by Alex | Sep 21, 2021 | Guitar Lessons
Motivic Development using Pentatonic Patterns By Ben Dubois Pentatonic Patterns Patterns are a great way to build tension and develop your phrases in lead playing, especially over pentatonic scales. But playing only patterns can get a little stale. One way to spice...
by Alex | Sep 10, 2021 | Guitar Lessons
7th Chords are essential for any guitarist learning to play jazz. While there are literally tens of thousands of possible combinations, you really only need to know 8 basic shapes to get started. In this video blog post, I’ll walk you through how to play 7th chords on...
by Alex | Aug 12, 2021 | Guitar Lessons
Are guitar lessons worth it? This question comes up a lot among guitarists who’re just starting out or are self taught. The answer is “it depends”. There’s a ton of free content online and if you’re just trying to learn to play a song, or what scale...