Category Lessons

Playing Scales on the Guitar

Scales are the basis for the creation of chords and melodies. They are alos useful for worknig on guitar technique and they will help you develop an understanding of how keys work. Generally speaking, scales are NOT used in improvisation.…

An Organic Approach to Improvisation

Music is a language very much like spoken language. Since we are al lmore or less fluent in at least one spaken language, we can use that knowledge as a guide to learning musical languages. Any time you are confused…

Indian and Arabic Deep Drones

Since I was a kid, I’ve been listening to Indian and Arabic music, so I’ve developed a few ways to fake these sounds on guitar. Note: this is not a traditional approach – it’s my own take on these cool,…

Jazzy Sounds for Rockers

Sometimes, it’s nice to get a jazzier sound when soloing on rock/pop tunes. Especially now that a lot of hip-hop/dance grooves are so jazz oriented, a simple understanding of jazz is useful. Most of the time, guitarists build rock solos…