Like its Lydian cousin, the Mixolydian mode deviates from the major scale by just one note – the major 7th, which is lowered by a semitone to become a minor 7th. It's a crucial difference that ...

This is usually the first scale shape learned by aspiring lead guitarists. It’s also a core part of the styles of players such as Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Slash and many more. Start on a G note, as ...

We transcribe and analyse it below. Bars 1-3: Frank begins simply with B minor blues scale (B D E F F# A), but in bar 3 adds the natural 2nd or 9th (C#). You may like How to play guitar like David ...