One String Pentatonic Brutality
August 26, 2011 1 CommentToday we’ll be studying a metal essential – pentatonic riffs built off the low E string. By using chugging and accents we’ll have a solid foundation for much of the metal out there!
Pentatonics
Easy Soloing With Major Pentatonics
August 12, 2011 1 CommentSoloing can be super easy, and we’ll show you a pattern that is simple to memorize and execute. Guys like The Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, and Boston have even used it!
Sultry Blues Lead – Mixing Major and Minor Pent
August 9, 2011 6 CommentsOne of the most important concepts a blues guitarist needs to understand is how to mix major and minor pentatonics to make a solo. Today, we’ll break it down and make it easy.
Playing With the King: Major Pentatonics
August 5, 2011 3 CommentsOne key to BB King’s soloing style is his use of major penatonics. In this lesson we’ll break down his scale choice so we too can get his smooth sound!
Zakk Wylde Box Riff
August 2, 2011 No CommentsNow that we have a handle on the Zakk Wylde box we’re going to learn a riff in the style of Zakk Wylde to show how you can use this box in a metal/blues style.
The Zakk Wylde Box
August 2, 2011 2 CommentsThe Zakk Wylde box actually consists of several other boxes strung together to give us one area to effortlessly create blistering riffs. We’ll show you how it all works!
SRV Style Riff Using the BB King Box
August 2, 2011 No CommentsLearn a SRV inspired riff using the BB King box in this pentatonic blues lesson.
Queens of the Stone Age Style Hendrix Box Riff
August 2, 2011 No CommentsToday we’ve got a Queens of the Stone Age style riff to get some practice with the Hendrix box. So let’s get started!
Leslie West Style Riff Using the CB Box
August 1, 2011 No CommentsLeslie West of Mountain combines the best of rock and blues, often using pentatonics. We’ll show you a riff in his style to demonstrate the repeated Chuck Berry box.
Joe Bonamassa Clapton Box Riff
July 31, 2011 1 CommentNow that we understand how the Clapton box works, we’re going to learn a juicy rock blues in the style of Joe Bonamassa to get some practice.
The Hendrix Box
July 28, 2011 No CommentsToday’s pentatonic extension is built off of the root 5 pentatonic scale. This simple 6 note box is home to many of the greatest riffs of all time, so let’s get started.
Cream Style Riff Using Clapton Box
July 27, 2011 No CommentsThe Clapton box is known for its low, grungy sound, and many bands, including Cream, have used it to create timeless riffs. We’ll show you how they might use it.
Chuck Berry Style Riff Using CB Box
July 27, 2011 1 CommentWhat better way to study the Chuck Berry box than with a Chuck Berry style riff? We’ll show you the rock n’ roll legend would use his own box.
The Chuck Berry Box
July 27, 2011 1 CommentTime for another pentatonic extension, this one named after the immortal Chuck Berry. Many a great lick can be played using this box, so let’s get started.
The Chuck Berry Box Repeated
July 27, 2011 No CommentsWe’re going to learn yet another Chuck Berry box, but this one is mostly used to connect positions. This is super handy and will give you complete fretboard fluency.
Cake Style Zakk Wylde Box Riff
July 27, 2011 No CommentsWe’re going to change gears here and learn a super funky, dancy riff in the style of Cake that uses the Zakk Wylde box.
Black Crowes Style BB King Box Riff
July 27, 2011 No CommentsThe Black Crowes have a bluesy, old school rock sound and love using pentatonic extensions to create some wailing solos. We’ll show you how.
Peter Frampton Style Pentatonic Riff
July 7, 2011 No CommentsWe’ve got another riff to practice root 5 pentatonics, this time it’s in the style of talk-box wiz Peter Frampton.
Gov’t Mule Style Pentatonic Riff
July 7, 2011 1 CommentIn this lesson we’re going to get our southern rock jam band on with a Gov’t Mule inspired root 5 pentatonic lick.
John Scofield Style Pentatonic Riff
July 7, 2011 No CommentsWe’re going to practice our root 5 pentatonic scale with a great swinging riff inspired by the jazz great John Scofield.