This tutorial explains the concept (theory) of the A Minor Scale and how to apply it (practice) to the guitar. This tutorial is primarily written for beginners. But even...

This tutorial shows you an exercise on how the A minor scale can be used to "walk in and out" of a group of related minor chords (A, D, E minor).

This tutorial shows you an exercise on how the A major scale can be used to "walk in and out" of a group of related major chords (A, D, E major).

This tutorial will help you to get into jazz improvisation using the ionian, dorian, phyrgian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, and locrian modes. You'll also get some instruction on...

In this set of lessons, Ry Kihn will teaching you how to play major and minor pentatonic scales in a solo. Ry will introduce you to the tutorial, then examine major pentatonic...

This tutorial is the result of frustrations of the instructor as he taught scales to students in a traditional sequence. After much trial and error, it became evident that...

This tutorial came about as a result of the frustrations of the instructor trying to teach scales to students in his private teaching in a traditional sequence. After much trial...

Knowing your way around some exotic scales has the power to open up a whole new world of melodies and ideas that you can add to your compositions. The use of exotic scales can...

In this tutorial I am going to give you an introduction to the world of "Chord Tone Soloing." In short, "Chord Tone Soloing" means that when soloing you are only using notes of...

In this tutorial we will learn another lick that incorporates all 5 fretboard shapes/positions that form the pentatonic minor scale. The idea is to play a simple 4 note lick that...

This series will demonstrate simple, bluesy licks derived from the minor pentatonic and blues scale over riffs that we've created previously in Rock Level 1. Lead guitar work will...

In this tutorial we will look at a way of visualizing minor scale fretboard patterns and intervals on the guitar. We will use the E minor scale on sets of two adjacent strings. ...

In this tutorial we will look at a way of visualizing major scale fretboard patterns and intervals on the guitar. We will use the E major scale on sets of two adjacent strings. ...

In this tutorial we will look at visualizing the minor scale in the three main patterns it forms on the guitar fretboard. We will use the A minor scale as an example.

In this tutorial we will learn another lick that incorporates all 5 fretboard shapes/positions that form the pentatonic minor scale. The idea is to play a simple repeating...

In this third tutorial we will focus only on targeting chord tones in order to learn more ways to spice up the minor pentatonic "box" blues shape with notes from the major...

This series of lessons will give you what you need to know about the country fill. We'll look at common fills using the scales and chords you know.

Bring your blues scale into a performance context.

Learn what you can do to start finding your own voice in your soloing, using the minor scale.

Andy Gurley takes a look at the blues scale and it's relationship to the minor pentatonic.

Andy Gurley takes a look at the minor pentatonic scale.

These lessons put the rubber on the road. It's time to learn licks that use everything we've learned so far: CAGED scales, rhythmic subdivisions, articulations and playing in real...

This tutorial will give you the basic scale shapes needed to play in any key on the entire neck.

In this tutorial we will practice the modes of the major scale and learn to see and hear them as individual entities in a variety of fretboard patterns. We will learn that each...

This little ditty can be used to either practice scales or practice using Add 9 chords. This tune is available as a loop in the Guitar Tricks Jam Station. It's in the Rock...

This is an example of a melodic minor scale. I'm the wrong guy to ask about major details on theory but basically from what I hear on the grapevine, there are seven modes of...