Blues guitar is surely one of the most pleasing ... like the mixing of minor and major pentatonic scales and the use of jazzier harmony, as we hear with a player like BB King.

The guitar is one of the most popular ... Two of the most popular scales for creating riffs are the minor pentatonic (R-b3-4-5-b7) and blues scale (R-b3-4-b5-5-bb7). These appear throughout ...

All of this means there’s plenty of material for us guitarists to learn from - and ‘less is more’ is the overriding lesson.

Major pentatonic scales are used a lot in folk music and Chinese music. They usually have a joyful feeling. They are also very good for solos and melodies played on the guitar. Get ready for the ...