The top three notes give us the b9th (Eb), the 3rd (F#) and the 13th (B). This Gmaj9 gives a nice finishing chord, meaning ...

Three-note-per-string scales are also a great way to improve this. Exaggerate the hammer-on/pull-off motion to isolate and train the finger muscles. Intricate legato passages and vast positional ...

Moving the order of notes around within a chord can take a progression in new directions without changing the actual chords.

In this case, the idea is to be able to create your own loops or chord progressions ... else up one semitone or fret. The result is a G#7(#9). If you moved your fourth finger up to the 8th ...

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