Category: Special Topics
Jog Scale
This is a scale I know as ‘Jog scale’. I am sure even though you might not know it by name, you have heard its sound before, as it is featured in a lot of Beatles tunes, and also a favorite of guitarist Eric Johnson. It has an Indian flavor to my ears…just watch the video and you’ll understand what I mean. In the PDF file below you’ll find the 5 inversions/modes and relative fingerings in the key of G. It sounds best over G7 (or G7sus4), Fmaj7#11, and B7#9, but feel free to experiment…
Download: Jog Scale PDF
Good Luck.
Harmonics on guitar
In this video I’ll show you how to produce harmonics on guitar and where to find them along the fretboard. A lot of young players tend to think that harmonics are just randomly spread all over the guitar. They actually follow a very precise series on every string. Just watch the video and check out the following PDF file and you’ll see what I mean.
Printable PDF: Harmonics
Playing with a Slide – Tips
Slide: Hints and Tips
Don’t we all love playing slide? Here some tips on phrasing and a couple of ideas on open tunings widely used to play in this style.
The tuning I use in the second part of the video is what is know as G open tuning, so from the 6th string (low E) to the 1st (top E):
D G D G B D
6 5 4 3 2 1
Open Strings Voicings
I am quite into open strings voicings as I think they are one of the few things you can only play on guitar and no other instrument, and I would compare the sound to that of a piano when the sustain pedal is used: the sound is fuller, sustained, rich in harmonics. in this video I will show you how to find more interesting sounds from the most basic chords, you’ll see it is very easy. I am sure you’ll benefit from this whether you are a songwriter, a jazz guy or into speed metal. In the PDF file you’ll find some of the chords I show you in the video.
Printable PDF: Open String Voicings