Scales: The D Major Scale Harmonized 3rd and 5th degrees

This lesson is almost identical to the A Major Scale Harmonized 3rd and 5th degree. I have added it in order to show how once one pattern is learned, it can often be used on a different set of strings.
These are [...]

Scales: The A Major Scale Harmonized 3rd and 5th degrees

These are highly recognizable sounds often heard in rock and country playing but used also in all forms of music.
The block below consists of chords moving up the fretboard. The first chord has a red line through it to highlight its [...]

Scales: The G Major Scale Harmonized

The block below consists of chords moving up the fretboard. The first chord has a blue line through it to highlight its pattern. The second is in red, the third in blue and so on. These are the chords that are [...]

Scales: G (Dorian) Minor

The Dorian Minor scale is commonly used in improvisation. This position ( personal opinion ) lends itself nicely to working up speed.
Remember that these scales can be played anywhere on the neck. In the case of this scale, if you were to start the same [...]

Scales: G (Jazz) Melodic Minor

More often called the Melodic Minor scale, this scale is commonly used in improvisation. This position ( personal opinion ) lends itself nicely to working up speed.
Remember that these scales can be played anywhere on the neck. In the case [...]

Scales: G Major ( 2 positions )

Major scales are one of the most commonly used scales in improvisation. Shown below are 2 positions of the G Major scale. The second position allows for greater movement up the neck. Both positions lend themselves well to working up [...]

A blank chord template you can use

Here is a blank chord block you can use to mark out chords you discover as you explore your instrument. Just download it on to your system and print it. If you prefer, you can download the [...]

A blank scale template you can use

Here is a blank scale block you can use to mark out scales you discover as you explore your instrument. Just download it on to your system and print it. If you prefer, you can download the [...]

Scales: Looking for patterns and the A Minor Pentatonic Box Scale

If you took all the notes from all the 5 positions shown in the A Minor Pentatonic lesson and placed them into one block, this is what you would end up with.

This is a great exercise to do with any of the scales we [...]