Demystifying the Fretboard: How to Stop Thinking in Pentatonic “Boxes” and Master Guitar Soloing Let’s go — The Pentatonic Paradox If you’ve been playing guitar for a while, you’ve likely experienced this: you can rip through the minor pentatonic scalein the first position (“Box 1”) effortlessly, but the moment your lick travels beyond the fifth […]
Target Tones Guitar Target notes, also known as chord tones or guide tones, are the specific notes within a chord that create its harmonic identity. In simpler terms, they are the essential notes that define a particular chord’s sound. These target notes include the root, third, fifth, and seventh (if applicable) of the chord. Target […]
