by Myles English | Jun 23, 2014 | Beginner Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Theory and Harmony
Before reading this blog it is necessary that you understand the construction of major scales. Luckily we have a blog post on major scales if you are unfamiliar with major scales. Major pentatonic scales are used by guitar players and other instrumentalists in all...
by Myles English | May 24, 2014 | Beginner Guitar, Guitar Lessons
Hopefully you’ve carefully gone through the previous lesson Beginner Guitar Scales and you have that C major scale right underneath your fingers. I would strongly suggest not moving forward until you do as we’re building a foundation that we can continue...
by Myles English | May 21, 2014 | Beginner Guitar, Guitar Lessons
There are a few scales which could be considered beginner guitar scales, but today we’re going to learn the most commonly used beginner guitar scale, C Major in open position. As a beginning guitar player, sometimes it’s difficult to figure out where to...
by Lloyd English | Dec 28, 2013 | Articles, Beginner Guitar
As a kid I wasn’t very disciplined and wasn’t particularly good at practicing. When I started playing at age 12 I would just pick up my guitar and try to figure stuff out by ear. Most of my progress was a result of learning by watching friends and...
by Lloyd English | Dec 20, 2013 | Guitar Lessons, Theory and Harmony
When guitar players hear a cool lick they want to figure it out and recreate it and then use it but sometimes the results are somewhat less than satisfying. As humans we hear everything in relationship, so what does this mean to your cool lick playing and lifting? It...