Third Stone From the Sun Tab A Major Scale Guitar

"Third Stone From the Sun" by Jimi Hendrix is a great example of using A major scale patterns for guitar. The main riff uses guitar octave shapes and E Mixolydian mode (a.k.a. the "Dominant scale"). Desi shows you how to use this example to practice making modal sounds.

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Stay Together For the Kids Tab D Major Scale Guitar

"Stay Together For the Kids" by Blink 182 is a great example of using D major scale patterns for guitar. The opening riff uses alternate picking technique and a 1 5 6 5 chord progression (D A/C# Bm A). Additionally, this song can be used as a play-along jam track to practice playing and connecting major scale positions on the guitar fretboard.

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Rhiannon Tab A Minor Scale Guitar

"Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac is a great example of using A minor scale patterns for guitar (C major). The opening riff includes double-stops, third intervals and a 6 4 chord progression. Additionally, this song can be used as a play-along jam track to practice playing and connecting major scale positions on the guitar fretboard.

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La Bamba Guitar Tabs C Major Scale

"La Bamba" by Los Lobos is a great example of using C major scale patterns for guitar. The opening riff includes double-stops, third intervals and a 1 4 5 chord progression. Additionally, this song can be used as a play-along jam track to practice playing and connecting major scale positions on the guitar fretboard.

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Island in the Sun Tabs Weezer Solo G Major Guitar Scale Patter...

The lead guitar solo to "Island in the Sun" by Weezer is a great example of using G major scale patterns on the guitar fretboard. You can also use the song as a backing jam track to practice playing and connecting major scale patterns for guitar.

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No Rain Tab Blind Melon A Major Guitar Scale

"No Rain" by Blind Melon is a great example of using major scale patterns on the guitar fretboard. The parent major scale is A, but everything is revolving around the fifth scale degree, E. This produces E Mixolydian mode.

Aside from just learning this guitar solo, you can also use the song to practice playing and connecting major scale patterns.

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Free Blues Guitar Scales Lesson at iTunes

Guitar Music Theory Lessons, a frequent top 100 podcast at iTunes under the category of music, has added a new 48 minute episode that discusses and demonstrates the guitar scales used in blues and blues rock music. Taught by Desi Serna, author of Fretboard Theory, the free blues lesson covers blues guitar theory including blues chords, chord progressions, scales and keys.

BLUES GUITAR SCALES
Learn how guitar players use both the major and minor pentatonic scale patterns to play blues solos and riffs. Hear how both tonalities can be combined to create new patterns and unique blues sounds in the style of Chuck Berry and B.B. King.

BLUES GUITAR CHORDS AND PROGRESSIONS
Learn about the types of chords used and how they are used to play chord progressions. Hear the sound of full major scale patterns and guitar modes.

GUITAR THEORY WEBSITE
To get started, visit the music theory for guitar website and scroll down toward the bottom of the home page. There you can stream the free guitar lesson or follow the links to iTunes or Talkshoe.

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