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Guitar Modes Explained: Why Guitarists Struggle So Badly With Modes

How many articles about modes have you read before you got to this one?  I’d say at least a few…..and I know why…. Lots of guitar players seem to think that modes hold some magical secret to making great solos and riffs…. And that once you find the perfect article (like this one), or the […]

How To Use Guitar Scales: A Guide To A Misunderstood Concept

How To Use Guitar Scales: A Guide To A Misunderstood Concept   There’s a fairly consistent theme I’ve found when anyone new to guitar scales comes to articles like this one….. Why should you learn guitar scales and what on earth are scales used for?   One of the first things I did when I […]

What Scales Work Over What Chords?

  How many times have you seen an image with these names of the modes?  I bet it’s a lot…. And it’s pretty confusing right?  Well I’ll help you with that.   One of the most common stumbling blocks every aspiring guitarist encounters is knowing how to choose a scale to solo with. However many […]

How To Create Sexy Spanish Guitar Music: A Lesson On Exotic Guitar Scales

One of the things I’ve been getting into lately are these chillout mixes using Arabic, Spanish, and Indian melodies that you can listen to on YouTube. Ever since I watched Temple Of Doom when I was little, I’ve been entranced by anything that hints at exotic locales like deserts, beaches, city nights, etc. So when […]