Guitar Fretboard Knowledge

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The C Major Scale on 6-String Guitar in the Standard Tuning

The C Major Scale is a perfect starting point for mastering the guitar fretboard.

As you learn all about CAGED fingerings, 3NPS, Modes, Triads and more, the guitar will open up to you and improvising and creating music will become automatic.

The C Melodic Minor Scale on 6-String Guitar in the Standard Tuning

If you want to play Jazz music and improvise, the Melodic Minor Scale is essential learning, after you've begun mastering the Major Scale. In this study, we learn all about the C Melodic Minor Scale, As always, you will learn CAGED patterns, 3NPS, Modes, Triads and Seventh Chords, but there is much more...

Allan Holdsworth's 10 Most Usable Scales

Legendary guitarist and composer Allan Holdsworth presented 10 scales that are, according to him, the "most usable" ones. 

These scales will keep you busy for a lifetime. They do me!

Facts and Fiction about the CAGED System for Guitar

What is the CAGED system? Should you know or use it? 

Pentatonic Scales

As a guitarist you quickly become aware of the "pentatonic scale". There are actually a LOT of pentatonic scales which can be formed. Take a look.