Scales John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? Add intriguing twists to your playing with the tonal flavors of the Far East, Middle East, Africa and beyond Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary and Attain Superior Fretboard Awareness With 'Parallel Pentatonic Modal Vision' Learn PPMV – an insightful mapping of the pentatonic scale’s multifaceted natural order Master the Mixolydian Mode Like Chet Atkins, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Many More Harness this powerful and versatile mode with 20 riffs inspired by famous guitarists Latest Scales Zappa Talks Zappa: Inside the Mind of Guitar Genius By Jimmy Leslie published 12 October 21 Dweezil Zappa explains the art of the guitar solo and reveals how he culled his favorites to create his 'Live in The Moment II' album. How to Chromaticize Diatonic Scales By Brian Davidson published 21 April 21 Applications of this concept are limited only by your fingers, fretboard knowledge, ears, and imagination. A Few Useful Tricks with Minor Scales By Carl Verheyen published 14 April 21 How to handle situations that call for the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales. An Introduction to Pentatonic Substitutions By Tom Kolb published 7 April 21 In part one of this two-part lesson, learn some new and musically colorful applications of a familiar scale. Make Scale-Based Licks Sound Unique with Octave Displacement By Jean Marc Belkadi published 12 June 20 Give your lines a more personal spin with this technique. Spruce Up Your Pentatonic Scales with Note-Repositioning By Vinnie DeMasi published 17 April 20 Conceptualizing your scales as a collection of notes that relate to one another and not just as a set pattern to be played in position by rote can open up a number of musical doors Scale Sequences: Fire Up Your Solos with 15 Mind-Blowing Patterns By Guitar Player Staff published 14 April 20 Take a look at the power of sequencing patterns and explore ways you can put them to use to ignite your solos and licks with a new intensity. 1 2 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“I've jumped down the rabbit hole of discovery to learn what made my Kiss guitars so great.” Bruce Kulick launches his own guitar brand for “period-correct” axes inspired by his Kiss era 2"You have witnessed a revolution.” The closure of Guitar Player magazine marks the end of an era — and the start of a new one3"We sold a few and John Lennon ended up with one." The former Beatle's weirdest guitar is one of the last he played 4"I'm a bit rusty, and I don't know how much I can play, but I'll give it a go." Watch Brian May play guitar for the first time since suffering a minor stroke last month5“One of the coolest people on the planet. He was a like mad scientist that played guitar.” Joe Walsh reveals the story that made Les Paul his hero
Zappa Talks Zappa: Inside the Mind of Guitar Genius By Jimmy Leslie published 12 October 21 Dweezil Zappa explains the art of the guitar solo and reveals how he culled his favorites to create his 'Live in The Moment II' album.
How to Chromaticize Diatonic Scales By Brian Davidson published 21 April 21 Applications of this concept are limited only by your fingers, fretboard knowledge, ears, and imagination.
A Few Useful Tricks with Minor Scales By Carl Verheyen published 14 April 21 How to handle situations that call for the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales.
An Introduction to Pentatonic Substitutions By Tom Kolb published 7 April 21 In part one of this two-part lesson, learn some new and musically colorful applications of a familiar scale.
Make Scale-Based Licks Sound Unique with Octave Displacement By Jean Marc Belkadi published 12 June 20 Give your lines a more personal spin with this technique.
Spruce Up Your Pentatonic Scales with Note-Repositioning By Vinnie DeMasi published 17 April 20 Conceptualizing your scales as a collection of notes that relate to one another and not just as a set pattern to be played in position by rote can open up a number of musical doors
Scale Sequences: Fire Up Your Solos with 15 Mind-Blowing Patterns By Guitar Player Staff published 14 April 20 Take a look at the power of sequencing patterns and explore ways you can put them to use to ignite your solos and licks with a new intensity.
