Improvising With Harmonic And Melodic Minor Scales

If you feel like you’re starting to fall into a rut with your soloing, exploring the harmonic and melodic minor scales can be a great way to pull you out of it. Both scales are similar to the minor scale that you likely already know, but with some essential notes changed, making for a formula that will force you just far enough outside your comfort zone to spark some new creativity. In this piece,

Watch Matt from New York City Guitar School demonstrate this lick that uses the A minor Pentatonic scale in 5th position! Click here to meet our teachers!

Suke from New York City Guitar School shows us how to play a lick with a killer slide using the Am Pentatonic scale in 1st position. Click here to learn more about Suke!