I was jamming out the other morning on a riff I came up with and realized that the riff was not in 4/4 Time… This is a pretty common thing for me and the way that I write music. While a common move would be to re-write the riff in 4/4, so that it’s easier...
For many players, getting into jazz guitar seems much like opening Pandora’s box, and in some ways, it is. Personally, this is one of the things I find most appealing about it. However, simply getting started and being able to play effectively within the context of...
This covers the following topics: Why a minor Pentatonic minor works. How a minor Pentatonic minor works. Where to play a Pentatonic minor. Who uses a Pentatonic minor? How to carefully craft solos using the pentatonic minor. What is a pentatonic? Pentatonic minor...
This covers the following topics: Why a Pentatonic works. How a Pentatonic works. Where to play a Pentatonic. Who uses a Pentatonic? How do they use the pentatonic? What is a pentatonic? Pentatonic scales should not be a mystery. A pentatonic scale is not something...
Memorizing sequences of notes, especially long ones in solos, can be a challenge. People often ask me how I can memorize really long solos and execute them flawlessly. The answer to that is that I don’t have them memorized. I have the melody memorized and I...
Songs are not always in standard tuning. This brings about the problem of not sounding exactly like the recording when you play along with it even if you are in perfect tune according to your guitar tuner. Even for some songs that are about a step lower (tuned down)...
