How to approach scales

Hi Mike, When I improvise, or play with others in a band setting and im asked to solo / jam or come up with a melody to something I always start with finding the key , and then playing the respective pentatonic scale over it. What I then do is listen to the music and...

Composing Chord Progressions

Hi Guitarists Forming Chord progressions is an easy process when generating progressions in the same key. All you need to know is which chords belong to which key and combine them together in any order and voila! You have a chord progression. To find this information...

Minor Scale Chords

Hi Guitarists After posting about how Major chords are formed from the Major scales I’ve received requests to do the same thing for Minor scale chords. Natural Minor Let’s us the A Minor (natural) key as an example: The scale of A Minor is A B C D E F G...
What Are Guitar Modes

What Are Guitar Modes

Guitar Modes Want to know what guitar modes are and how to play them? You’ve come to the right place The diagram in this article is one of the best images/patterns I’ve come across for all guitar modes in the one spot It is very much worth our while to...
How To Buy Your First Guitar

How To Buy Your First Guitar

How To Buy Your First Guitar Knowing how to buy your first guitar as a beginner can be a daunting task as you often have no idea what to look for and can barely play the thing to know if it’s any good. Here are some tips I give to all my beginner students on...