by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you feel you’re as good as you should be for the time you’ve been playing?When Chris came to me he’d been playing for 5 years.He felt he should be a lot better for the amount of practice he’d done over that time.Though Chris had put in a...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you feel you’re stuck within the minor pentatonic?You’re not alone.First of all, let me make something perfectly clear – the minor pentatonic is an AWESOME scale!The vast majority of blues and rock solos are based within the minor pentatonic so...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know one of my favourite sayings?”The harder I work, the luckier I get.”I love this saying because it means hard work creates luck, or good opportunities.Obviously luck is a real thing, and if you experience it you should be happy and grateful...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know what can make your minor pentatonic playing sound less like scales and more like music?Bends!Bends are a great way to make your minor pentatonic playing sound a lot more musical.The most common forms of bends used by the guitar greats in the minor...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you want to get into soloing but have never tried it before, let me tell you where you should start.First of all, you’re going to have to learn some scales.Solos are all based within scales that are relevant to the key of the song the guitarist is soloing...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know how to make your playing sound a lot more bluesy?Add the flat 5!The flat 5 (also known as a sharp 4) is a note in-between the 4th and 5th scale degrees of the minor pentatonic.Playing the minor pentatonic with the added flat 5 is commonly referred to...