Learn Colorful Scales and Sweet Harmonies for the Advancing Guitarist
Explore the whole-tone scale as well as the natural minor, the harmonic minor, and the melodic minor scales.
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How to Use Modes and Pentatonic Scales on Guitar
In this acoustic guitar lesson we explore the modes of the major scale, as well as minor and major pentatonic scales.
Learn How to Practice and Solo with Scales on Acoustic Guitar
Many guitarists dread practicing scales—those ascending and descending sequences of notes that revolve around a given pitch and determine tonality. But working... Read More...
Weekly Workout: Building Colorful Chords from the Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales
In this advanced lesson, meet the melodic and harmonic minor scales and explore the harmonies that can be generated from them.
How to Play Unusual Chromatic Passing Tones on Floating Scales
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings:Renowned educator, Grammy-winner and producer Massimo Varini explains how to play floating scales using unusual chro... Read More...
Improve Your Technique by Practicing ‘Broken Thirds’ Scales
Scales are great for warming up and improving technical proficiency. Challenge yourself with new scales and patterns.
Tips for Playing Floating Diatonic Major Scales by Massimo Varini
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings:Elixir® Strings artist Massimo Varini provides three examples of
how to play floating diatonic major scales in th... Read More...
Weekly Workout: Chord Scales
Practice playing chord scales using the chord progression for the first eight bars of the jazz standard "Autumn Leaves."
12-String Tricks: Scales, Chords and Arpeggios
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In this quick lesson sponsored by Elixir® Strings, Shawn Persinger demonstrates how to combine scales, chords and arpeggios to add variatio... Read More...
How to Play Floating Pentatonic Scales by Massimo Varini
Sponsored by Elixir® StringsIn this quick lesson sponsored by Elixir® Strings, Massimo Varini demonstrates how to play floating pentatonic scales using open... Read More...