Guitar skills: We’re always harping on about the minor pentatonic scale. This essential scale is the most frequently used set of notes in rock, blues, country, metal, funk and even jazz lead guitar.

Because you can't have enough exit ramps from traditional blues phrases, here's how you can use the notes of a dominant 7 chord to spice up your solos ...

These incredibly useful five-note scales are heavily relied upon in all genres of music, but particularly pop. Because of their simplicity compared to a normal seven-note major or minor scale, they’re ...