Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

After all, it’s almost certainly the single most used scale in rock and blues lead, and players like Angus Young, Eric Clapton and Jack Whit e all frame most of their solos ... minor pentatonic scale ...

In reality, the minor pentatonic scale can be found all over the neck. Modern blues-rooted players such as Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa pepper their blistering solos with pentatonic runs that cross ...

Bends, embellishments, arpeggios and more – from Charlie Christian to BB King and George Benson, how to unlock the genius of the jazz and blues icons ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many ...

Shredding a mega solo under big stage lights ... First, the good old minor pentatonic scale. It’s probably the most commonly used scale in lead guitar, so make sure you know it.

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young may be one of the unlikeliest guitar heroes in rock music, simply for the fact that he's not trying to be a guitar hero at all. Far from ...

Throughout history, guitar solos have pressed neophyte guitarists ... while melodically messing around in the C minor pentatonic scale, Jimi Hendrix‘s “All Along the Watchtower” is a ...