GUITAR SHOWCASE 2023: It’s unlikely that many would disagree with the notion that pentatonic scales are a guitarist’s best friend. Used in every genre of music and countless songs of the past 70 odd ...

The CAGED chord shapes can be a great way of learning the geography of the fretboard. The shapes, both major and minor, occur in every position and key just like the pentatonic boxes. In fact, they ...

Guitar skills: We’re always harping on about the minor pentatonic scale. This essential scale is the most frequently used set of notes in rock, blues, country, metal, funk and even jazz lead guitar.

Like a comfortable pair of slippers it’s easy to slip into trusted pentatonic shapes without really thinking about it. This is often where the fingers begin to do all the work and you play without ...

It may be the most ubiquitous scale in the world and arguably the oldest. Anywhere in the world, when someone carves a flute, plucks a string or twangs a piece of metal they inevitably stumble into ...

In the late 1930s, Charlie Christian elevated the electric guitar to an essential solo instrument, paving the way for the electric blues of T-Bone Walker and rock pioneers Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore ...

We explore where the blues came from and its influence on many modern genres of music. We explore where the blues came from and how it went on to influence many modern genres of music. From Delta ...