In this lesson we continue our look at the major and minor pentatonic scales, however this lesson focuses on a very important intersection of those two scales. This "crossroads" that happens on the neck of the guitar is one of the most important spots on the neck to understand because it allows for lots of combinations of solos. In this lesson I don't show you note for note how to play any of these solos, but instead try to demonstrate how easy it is to create your own solos using this … [Read more...]
Chet Atkins Fingerstyle Lesson: Very Basic – LEG031
So you may be asking, what’s the big deal about Chet Atkins? When I first started becoming obsessed with learning the guitar I kept reading article after article about Chet Atkins and how he pioneered this or influenced that.. and to be honest, when I heard my first Chet Atkins album (my dad’s), I wasn’t immediately blown away. I thought it sounded clean and simple and… well, nice. It wasn’t until I analyzed what was actually going that I began to realize what a genius he was. Born June 20, … [Read more...]
Bending Strings: How To Bend Guitar Strings – LEG032
I thought I'd put together a demo on how to bend strings when playing. Bending guitar strings is something that a lot of people struggle with because there isn't a very precise science to it, like there is when fretting notes. When you're bending the string, you're essentially pushing the string up so that the current notes bends to a higher note. The problem that people run into is knowing exactly how far to push the string. Unfortunately this is where your sense of pitch comes into play, … [Read more...]
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