You don’t have to stick rigidly to the minor pentatonic scale - there are loads of other notes on the guitar, so go ahead and use them all! Still, we do recommend using the minor pentatonic scale as a ...

Along with the development of amplification and effects, the electric guitar is one of the most important developments in ...

The minor pentatonic scale (Image credit: Future) It may have a scary name, but the pentatonic scale is really easy to play on the guitar. It has just five notes ('penta' comes from the Greek word for ...

Example 5: Nuno Bettencourt and Paul Gilbert-style power pentatonic playing This has all the hallmarks of '80s shred: three-notes-per-string shapes, fast legato, alternate picking and wide stretches.

No-one plays the blues like Buddy Guy – but that doesn't stop us trying. We look at four ways the blues icon approaches his ...

Get to know the minor pentatonic scale (made up of five notes) and blues scale (made up of six notes) and you’ll be well on the way to writing riffs which sit well alongside other pop classics.