The CAGED chord shapes can be a great way of learning the geography of the fretboard. The shapes, both major and minor, occur in every position and key just like the pentatonic boxes. In fact, they ...

It may be the most ubiquitous scale in the world and arguably the oldest. Anywhere in the world, when someone carves a flute, plucks a string or twangs a piece of metal they inevitably stumble into ...

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo. At the World Science Festival in June, Bobby McFerrin did this ...

Used in every style of music from blues to soul and metal, the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most common scales. Most guitarists know one easy-to-remember pentatonic scale shape, known as ...

Guitar lesson: Seasoned players and guitar newbies alike need to stay in shape when it comes to core skills like strumming and timing – so that’s what we’re looking at here. And if you thought the ...

There are many different scales and some are linked to particular styles of music or geographical regions. Each scale can conjure up different feelings and moods. Here are some of the most well known ...