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History Of The Guitar

A brief history of the guitar, including the instrument’s ancestors and the main figures in its development. Today, the guitar is one of the most (if not the most) popular and widely played instruments in the world. However, as this potted history of the guitar shows, this was not always the case. [ad name=”Google Adsense …

Best Guitarists Of All Time

Compiling a best guitarists of all time list is clearly an impossible task – music, thankfully, is not like running the 100 metres, in which an exact comparison can be made between athletes present and past – and what makes a great guitarist is purely subjective. What does become apparent when listing the best guitarists …

This page contains Phrygian dominant guitar diagrams & TAB.

The Phrygian dominant scale produces a unique 'Eastern' sound. It is formed either by raising the third note of a Phrygian modal scale, or by playing the fifth mode of a harmonic minor scale.

Guitar Backing Track Blues Funk in C minor

This is the first video on Guitar Scales’ new YouTube channel. This mid-tempo, funky blues guitar backing track will allow for some cool, bluesy improvisation. Listen out for a cowbell in the backing track which introduces the main riff – you could learn this riff or solo in and out of it. Which Guitar Scales …

Guitar Backing Track Blues Funk Psychedelic Girl

This guitar backing track is a chilled blues / funk number. You can use it to practise your improvisation or even to give a performance. Listen out for a cowbell in the backing track which introduces the synth melody. You could either learn this melody or play around it. What Guitar Scales To Use? Use …

Guitar Backing Track Blues-Funk ‘Neon Lights’

This guitar backing track is great for practising and performance. It features a ‘bluesy’ hook that you can learn and incorporate into your playing to break up the improvisation. What Guitar Scales To Use? Use A pentatonic minor or A blues scales to improvise with over this track – or try and find other scales …

Guitar Scales Video

Our YouTube channel, guitarscalesvideo, is now up and running, and we are hoping to provide a wide range of high-quality guitar backing tracks and guitar lessons. Check out our channel page here. Latest Guitar Scales Video The latest video on our channel is a laid-back, funky backing track called ‘Psychedelic Girl’. Play along with the …

Improvisation With Harmonic Minor Scale

This is a guitar lesson on improvisation using the harmonic minor scale, featuring an example guitar solo and a backing track allowing you to solo with a harmonic minor scale yourself.

How To Use Diminished Scales

This guitar lesson explains how to use diminished scales in improvisation, and includes an example guitar solo plus a backing track so you can solo with diminished scales yourself. For more information on diminished scales, see this page: Diminished Scale Guitar.