This article uses Fretspace to explore pentatonic scales. The Major and Minor Pentatonic scales are a basic tool that guitarists use to improvise (or compose) solos. They are also a starting point from which we can explore more complex scales. The first scale that most guitarists learn is the Minor Pentatonic scale. There are five shapes that are … Continue reading Pentatonic scales

This article uses Fretspace  to explore chord progressions and voice leading. One way to create interesting guitar parts is to use a succession of chords in which the notes are static (the same note is used by successive chords) or change only slightly from the previous chord. This is known as voice leading. If you use four-note … Continue reading Chord progressions and voice leading

This article explores chord inversions, and shows how Fretspace can be used to create an organized set of four-note chord charts in just a few simple steps, starting from a single (well-known) chord shape: According to music theory, a chord in which the lowest note is the root note is known as a root-position chord, … Continue reading Chord inversions