Steve BookeSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Steve Booke Strengthen your fourth finger with these exercises By Steve Booke published 28 August 19 By strengthening and using your fourth finger, many doors will open for you, playing-wise Lessons Not Just Another "Flight of the Bumblebee" Lesson By Steve Booke published 18 July 19 Take a unique approach to learning "Flight of the Bumblebee." Lessons Two-Note-Per-String Scale Sequences and Indian-Style Phrasing By Steve Booke published 17 April 18 Lessons Meet the Byzantine/Hijazkiar/Double Harmonic Major Scale By Steve Booke published 16 April 18 Lessons What In the World: Oud-Style String-Skipping Pedal Tones By Steve Booke published 30 January 18 Lessons Using String Skipping to See Scales Differently By Steve Booke published 6 September 16 Lessons Sitar- and Indian Mandolin-Style Linear Scales for Guitar By Steve Booke published 2 September 16 Lessons What In the World: Celtic Phrasing Using Grace Note Articulations By Steve Booke published 17 March 15 Lessons What In the World: How to Successfully License Your Music By Steve Booke published 30 April 14 Musical Tips & Advice What in the World: The Kumoi (Japanese) Scale — with Tab and Video By Steve Booke published 7 November 13 Techniques Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1“The pick that makes guitar easier”: Introducing the PickTwist – a new 3D pick that will make you a better player… and never slip out your hand2“I used my P-Bass in the studio and my Jazz Bass live, because it projected a little louder”: Originally recorded as a B-side, this riff-driven blues became a Jimi Hendrix classic – and bassist Billy Cox played a pivotal role3“Match the tone of the short-pants rock God”: Crazy Tube Circuits bottles Angus Young’s tone in a pedal – including the secret sauce that shaped his guitar sounds (and Kiss, Pink Floyd and Metallica’s, too)4“I went to Alexander Dumble’s home and plugged into all his amps. He let me play the first one he ever made”: Orianthi’s new signature Orange is inspired by a visit to the most coveted amp maker of them all5“After leading our overall list for two years, it did not come in No. 1”: Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled
Strengthen your fourth finger with these exercises By Steve Booke published 28 August 19 By strengthening and using your fourth finger, many doors will open for you, playing-wise
Not Just Another "Flight of the Bumblebee" Lesson By Steve Booke published 18 July 19 Take a unique approach to learning "Flight of the Bumblebee."
What In the World: Celtic Phrasing Using Grace Note Articulations By Steve Booke published 17 March 15
What in the World: The Kumoi (Japanese) Scale — with Tab and Video By Steve Booke published 7 November 13
