Jason Aaron Wood

This week's VIP challenge is all about getting you using different skills together so you can break out of merely doing one-off "tricks" and really integrate your skills into your

When writing a solo, it's all too easy to overthink it.While sometimes it's important to really carefully plan your melodies one note at a time, quite often, that's not really

This short guide will help you identify the handy tetrachords (4-note scale fragments) within the minor pentatonic scale, on any string combination.Based on a 2NPS (2 Note Per String) approach

Now the rubber meets the road — this VIP Challenge goes beyond just the TAB and backing track, and challenges you to use these same sequences to write your own

This represents a 16-bar solo in E minor, in 6/8 time, with a measure-by-measure approach to constructing a solo. The chord progression repeats every 4 measures.Above the chords at the

If you keep finding yourself reaching for the same phrases all the time, or thinking "I don't know what to do/play here," then you don't want to miss tonight's live

As part of Project: Write A Solo, this backing track is specially edited for composing a solo.

As part of Project: Write A Solo, this backing track is specially edited for composing a solo.

What happens when you try to apply the Sequence of Thirds to an ARPEGGIO? Well, if you try to use the standard "sweep" finger combinations, you end up with your

As part of Project: Write A Solo, this backing track is specially edited for composing a solo.