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…)
Hi, my name is Tim. I am a senor in high school and I know how hard it can be to learn a complicated instrument like guitar. That is why I am creating this site, because I have seen how much easier it is to learn to play guitar when you have someone to teach you or something to tell you how to be a good guitarist.
Many of the coming articles will have a firm footing in music theory. You may be thinking, O Man! Music theory, that sounds intense. I know that after a long day at school, you don’t want to try fitting one more thing in your brain. But, the term music theory sounds much worst than it actually is to learn. I am going to break it up into short five-minute articles that you can walk away from knowing more and being a much better guitarist.
I will talk about things like what makes that guy’s solo so crazy, besides just speed, what cords to use in a song, where the heck you put chords like B-flat minor, what 4/4 time is and many other things. Many people don’t realize how far a little music theory will go, but I Guarantee the time you spend on music theory will be well worth your time.
If you have any questions ask them in a comment below and I will answer them as soon as possible.
Everyone writes this kind of stuff a little different so I wanted to make sure that everyone understands the way the scale diagrams work.
The starting fret is where the diagram begins. If the number is 1 the diagram begins on the 1st fret of your guitar.
The root is the base note of the scale and gives it that finished feeling.
If you have any questions ask them in a comment below and I will answer them as soon as possible.
If you are looking for the Minor Pentatonic scalein the key of either G# or Ab flat you are actually looking for the same key, so I wrote it as G#/Ab.
The first box of the Minor Pentatonic in the key of F#/Gb
If you are looking for the Minor Pentatonic in the key of either A# or Bb flat you are actually looking for the same key, so I wrote it as A#/Bb.
The first box of the Minor Pentatonic in the key of A#/Bb
If you are looking for the Minor Pentatonic in the key of either C# or Db flat you are actually looking for the same key, so I wrote it as C#/Db.
The first box of the Minor Pentatonic in the key of C#/Db
 