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The Most Important Scale For Improvising

You probably already know the pentatonic scale. Or at least, you think you do.

But if you're stuck playing the same licks over and over, something's missing. This free lesson shows you the one thing most guitarists overlook—and it's the key to unlocking the entire fretboard.

What You Just Learned:

In this free lesson, Colin showed you the foundation. How to play the pentatonic scale properly. Down-up picking. One finger per fret. The two overlapping positions that give you more options.

But here's the thing... This is just Step 1 of three.

Here's what happens when you get all three steps:

You stop freezing when someone says "take a solo." No more panic moments. No more hunting for notes. You just know where to go on the neck. You can jump in.

Your solos start sounding like music instead of exercises. You're creating phrases. Bending notes. Adding space. Playing things that breathe and flow.

You finally understand what you're doing. You know why certain notes work. You know how the chords and scales fit together. You feel like a real musician, not just someone who memorized some patterns.

And maybe the biggest thing? You stop feeling like you're faking it.

When someone hands you a guitar and says "play something," you'll be able to do it with confidence.

That's what's on the other side of this course. You'll also get:

  • Colin's "mind trick" for staying locked into the groove (instead of getting lost thinking about what lick to play next)
  • Why playing A minor pentatonic over an E minor song sounds terrible—and the 3-second fix
  • When to land on chord tones versus "tension notes" (this is what separates noodling from music)
  • The chord roadmap that tells you exactly which notes will sound best at any given moment
  • 60-day guarantee—get every penny back if it doesn't click

Leave a Reply 8 comments

re co Reply

Well done.

    re co Reply

    Simple to learn

Dave Reply

Very well done for beginners and intermediate learning.
Dave C

Darwin Suveges Reply

what a great lesson thank you easy to follow & learn from superb

Keith Willis Reply

I like this real easy to do even for beginners

mike Reply

when do we get the next one. can hardly wait.

    Jonathan Boettcher Reply

    Hi Mike, have you signed up for the free email series? You can do so here: http://shop.riffninja.com/gis/start/

Mike Hathaway Reply

when do we get the next one. can hardly wait.

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