by Craig | Apr 8, 2022 | Guitar Fretboard Knowledge
In this guitar lesson we’ll be taking a look at a few ways to help you get better at playing guitar scales on a single string. But before we do that, we should quickly look at why I think single string scales are essential to getting an excellent command of...
by Craig | Mar 27, 2022 | Guitar Fretboard Knowledge
In a couple of earlier lessons I explained exactly what scale degrees are. For this lesson I’m going to go into some detail about how learning scale degrees can benefit you. If you haven’t gone over the previous two lessons, you might want to check them...
by Craig | Mar 26, 2022 | Music Theory
Welcome back to another fun-filled lesson on scale degrees! As you’ll recall from Understanding Scale Degrees: Part 1, we worked through the first three steps of my method of understanding scale degrees… Step One: Understanding the musical...
by Craig | Mar 25, 2022 | Music Theory
In this lesson we’re going to start taking a look at scale degrees, which are very useful things to understand—especially if you intend to develop an excellent knowledge of scales, chords and arpeggios. So, what exactly are scale degrees? If you did a...
by Craig | Apr 29, 2020 | Music Theory
Most guitarists usually learn their first chords by rote memorisation. In other words, they learn to play the chords with no real understanding of the chords they are learning. And to be honest, that’s a fantastic place to start! This is because you can learn a...