In this lesson, we’re covering how to play the E minor pentatonic scale on guitar by learning the 5 scale shapes on the fretboard as well as the music theory to help you understand how it works. The pentatonic scale is a powerful 5 note scale that you can use to create tasteful and melodic … Read more
The E minor scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. If you’ve already learned the notes in the first position of the guitar, the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the E minor scale … Read more
The A minor scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. You might have learned it in the first position of the guitar, but the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the A minor scale … Read more
In this lesson, we’re covering how to play the G Major pentatonic scale on guitar by learning the 5 scale shapes on the fretboard as well as the music theory to help you understand how it works. The pentatonic scale is a powerful 5 note scale that you can use to create tasteful and melodic … Read more
A half-diminished arpeggio, also called a minor 7 b5 arpeggio, takes the notes of a minor 7 b5 chord and plays them one at a time. Compared with the minor 7 arpeggio from the previous lesson, the 5th is lowered by one fret. That b5 gives the chord its half-diminished sound. In this lesson, you’ll … Read more
Modes give you different ways to organize familiar scale notes and create different sounds in melodies, improvisation, and chord progressions. In this lesson, you’ll learn the seven modes of the Major scale, compare their formulas and characteristic notes, and see how each mode can be used melodically and harmonically. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap … Read more
In this lesson, we’ll break down how to play the A minor pentatonic scale on guitar by learning the five essential scale shapes across the fretboard. We’ll also dive into the music theory behind it, so you can understand how the scale works and apply it more effectively. The pentatonic scale is a versatile five-note … Read more
In this lesson, we’re covering how to play the C Major pentatonic scale on guitar by learning the 5 scale shapes on the fretboard as well as the music theory to help you understand how it works. The pentatonic scale is a powerful 5 note scale that you can use to create tasteful and melodic … Read more
The D minor scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. You might have learned it in the first position of the guitar, but the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the D minor scale … Read more
The B Major scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. You might have learned it in the first position of the guitar, but the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the B Major scale … Read more