Guitar skills: let's get one thing straight – you don't need to know a lot of scales to be a good guitarist. In fact, if you've been playing for under a year you could quite safely get away with only ...

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.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images In the late 1930s, Charlie Christian elevated the electric guitar to an ...

Singer, songwriter and all-round clever person Bobby McFerrin is renowned for his ability to use the audience in his shows. But when he was on a rather academic-looking panel discussion entitled Notes ...