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 ...

The basic definition of a scale is a set of musical notes arranged in order. Most people are familiar with the C major scale as being the one where you start at middle C on the piano and just play all ...

These are the notes of the A minor pentatonic scale. As with any scale, it pays to learn it in as many fretboard positions as possible. Obviously, if you transpose a scale to a new key, you get a new ...

Chords can be understood as combinations of notes played at the same time, derived from all of the major and minor scales, and they are the fundamental basis of keys. Every key is based on a ‘tonic’ ...

The Dorian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale. The only difference is in the sixth note, which is a major sixth above the first note, rather than a minor sixth. Good examples of ...

Harmonic minors use the relative major key signature and raise the seventh note of the scale. For example, in A harmonic minor there are no sharps or flats other than the raised seventh of G#.