The 5 Chord Progressions Every Lead Guitarist Must Know Inside & Out

“I don’t believe that knowing how this works will make me a better player,” Said one Facebook group commenter who was perplexed by the discussion of “secondary dominants” and the breakdown of the key of A major.  Guitar players like this one seem to want two things…… To improve their craft and practice until they’re […]

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 scales comes to articles like this one….. Why should you learn scales and what on earth are scales used for? One of the first things I did when I started playing guitar was […]

How Stevie Ray Vaughan, Slash, & Chet Atkins All Used Music Theory

Admit it, you use chords and scales. That means you use theory, and that you’re probably not using it right……. That’s okay though and it’s because everyone told you to memorize a bunch of BS. The three guys I’ll be talking about in this lesson DIDN’T DO THAT! They learned a few things, then applied […]

Learn How To See The Fretboard Differently In This Marty Friedman Guitar Lesson

Learn How To See The Fretboard Differently In This Marty Friedman Guitar Lesson Marty Friedman’s guitar style is unlike anything other’s in the guitar playing world due to his masterly mixture of melody, exoticism, and good ol rock n roll. And I don’t know about you, but like there to be more to guitar playing […]