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Monthly Archives: January 2012
How to Memorize and Use the Cycle of Fourths
The Cycle of Fourths (a.k.a. “Circle of Fifths” or “Cycle of Fifths” or “Circle of Fourths”) is a representation of all 12 notes in the chromatic scale, arranged into a circle. It’s most commonly used to easily find the notes … Continue reading
New Tool: Capo Calculator
I’ve written a new web tool! Check out the Capo Calculator. Choose any set of chords from any song you’re learning or writing or you already love to play, and the Capo Calculator will show you the best places for … Continue reading
The Mother of All Major Scale Exercises – Part 2 of 4
Part 2 of “The Mother of All Major Scale Exercises” will be a little harder than Part 1. (Make sure you check out Part 1 before diving into this.) Now we limit the exercise to two strings at a time, … Continue reading
The Mother of All Major Scale Exercises – Part 1 of 4
A few years ago, I developed what I call “The Mother of All Major Scale Exercises.” It’s divided into four parts. In the video above, I walk you through Part 1. (You can see a brief explanation of the whole … Continue reading
The World’s Most-Used Guitar Scale: A Minor Pentatonic
The A minor pentatonic scale is probably the most-used, most-heard, most-seen, and most-demonstrated scale in the rock guitar world. Video instructors use it constantly as the launching point for demonstrating all kinds of pentatonic scale ideas. A minor is a … Continue reading

