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How to apply the C Major Scale
How to improvise with the C major scale as soon as you start learning it: per-string, CAGED and 3NPS fingerings, then jamming on backing tracks for each of the seven modes.
The CAGED System
The CAGED system is not really a system at all, but a phenomenon that occurs naturally on the six-string guitar in standard tuning. What it is, what it isn't, and how it applies to common scales.
History and Origins of the Standard Tuning
From the ancient cithara to the Renaissance lute and vihuela to the five-course guitar, the standard guitar tuning has a long, traceable history. A short look at where E-A-D-G-B-E came from.
The All-Fourths Tuning (P4)
The all-fourths tuning, also known as the P4 tuning, is a regular tuning with perfect pattern regularity across the fretboard. An overview of how it works and the players associated with it.