Using fourth intervals as a building block for chords and solos By Alex Skolnick This topic can be quite useful for better fretboard understanding even if jazz guitar isn’t your main thing
Continuing Our Look at Moving "Outside" the Tonal Center By Alex Skolnick If you develop a taste for moving "outside" the tonal center, it can provide a very cool expansion of your musical vocabulary.
Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes By Alex Skolnick Learn some more about melodic phrasing from Testament's Alex Skolnick!
Exploring the Diminished Scale with Alex Skolnick By Alex Skolnick The diminished scale is a highly useful resource for adding spice to solos.
How to Create “Outside” Lines with Fourth Intervals By Alex Skolnick Back in the April 2017 issue, my column focused on fourths when creating rhythm parts and solos.
Referencing the Chord Changes While Soloing By Alex Skolnick This month, I’d like to discus the art of improvising over a key change, using a modulation of chords that are a half step apart.
Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes, Part 2 By Alex Skolnick Last month, we took steps toward developing a deeper understanding of blues and how it informs both jazz and rock.
