Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

This quick lesson introduces a powerful lick from the diminished scale that adds instant tension, complexity, and flavor to your blues playing. Step outside the pentatonic box and give your ...

ST. LOUIS — In February, The Athletic debuted the first edition of the St. Louis Blues power rankings. If you missed the story, it’s a vibe check of the organization: players, prospects ...

It bore the characteristics of music from their homeland such as simple, pentatonic melodies ... There’s frequent use of the blues scale, syncopation, the 12-bar harmonic pattern, call and response ...

Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival Blues guitar wunderkind Christone ... His secret to a good guitar solo? The humble pentatonic scale. “As simple as the scale ...

Groomed by the blues. Bowers first picked up a guitar ... She says she didn't know the pentatonic scale until a few years ago. "Guitar players will understand that," she says.

These include the major scale, major blues scale, major pentatonic scale, and minor scales. A large amount of the genre is built around improvisation and variations on these.