Melodic Contour - Why Your Guitar Melodies Sound Predictable and How Melodic Contour Fixes It

If your guitar melodies all start to sound the same, you’re not alone — you’re missing melodic contour...

The Scenic Route: Play Any Phrase All Over the Fretboard

Stop getting stuck in one box — learn how to play the same phrase in different positions all over the fretboard.

If every solo you play feels t...

Maximizing Your Melodic Mileage

Are your solos stuck in the same old box shapes?
Here’s the fix: take one phrase and stretch it across the entire fretboard until it feels like you’ve got a hundred ...

Tension and Release Guitar Solos - Stop Random Noodling

Learn how to use tension and release in guitar solos so every line pulls home and actually tells a story.

Want phrases that make listeners...

How To Make Your Solos Sing Instead Of Sounding Like Scales

Ever feel like your solos sound more like exercises than music?

This is the fix that makes your guitar sing.

In this Q&A Tuesday, N...

Music Theory & Modes On Guitar: Start Here (Not What You Think)

Are you trying to learn music theory and modes but keep hitting a wall?

You’re not alone.

In this week’s Q&A Tuesday, Nate breaks...

Notes on the Guitar: Learn the Fretboard Fast with the 'Ping Pong Exercise'

If you’ve ever looked down at your guitar and thought, “I have no idea where I am right now,” this one’s for you.

In ...