Guitar Scale Formulas: How to Understand Them Through the Major Scale
What does a ♭3 or ♯4 mean in a scale formula? Start with C major, change the center, and listen to how the same notes take on a different character. A practical exercise for understanding scale formulas on guitar.
September 26, 2026
How to Play Judas Priest’s “Panic Attack”: A Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar Masterclass
Learn the rhythm guitar parts from Judas Priest’s “Panic Attack” through its downpicking, alternate picking, palm muting, string skipping, power chords and classic heavy metal phrasing.
September 10, 2026
What’s Inside a 4/4 Rhythm? On-Beats, Offbeats and Anticipation
A 4/4 rhythm contains more than four numbered beats. By moving attacks between on-beat and offbeat positions, we can hear how syncopation and anticipation shape drum grooves, guitar riffs and the feeling of forward motion.
September 5, 2026
Shred Guitar for Beginners: An Introduction to Alternate Picking
A practical introduction to alternate picking for guitarists getting into shred, covering picking motion, pick grip, economy of movement, and a progressive routine for building cleaner speed.
September 1, 2026
How to Practice “Creeping Death” on Guitar: A Five-Day Challenge
Build the speed, control, and endurance needed to play Metallica’s “Creeping Death” with this five-day, 22-minute guitar practice routine.
August 28, 2026
Breaking Down the Groove in Wurkt’s “Faithful”
What gives the main riff in Wurkt’s “Faithful” its hypnotic bounce? Breaking it into a 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 pattern reveals how rhythmic displacement and chromatic movement shape its groove.
August 25, 2026