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.

You can also head to Guitar Tricks where you’ll find more in-depth and step-by-step rock guitar lessons. The licks we are sharing here will utilise the D minor pentatonic scale, which we’ve ...