We have seen it many times in guitar books or in chords like F#7. Numbers. 5’s, 7’s, 11’s, and every other number you can think of. Your probably thinking, “numbers, what are they doing in music.â€? Numbers are very useful in music and open up many doors to tricks you can’t even imagine. I know how you feel, but I assure you that this is nowhere near as difficult as algebra or any thing like that. All you need to able to do is count. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. (more…)

When I first saw what the Minor Pentatonic scale pattern looked like when it was stretched across the whole entire neck, I was a little bit intimidated. Memorizing the scale across all 21 frets of my guitar seemed like a very daunting task. But as I went on to learn the scale I found out that it is not all that difficult. (more…)

Want to solo like the Pros?

Did you know that most rock solos and songs are only played with 5 notes? No, that is not a typo and you don’t need to have your eyes examined. I said FIVE notes. So few notes you can count them on one hand. One, Two, Three, Four, Five. I know what your thinking, “FIVE notes, there has to be more than five notes. I’ve see guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton go all up and down the neck! They couldn’t possibly be playing only five notes.â€? But I assure you they are only five basic notes are needed to create a good guitar solo. Want to know How? (more…)