To reinforce what I’m trying to demonstrate here, I’ve returned to the D-shape A major chord. You’d probably want to do this more subtly in ‘real life’, but this is good stuff to know about.

C - 2 frets - D - 2 frets - E - 1 fret - F - 2 frets - G - 2 frets - A - 2 frets - B - 1 fret - C. You might well already know that the word ‘tone’ means a two-fret gap. What this means is you can ...

The Arabian scale consists of eight notes (R-2-b3-4-#4-#5-6-7), and is the same as the diminished whole-half scale. The ...

Try playing these two shapes of the C major scale. The idea is to learn to move the shapes around the fretboard. For example, if you move either shape two frets higher you’ll be starting on a D note – ...

Used by countless blues guitarists and hard rockers from B.B. King and Guns N' Roses to Josh Smith and Joe Bonamassa, the Mixolydian mode is essential knowledge. Stuart Ryan explains all ...