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.

It may be the most ubiquitous scale in the world and arguably the oldest. Anywhere in the world, when someone carves a flute, plucks a string or twangs a piece of metal they inevitably stumble into ...

Having looked at the minor pentatonic scale last month, this issue we’re moving on to its close relative, the blues scale. We say ‘close relative’ because the two scales are almost identical - just ...

There are many different scales and some are linked to particular styles of music or geographical regions. Each scale can conjure up different feelings and moods. Here are some of the most well known ...

Expect to see lots of tributes to Claude Debussy in 2018, the year that marks the 100th anniversary of his death. Debussy is remembered as an innovator, sidestepping tonality with whole-tone and ...