Robin May Guitar

As guitarists we tend to regard scales as patterns that can be moved up and down the neck depending on which key we're playing in.

We refer to these movable patterns as boxes or box positions.
 

As an example, below…

Read more

This tutorial takes you through a major pentatonic run which covers three octaves and a 12 fret section of the neck ~ great for moving across the neck.

The video also takes you through several example licks, using notes from…Read more

The subtitle for this final part of my series on the minor pentatonic and blues scale is 'Pulling it all together'.

The focus here is on consolidating what you've learned in parts one to five and, hopefully, embedding…Read more

In this tutorial we take what we've covered within the previous four parts and establish the minor pentatonic across the entire neck of a guitar.

We were almost there in part four, so we're only adding a few notes here…Read more

We are beginning to pull it all together within part four of this series!

Once again, I include example licks so that you can immediately begin to solo and improvise in these positions.

We've only really learned two box positions…Read more

In this tutorial we continue from parts one and two by simply adding an extension to the first box we considered. It's only a few notes, but it effectively begins to join the two boxes on the top strings ~…Read more

Continuing on from part one, this tutorial re-enforces the note relationships whilst taking you through the minor pentatonic and blues scales, root on 5th string.

You'll be given the opportunity to develop your licks and hopefully gain a bit of…Read more

A great place to begin if you're new to single note playing (soloing/playing lead guitar), the minor pentatonic scale is simple - only 5 notes - but provides everything you need to solo over a huge number of songs. It's…Read more

Dorian mode is the second mode; constructed from the second note of the major scale. I provide a very brief explanation of modes within the below video tutorial. For an in-depth explanation that has received rave reviews on YouTube (and…Read more

Diminished is a strange old beast; unique and apart from anything else, to my mind. If it's all new to you then grab your guitar and let us demystify it for you!

A diminished chord is a series of minor…Read more