About this Jam Track:

E natural minor/Aeolian (G major) and E minor pentatonic scales will sit nicely over this Em rock guitar backing track. Be careful soloing over the last chord in the progression - this requires E harmonic minor. Not sure about this scale? Simply raise all the D notes one fret to D#.

Track details:

  • Key: Em
  • Tempo: Slow
  • Suggested Scales: Minor Pentatonic, Pentatonic, Minor Scale, Aeolian

Danny Gill's 5 Minute Guitar Lessons

This quick guitar lessons for beginners guitar DVD includes a selection of easy to absorb, 5 minute guitar lessons that are designed to teach the beginner or intermediate guitarist some of the essential basics of guitar playing. Over the course of these 20 easy guitar lessons for beginners you will learn some basic guitar techniques such as open chords, moveable chords and strumming patterns, plus naming the parts of the guitar and how to tune the guitar, how to use guitar effects and get a good sound from your amplifier. You will also learn guitar licks in a wide variety of styles including rock, blues, country and heavy metal guitar. This easy beginners guitar DVD includes: What different parts of the guitar do, Tuning the guitar, How to strum a chord, How to play power chords, Using the plectrum, Essential easy guitar techniques such as string bending, hammer on and pull offs, sliding and vibrato, How to play simple blues guitar licks, rock guitar licks, metal guitar licks and country guitar licks, How to get a great guitar sound; blues, rock, metal, and country guitar sound set ups, How to play moveable guitar chord shapes, How to use a distortion pedal. Danny Gill is a former pupil of Joe Satriani, and co-author of the Musicians Institute Rock Lead Guitar series. His songs have appeared on numerous TV shows including 'The Osbournes' as well as motion picture soundtracks such as 'Insomnia' and 'Under Siege'