Jazz fusion guitarist Scott Henderson may not be a widely known name but he certainly has a devout following. He first came to fame with his band Tribal Tech in the late 80's and early 90's. More recently he's recorded with bass virtuoso Victor Wooten and drummer Steve Smith. In this free lesson Guy Fenocchi takes a look at Scott's use of the melodic minor scale. In addition to Guy's video I've also included a lesson from Scott Henderson himself explaining the way he likes to break the guitar neck up into a series of 5ths to create chordal sounds.

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Power Chord Academy is a summer camp to help teenagers learn how to play their instrument and in a band. They of 7, 3, and one day camps. The goal is to get young musicians together and have them play with different band members. They have camps in New York, Chicago, San Diego, Boston, Los Angeles, and Seattle this summer. I'm having trouble locating the pricing but since they are offering $100 discounts if you sign up before a deadline I'd guess it's a few hundred dollars depending on which session you choose. But have no fear, you can win a free session at the camp. For those of you who have seen age 18 come and go, you can apply to be an instructor.


If you're in the Atlanta, GA area, our own Jody Worrell will be hosting a blues guitar clinic Saturday March 14th. Click here for more info

Guitar Lifestyle has found a video from the Science Channel on how pedal steel guitars are made. It takes electric guitar construction and ratchets is up a few notches on the difficulty scale. Which is a lot like actually playing steel guitar. In general, steel guitar is more often associated with older country music, but there are still a few bands out there using that heart breaking swell. The new devotee is former alt-rocker Ben Kweller who has made a turn towards country on his last two albums. His newest, Changing Horses, features pedal steel player Kitt Kitterman on almost every track. You can check out Stereogum's post on Changing Horses that features a review and free mp3 download of "Hurtin You". Below is Ben Kweller performing his new single "Fight" on Letterman.


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Question: What is Nashville Tuning?

Peter: Peter: On a Nashville Tuning the first two strings of your guitar are tuned as normal. However the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th string are tuned a full octave higher than their normal tuning. A lighter gauge string is required to achieve this. A Nashville Tuning places the guitar in a much higher range and can be used to record over guitars in a normal tuning. Watch the video below for more info

Mental Floss has a collection of youtube videos of chicks playing ukes including a dynamite cover of "Wipe Out". Combine that with Kate Micucci's multiple performances of ukulele songs on Scrubs last week and it's a banner month for women who play the ukulele. Below is "the Gooch" and Ted performing "Screw You" on Scrubs, which you can find the tab for here.

A little over a year ago we invited Ben Deignan into our studios to perform a song. We wanted to showcase some of our guitar instructor Peter Vogl's former students. But we also new that Ben had a bright future ahead of him. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a write up on him today discussing the release of his new self-titled album which you can now find on iTunes. Below is the acoustic performance of Fault Line that Ben recorded for us.