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Learn how to play major & minor guitar scales in these free music lessons on video, with tips for playing a guitar solo & reading guitar tabs.
There are 16 videos in this series:

Learn how to play guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play the basic major pattern guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play an E major guitar scale pattern exercise up to the 12th fret in this free music lesson on video.

Learn relative guitar tuning tips in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play C major guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to read guitar tabs for songs in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play moveable major guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn the stretch method for playing guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play E major guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play F major guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play A minor guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play relative major & minor guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play major pentatonic guitar scales for solos in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play minor pentatonic guitar scales for solos in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play an easy C major guitar solo with a chord progression in this free music lesson on video.

Learn how to play ascending pentatonic guitar scales in this free music lesson on video.

Learning how to play guitar like a rock star might get you the admiration of adoring fans, but it might also give you a rewarding passion that you can pursue over the course of a lifetime. In spite of the raw, sore fingertips and the drudgery of daily practice routines, playing the guitar allows you to express yourself in new and exciting ways. And your ability will develop and mature over the course of time, from one level to the next, allowing you to work out more elaborate and creative musical ideas. But this won’t happen by itself—if you want to get good, you have to play through the pain.
In these free guitar lessons on video, learn how to develop your skills even further. Our expert will show you some intermediate level tips to improve your musicianship, including how to play the major scale pattern, the C, E and F major scales, moveable major guitar scales, the A minor scale, how to play in relative major and minor, minor pentatonic scales, how to tune the guitar (relative tuning), and how to read guitar tabs.
It’s a little bit of everything you need to get better at guitar, so let’s get started!
Casey Cormier Casey Cormier has been playing both the guitar and bass for 10 years, performing in rock and roll clubs along the New Jersey Coast as well as in New York City. He studied jazz at the Hartt School of music, and now teaches dozens of students daily through the Lasalle Music instrument store in West Hartford, Conn., and performs with fellow musicians in the greater Hartford area.dkdk
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