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The blues scale isn’t just for blues – it’s been used in some of rock and metal’s biggest riffs and solos, too. Here’s how to make it work for you, no matter what ...

The blues scale is one of the most important guitar scales to learn, whether in rock, metal or – naturally – blues. This scale is a hexatonic scale, which means it has six notes. Essentially, it’s a ...
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Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Slash all love Aeolian – the minor mode that rules over them all. Here’s what makes this scale work

Play these notes starting on C and you're playing the C major scale (also known as the Ionian mode – the 'first' mode). Start on D and you're playing the second mode (D Dorian, as it happens). By the ...
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Improve your riff writing skills

GUITARS AND AMPS EXPO 2014: Riffs are the backbone of rock guitar music. They're the nifty musical devices that are responsible for fish-hooking you into a tune and can lift a song's status into ...
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8 essential contemporary blues guitar licks to learn

Whether it’s the fuzz-fuelled lo-fi riffing of The White Stripes and The Black Keys or the Zeppelin-like hard rock sensibilities of Rival Sons and Greta Van Fleet, it’s fair to say that blues guitar ...