Lessons Musicians Institute: Major Scale Melodic String-Skipping Tuition By Daniel Saunders published 11 May 2011 The video player requires Flash 8 Player or later. Please download the latest Flash Player. 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 Daniel Saunders More about lessons How to get better at guitar – 10 proven ways to improve your playing fast 5 lo-fi guitar chords to add to your progressions Latest “I said, ‘Merle, do you remember this?’ and I played him his song Sweet Bunch of Daisies. He said, ‘I remember it. I've never heard it played that good’”: When Roy Clark met his guitar hero See more latest Most Popular How to get better at guitar – 10 proven ways to improve your playing fast 5 lo-fi guitar chords to add to your progressions Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics How to weave crosspicking and Carter picking into your acoustic guitar playing “There are so many sounds to be discovered when you get away from using a pick”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to add “snap, crackle and pop” to your playing with banjo rolls and string snaps Don't let chord inversions bamboozle you. It's simply the case of shuffling the notes around How to play slap bass: an essential guide to slapping and popping Bass chords: shapes that work on bass guitar – and go beyond the power chord Joni Mitchell described it as ‘fly fishing’ and Jeff Beck was a master of the craft – learn how to use volume swells like guitar legends Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth and Larry Carlton How to find new approaches to blues soloing – using fingerstyle improv ideas and Roy Buchanan-inspired licks MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1“He said, ‘I've never heard it played that good’”: When Roy Clark met his guitar hero2Having earned lofty status in bass-hero circles, Marcus Miller lent his vocal chops to Hadrien Feraud’s take on Chick Corea’s India Town3Frank Stallone on his “magnificent” Epiphone Emperor and its mysterious origins 4Yngwie Malmsteen on why he turned down UFO5These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
