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Want to learn a simple but very useful bit of theory? Check out Andrew's lesson on The Circle of 5ths.
"The circle of fifths ... a lot of people ask what it is and how to use it, as if they hope it will solve all of the worlds problems. Whilst it won't do that, it is a very useful tool, and can help us in a number of ways. This lesson will describe what it is, and how we can get a lot of mileage out of this musical geometrical figure..." (more)
Heard someone mention modes but don't know what they are? Check out Andrew's introduction to Modes.
"Modes are a subject that come up a lot on the forums, and in various lessons. The first question most people ask is "What is a mode?" followed by, "What are they good for?" We'll take a look at both questions in some detail in this multi part lesson. In this series of lessons lesson we'll take a look at modes at a high level before diving into detail on each mode..." (more)
The Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales
The pentatonic scale is one of the most common on the guitar, but do you know the theory behind it? Check out Andrew's lesson on The Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales.
"In this lesson we are going to look at our first scale, the Minor Pentatonic scale (more on the blues part later). In the introduction to scales we went over a few reasons that you might want to learn scales and how important they are to you as a musician. Well particularly for guitar, the Pentatonic is a great scale to learn. It is usually the first scale taught with good reason..." (more)
