The pentatonic scale, by far, has to be the most widely used guitar scale. Its versatility and playability is unmatched. In this lesson, we take an overall view of the pentatonic scale, how it’s formed, the two most common pentatonic scales used in music, and the patterns of the pentatonic scale.

In this lesson we’re going to take a look at the A Major Scale on guitar. We’ll explore the scale formula, notes that make up the scale, chords that are found within the scale and the five positions of the A major scale. Let’s get started.

Learning scales is quite a task and how you go about practicing guitar scales makes all the difference. No doubt it’s challenging, but learning to play them fluidly up and down the fretboard is so rewarding. While it takes time and effort to achieve, it can be simplified with a four step process that can make your practice much more effective.

As a beginner guitar player, or even a relatively seasoned guitar player for that matter, you’re always looking to make the best use of your time. Therefore, it’s important to be efficient with what you’re learning to make sure it has the most value to improving your playing. When it comes to scales, there are five main scales to focus your attention on to get the most bang for your buck.

While the minor blues scale may be synonymous with the blues scale, the major blues scale has its place in the genre as well. In this lesson we take a look at what makes up the major blues scale and map it to the guitar fretboard.

In this lesson we take a look at the solo to one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs, Yellow Ledbetter. We’ll analyze the chord progression, scales, and walk through the guitar tab to understand the theory behind the solo.

Guitar modes can be a confusing topic. In this lesson we’ll take a simplified look at the major scale modes and see if we can bring some clarity to the concept.

Parallel scales are scales that share the same root note, or tonic. It’s easy to confuse them with relative scales, which share all the same notes, but have a different tonic note. In this lesson we’ll take a look at what parallel scales are, how to figure out the notes of the parallel scale, and common uses for the scales.

In this lesson we’re going to take a deep dive into the G major scale on guitar. We’ll look at the intervals and notes that make up the scale, the five positions and patterns for the scale, chords that are built from the G major scale, and also look at some song examples based in the key of G major.