Guitar improvisation

What Is Diatonic Harmony and Why Does It Matter for Guitarists?

2026-06-09T12:08:07+01:00

Many guitarists begin by learning chord shapes, scales, riffs and songs, often before studying much theory. This is a natural and practical way to start, but over time, deeper questions usually appear: why do certain chords work together, and why do some progressions feel more resolved than others?What is Diatonic Harmony and why does it matter for guitarists?In simple terms, it is the understanding of how chords and scales belong together within a key.This knowledge helps guitarists move beyond memorised shapes and recognise how music is organised directly on the fretboard.For adult guitar learners, diatonic harmony can make theory feel clearer, [...]

What Is Diatonic Harmony and Why Does It Matter for Guitarists?2026-06-09T12:08:07+01:00

7 Easy Blues Licks For Beginners

2025-03-26T10:37:56+00:00

When starting off playing pentatonic scales and improvising, it can be hard to break away from sounding like you are just playing an exercise, and start sounding like your guitar heroes. These licks will show you just how we use our favourite scales to make music and sound like a pro in many different musical genres. Lick #1 Our first lick, played in the A Minor Pentatonic Scale (as with the majority of our licks seen here) is a blues rock staple! This lick is a simple run through the Minor Pentatonic Scale, which although is nice and [...]

7 Easy Blues Licks For Beginners2025-03-26T10:37:56+00:00

The All-Powerful Pentatonic Scale

2021-03-01T11:28:57+00:00

The pentatonic scale The pentatonic scale is the world’s most useful scale. It works with over everything in every style of music in existence. Almost every type of musician in the world all uses the scale either at some point in their lives or incorporates it into their playing. If I was told to play only one scale for the rest of my life, it would be the pentatonic scale that would serve me best. So what is the pentatonic scale? To answer that we first need to know what a scale is. A scale is a series of notes and [...]

The All-Powerful Pentatonic Scale2021-03-01T11:28:57+00:00
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