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A guitar scale is a scale specifically laid out for guitar. Scales for the guitar are the same as they are for any other musical instrument as far as the notes they encompass, but when a musician thinks of a scale as a guitar scale, he is most likely thinking about the specific pattern of …
The major scale is one of the most basic and widely used scales in music. The major scale is also the scale most often used as a reference when building other scales. The C major scale has all natural notes, meaning it has no sharps or flats in it. The notes of the C major …
The blues is an art form established in the deep south at the turn of the century and today forms the basis for a lot of the music we hear. There are two types of Guitar Blues Scales I want to discuss here. The first is the minor blues scale. This is a six-note scale …
Metal players have become a large presence in the guitar world. Their hard grinding and wailing is unmistakable among us musicians. It’s one of those things that’s know to be “often imitated but never duplicated”. Many guitarists attempt to mimic the sound of an authentic metal guitar, but don’t quite get the hang of it. …
CMC here. Good day, mates! Hey, what does a middle aged wannabe rocker like me know about Jazz guitar scales? I know one thing: Pat Metheny was one of my all time favorite guitarists back in the day and a quick Google search just revealed to me that he’s still going strong in his 60’s. …
CMC here. Today’s lesson is on the guitar pentatonic scale. The Pentatonic scale is to rock and roll, what airplanes, cars, the internet and Movies are to modern civilization; something so ubiquitous as to create chaos if it weren’t there. Hey maybe that’s why punks weren’t into it. It’s really cool and fun to use. …
If you’ve been playing guitar for a while, you may have heard the term “guitar scale length” come up before. What is guitar scale length though exactly, why is it important, and how does it affect your playing? Read on to learn more! What is Guitar Scale Length? A guitar’s scale length can be defined …
Greetings guitar aficionados, Darrin Goodman here bringing you another little guitar lesson for you today. Today I want to try and answer the timeless question; what are guitar scales? A guitar scale, or musical scale, is a group of notes divided into intervals within an octave. There are many different scales from all over the …
The blues is a musical form that can be traced back to African-American communities in the deep south near the end of the 19th century. Lyrically, the blues encompasses heartbreak in all its incarnations, including poverty, unrequited love, and death. The musicians who played and sang the blues were certainly in a position to be …
Guitar scales are a complex, yet crucial aspect to any advanced guitarist. Having a knowledge of these scales will help you become more of a well-rounded and expert musician. Not only will you become more versatile, but you will be prepared when rocking out with your buddies, because you’ll know what to play and when …