best with the blues but can […]
How to Play the Melodic Minor Scale On Guitar
In previous lessons we have looked at the natural and harmonic minor scales. In this lesson we finish off the trio by showing you how to play the melodic minor scale on guitar. The 3 Minor Scales As we learnt in the previous lessons, there are 3 different minor scales. The Natural Minor Scale The […]
How to play the Harmonic Minor Scale On Guitar
In the last lesson we looked at the natural minor scale and today, as promised, we will look at how to play the harmonic minor scale on guitar. The 3 Types of Minor Scale As we learned in the natural minor scale lesson, there are 3 types of minor scales: Natural Minor Scale Harmonic Minor […]
How to play the Minor Scale on Guitar
This page is dedicated to teaching you how to play the minor scale on guitar. When we are talking about minor scales it is important to distinguish which minor scale we are talking about. This is because there are 3 different minor scales. Natural Minor Scale Harmonic Minor Scale Melodic Minor Scale This might seem […]
How to Play the Major Scale On Guitar
Learning scales may sound boring – and it can be a bit tedious at times – but it’s also really beneficial to your playing. This post will show you how to play the major scale on guitar. In future posts I will cover the various minor scales and other scales such as the pentatonic scale. […]