by Justin Comstock | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s something magical about the pentatonic scale guitar A minor—especially when you stop thinking of it as a box and start treating it like a living, breathing language. In this post, we’ll explore 5 creative, real-world ways to make the A minor pentatonic scale...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 8, 2025 | Tips & Tricks
When I first picked up the guitar, I didn’t want to play scales—I wanted to play music. But what I didn’t know back then was that the best scales to learn guitar are the ones that let you do both at the same time. In the hands of a soulful player, a scale isn’t just a...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 7, 2025 | Tips & Tricks
If you want to learn guitar fast, you’re not alone. Every aspiring guitarist dreams of playing their favorite songs, soloing with confidence, or jamming with a band without fumbling for the next chord. As someone who’s been in the trenches—both teaching...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you play blues guitar and don’t study B.B. King, you’re skipping a chapter that wrote the whole book. From his unmistakable vibrato to his ability to tell a story with just five notes, B.B. King transformed the electric guitar into a voice that spoke across...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest. If you play guitar, you’ve probably messed around with the 12-bar blues. Maybe you’ve even nailed a few licks. But until you understand how to use a blues guitar chord properly—how to feel it, how to phrase it—you’re only scratching the surface of the...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me start with this: If the phrase “guitar bar chords diagram” makes your hands hurt just thinking about it—you’re not alone. For many players, especially in the early stages, bar chords feel like the brick wall between open chords and real...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been playing for a while and still dread guitar barre chords, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve tried to muscle through them—squeezing your fret hand into submission—only to end up with aching fingers and buzzing strings. Or maybe you’ve avoided barre chords...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let me guess—you’ve memorized the 5 pentatonic positions, but when it comes time to actually solo over a track, it all still kinda sounds the same, right? You’re not alone. The pentatonic scale is one of the first tools we learn as guitar players, and for...
by Justin Comstock | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s be real: if you’re learning guitar, chances are you’ve come across the pentatonic boxes—those 5 neat patterns that promise to unlock endless soloing power. And guess what? That promise is actually true…But only if you go beyond memorizing shapes and start using...
by Justin Comstock | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re like most guitar players, you’ve probably heard about modes on guitar and thought: “I should probably know this by now.” You might’ve even tried memorizing the seven modes—Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, and the rest—but when it came time to actually...
by Justin Comstock | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re learning guitar but still feel lost on the fretboard, you’re not alone. Many players spend years playing scales, chords, and songs—without ever really learning to understand guitar notes. Maybe you can play a C chord. Maybe you’ve learned the minor...
by Justin Comstock | Mar 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Learn how to play guitar, Not just memorize a few dusty chords or half-ass your way through a YouTube cover. You want to play guitar in a way that feels honest, alive, and unmistakably you. But maybe you’ve hit that wall.The one where all the apps, tutorials, and...
