It may have a scary name, but the pentatonic scale is really easy to play on the guitar. It has just five notes ('penta' comes from the Greek word for five), but as you'll see in the first example all ...

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.

In the late 1930s, Charlie Christian elevated the electric guitar to an essential solo instrument, paving the way for the electric blues of T-Bone Walker and rock pioneers Chuck Berry and Scotty ...

A quick power-up for beginner and intermediate players' rock soloing, with three ripping solo ideas based around the D minor pentatonic scale ...

But if you still find yourself trapped in the confines of pentatonic and major scales, ... blues phrasing that again outlines the sound of the D7b5 chord. 6 international scales every guitar ...

Then you will learn how to use the pentatonic scale to play some lead guitar. Here you will be introduced to playing some basic leads by using the key of the main chord and the notes of the scale ...

The Southern stuff was rawer and more basic. There is a particular style of guitar playing that you hear on ... pentatonic scale as opposed to the minor pentatonic scale more common in blues.

Rarely has any guitar player done so much with so little – as you'll see in our list of the Top 10 Angus Young Guitar Solos. 10. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" ...