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On this page: four guitar lessons covering the Digital Picking guitar technique for guitar soloing.

 

Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #2,
Major Scale version:

                                   How to play guitar. Guitar lesson #2. Digital Picking guitar solo diagram using a Major Scale.

 
 Major scale, ascending:  121, 232, 343, 454, 565, 676, 717, 121

Major scale, descending: 121, 717, 676, 565, 454, 343, 232, 121
 
Image of Brad Gillis of Night Ranger playing guitar.
 

Diagram for Digital-Picking, Lesson #2.

Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example,
Guitar Lesson #2, minor scale:


Note: I tune my guitar down one whole step (the E-strings are D).
Also, the highest 7 note is achieved by bending up the highest 6 note.

 

 Image of Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi playing guitar.

 
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 Image of Peter Frampton playing guitar.

 
Digital Picking, Guitar Lesson #3,
Major Scale Version:
                                   Guitar Lesson #3, Digital Picking Guitar, Major Scale number pattern.
 

Major scale, ascending:  123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 671, 712, 123

Major scale, descending: 321, 217, 176, 765, 654, 543, 432, 321
 
Image of Rand Rhoads playing guitar.
 
Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #3,
minor scale version:
                                   Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #3, minor scale number pattern.

minor scale, ascending:  671, 712, 123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 671

minor scale, descending: 176, 765, 654, 543, 432, 321, 217, 176

A note about Lesson #3 - although I'm only showing going across the strings horizontally in this diagram, the same sequences ( 671, 712, 123, etc) can be done just going up or down vertically on a single string, which is what you'll hear in the next three audio examples. Refer to the Church Modes Number Pattern.

Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example #1,
Guitar Lesson #3, minor scale:


Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example #2,
Guitar Lesson #3, minor scale:

***Note: You may have to click "Play" twice on some systems.***
 
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Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #3, 
Phrygian Mode version:
                                         Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #3, Phrygian Mode number pattern.
 

Phrygian Mode, ascending:   345, 456, 567, 671, 712, 123, 234, 345
Phrygian Mode, descending: 543, 432, 321, 217, 176, 765, 654, 543

Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example #3,
Guitar Lesson #3, Phrygian Mode:

 

Image of Jake E. Lee playing guitar with Ozzy Osbourne.

 

 Image of Carlos Santana playing guitar.

 
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Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #4,
Major Scale version:
                                         Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #4, Major Scale number pattern

Major scale, ascending:  1234, 2345, 3456, 4567, 5671, 6712, 7123, 1234

Major scale, descending: 4321, 3217, 2176, 1765, 7654, 6543, 5432, 4321
 

 Image of Steve Lukather of Toto playing guitar.

 
 
Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example,
Guitar Lesson #4, minor scale:
 

Image of Ruyter Suys of Nashville Pussy playing guitar.

 
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Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #5,
Major Scale version:
                                      Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #5, Major Scale number pattern

Major scale, ascending:   1234321, 234543, 345654, 456765, 567176, 671217, 712321

Major scale, descending: 1234321, 712321, 671217, 56717, 456765, 345654, 234543

 

Jeff Watson of Night Ranger playing guitar.

 
Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #5,
minor scale version:

                                     Digital Picking Guitar Lesson #5, minor scale number pattern.

minor scale, ascending:   6712176, 712321, 123432, 234543, 345654, 456765, 567176

minor scale, descending: 6712176, 567176, 456765, 321712, 217671, 176567, 712321

Digital Picking Guitar Solo Audio Example,
Guitar Lesson #5, minor scale:
 
 

 Image of Eric Johnson playing guitar.

 

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