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A Pentatonic Minor
A Pentatonic Minor
The most popular scale for rock and blues guitar solos.
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Andante
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A Pentatonic Minor
The most popular scale for rock and blues guitar solos.
Scale Tips
Apply these patterns in any position and any scale. Numbers refer to scale degrees within the position.
Four consecutive notes, shifted up one each time
Why it helps
Running four consecutive notes starting from each scale degree forces your fingers to pre-position rather than react. It builds even tone and full coverage of the position.
Common Mistake
Avoid resetting your hand between groups. Keep fingers close to the strings throughout.
Four consecutive notes, walking down the scale
Why it helps
Most players practice ascending and neglect the return. Descending lines require clean note release without muting adjacent strings, a distinct skill from ascending.
Common Mistake
Don't collapse the wrist as you descend. Keep the thumb planted behind the neck.
Groups of three notes ascending the scale
Why it helps
Groups of three shift the downstroke onto a different note each cycle, building rhythmic independence and exposing uneven picking tone between strokes.
Common Mistake
Resist accenting every third note. Keep pick attack even across all three notes in each group.
Jump one degree, come back, then step forward
Why it helps
Non-linear movement trains the kind of fingering that appears in melodies and solos. It breaks the habit of purely stepwise playing.
Common Mistake
Don't lift your guide finger as you skip. Minimize all movement that isn't required.
Every other scale degree (the foundation of harmony)
Why it helps
Thirds are the building block of every chord in the key. Playing them melodically unlocks harmonized lead lines and trains your ear to hear intervals.
Common Mistake
Each pair should ring cleanly, not clip. Use a deliberately slow pick stroke before adding speed.
Six-note groups cycling up through the position
Why it helps
A classical sequence technique that sounds sophisticated but uses the position you already know. It develops advanced rhythmic grouping and picking stamina.
Common Mistake
Stay well below your top speed. Sixes expose timing inconsistencies more than any other grouping.
Practice each progression at the suggested tempo until every change is clean, then raise by 5 BPM.
G major
Tempo
60 BPM
Reps
4×
Why it helps
The three-chord progression underpins rock, country, and blues. It only uses major chords in open position, so fretting technique is the only obstacle.
Common Mistake
On the D chord, avoid catching the low E string, it is the most common muted note for beginners.
G major
Tempo
60 BPM
Reps
4×
Why it helps
Adding the vi chord introduces a minor voicing while keeping all four chords in open position. This progression appears in thousands of popular songs.
Common Mistake
The G-to-Em change trips most beginners. Keep fingers 1 and 2 planted, only finger 3 moves.
A minor
Tempo
65 BPM
Reps
4×
Why it helps
The backbone of modern pop and acoustic music. F major is the most common stumbling block and is worth isolating before attempting the full loop.
Common Mistake
Use Fmaj7 (x33210) as a beginner substitute for F barre until the full barre chord is solid.
C major
Tempo
70 BPM
Reps
4×
Why it helps
The axis progression appears in more contemporary songs than any other four-chord sequence. C-to-G transitions build the left-hand economy needed for faster tempos.
Common Mistake
Do not slide into the G chord, lift and place. Sliding creates a rhythmic drag that becomes a permanent habit.
C major
Tempo
55 BPM
Reps
4×
Why it helps
Following the circle of fifths, each root moves down a fourth. Once the pattern is internalized, transitions feel inevitable rather than arbitrary.
Common Mistake
Practise Am–Dm–G as a three-chord loop before adding Em. The Dm shape is where most hands stumble.
C major
Tempo
50 BPM
Reps
8×
Why it helps
The jazz turnaround is the most important harmonic movement in Western music. Even for rock players, understanding ii–V–I reveals the logic behind most chord progressions.
Common Mistake
Resist rushing into the I chord. The tension in the V is the point, let it breathe before resolving.
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Structured curricula that build on each other. Click any step to open the lesson.
Build your first playable vocabulary before adding complexity.
Gives you real songs to play immediately.
Tip: Learn C, A, G, E, D first — they form the CAGED templates.
Every key, melody, and chord is built from this pattern.
Tip: Learn one position first and perfect it before moving on.
Unlocks a darker, more emotional sound for rock and pop.
Tip: Practice switching from the major to the relative minor of the same key.
The most-used soloing tool in rock and blues.
Tip: Learn position 1 in A minor first. Nearly every rock solo starts here.
Apply everything with a metronome and a timer.
Tip: 10 minutes of focused practice beats an hour of casual noodling.
Expand your range across the neck and into harmony.
Unlocks every chord in every key from two moveable shapes.
Tip: Master F major and B minor. All other barre chords are the same movement.
The flat 5 blue note adds expressive tension to any minor solo.
Tip: Target the blue note on beat 2 or 4 for maximum effect.
Understanding intervals explains why notes work together.
Tip: Sing every interval before playing it. The ear is the real instrument.
Connects chords into musical motion instead of isolated shapes.
Tip: Learn I–IV–V and ii–V–I. Most songs are variations of these two.
Maps the entire fretboard using five connected patterns.
Tip: Find the same chord in all five CAGED shapes before moving on.
Improvise freely using your expanded vocabulary.
Tip: Use the Chord Cycler with a ii–V–I progression at 60 BPM.
Develop full harmonic fluency and expressive control.
Seven flavors of the major scale, each with its own character.
Tip: Learn each mode relative to a known major key, not as a separate scale.
The most practical mode for soloing in jazz, funk, and rock.
Tip: Play D Dorian over Dm7 and hear how the raised 6th changes the feel.
The augmented second defines the neoclassical and flamenco sound.
Tip: Target the raised 7th on strong beats to emphasize the leading-tone pull.
Build any chord from scratch and understand extended harmony.
Tip: Build 9th, 11th, and 13th chords by stacking thirds beyond the 7th.
Compose and solo with full harmonic awareness.
Tip: Use Random mode in Scale Practice to test position knowledge under pressure.