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Allan Holdsworth's 10 Most Useful Scales
Sit back and get a comprehensive lesson in scales from the great Allan Holdsworth.
Melodic Minor Modes Made Easy
Learning how to play the seven modes of melodic minor is an essential skill any guitarist should have in their soloing tool belt.
Exploring Slide Guitar in Open E Tuning
Learn how to master one of the most distinctive sounds in blues and rock music.
Essential Guitar Licks: Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The Sky Is Crying" Bends
Pick up a useful, Albert King-inspired bending lick by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
An Introduction to the Tritone Scale
A short introduction to the tritone scale, its construction, how to use it and some basic fingerings for this scale on the guitar.
Colorful Jazz-Blues Chord Substitutions
Some commonly used variations that adventurous musicians will often interject into their playing.
Essential Guitar Licks: Albert King Funk-Blues à la “Born Under a Bad Sign”
Learn a blistering funk-blues lick in the style of the late, great Albert King.
Five Must-Know ii-V-I Chord Subs
Learning how to play and apply these subs to your chord work and single-note solos can add an extra layer of harmonic sophistication to your playing.
