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What is the “Super” Scale (1-3 1-3 Slide Scale)

July 18, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryLead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

It’s the Pentatonic Scale. Yup. It’s just another way to play the pentatonic scale. But what’s so cool about it is the way it’s laid out and the way it sliiiiides to the other positions is so much more conducive to actual musical phrasing. A ...

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Be Aware of What Beat You Start Your Solo

June 20, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Yes, the title says it all. A good way to think about soloing is: how you start dictates where you’ll go. So if we take a look at the available beats in a measure: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + We’ll note there’s eight places we can start. A good way to ...

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My Favorite 5 Scale Exercises

April 18, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingPracticingIntermediate

Yes, these are a few of MY (yes... me, me, me!) favorite scale exercises. Some of them are tricky, some aren't as tricky, but they all accomplish the same thing... getting us more familiar with our scale shapes. Scale Exercise | 4 Note Pattern ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 4 – Working Arpeggios into Scales

February 21, 2022
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingAdvanced

My last blog post on this subject (Jazz Key Structures | Part 3) talks about what scales to use when and my best at a brief explanation of the Minor ii-V-i. While it gets you playing the right notes, it doesn’t sound too jazzy… why? Chord tones. ...

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Bends, Pre-Bends & Over Bending

November 15, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

Getting to or from a note is one thing that makes the guitar so unique and your choices can really help define your sound. Today I want to talk about 3 types of bends and ways to implement them into our soloing: Bends, Pre-Bends and Over Bending. ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 3 – What Scale?!

April 19, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryAdvanced

Jazz requires a bit of foresight before jumping into taking a solo. In my previous posts I talk about recognizing a Major ii-V-I (Part 1) and a Minor ii-V-i (Part 2) and this will start expanding these concepts into how to begin the process of soloin ...

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Four Practice Schedules To Practice Efficiently

July 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

Alright I'm just going to give you a practice schedule. You can alter this depending on where your at and where you want to work on. Essentially I'm going to give you 4 days worth of practice, giving you specific things to focus on each day: A = Chor ...

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Parallel vs. Relative Scales

June 15, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

What's a Scale?! Well if you click that link I'll talk more about how to build scales, but I'm mostly going to be talking about the difference between Parallel vs. Relative scales and each of their pros and cons. Relative Scales Relative me ...

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Changing Licks From Minor To Major Scales

February 17, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

So much like my Pentatonic Version of this post, I wish more pop tunes were in Minor Keys. I don't want to learn a whole new vocabulary so why not just start moving my licks from my minor scale to my major scale! This way tends to be a bit simpler ...

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Practicing Dynamics

January 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarBeginner

Dynamics are how loud/soft you play. A good idea is to work in dynamics as a part of your practice routine as they can make all the difference in the world in terms of developing your feel. A good idea is to think of 3 big dynamic levels: loud, me ...

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WhatIsTheSuperScale_Pic

What is the “Super” Scale (1-3 1-3 Slide...

July 18, 2022

It’s the Pentatonic Scale. Yup. It’s just another way to ...

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Be Aware of What Beat You Start Your Sol...

June 20, 2022

Yes, the title says it all. A good way to think about soloin ...

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My Favorite 5 Scale Exercises

April 18, 2022

Yes, these are a few of MY (yes... me, me, me!) favorite sca ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 4 – Wor...

February 21, 2022

My last blog post on this subject (Jazz Key Structures | Par ...

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