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Open your mind to new sounds with these symmetrical fretboard patterns
Dweezil Zappa shares ideas for fresh melodic shapes
Learn the hallmarks of the hugely influential guitar style of Mountain's Leslie West
Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense guitar work in this lesson
Why using the major third is crucial for your blues-based solos
When soloing over dom7 chords, the inclusion or substitution of the major third in a minor pentatonic line always sounds good
Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns
These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos
How using the augmented chord in a minor drop progression can change your songs
Paul McCartney, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Tom Petty and many more have done this in their music, so why shouldn't you?
Add tension to your solos with the atonal 'X' scale
This flexible scale sounds great in a modal jam or fusion context
Go beyond the normal boundaries of the minor pentatonic scale with this lick
Improve on different techniques, and give your fingers a workout, with this Monster Lick
This compositional trick has been used to great effect by Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, The Eagles, Queen and many more
Learn how to walk down scales with contrary motion
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