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Easily master the major scale on guitar

The major scale on guitar
Don’t worry; the major scale on guitar looks complicated in this image, but in this article you’ll see how easy it really is.

Learn how to easily master the major scale on guitar with logical, simple relationships that you might already know.

Published September 24, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged Guitar, guitar chords, guitar lessons, lead guitar, major scale, musical intervals, scale degrees

Let’s talk more deeply than just how to tune a guitar

Guitar tuning pegs: how to tune a guitar

Take a look beyond simply how to tune a guitar into how standard tuning works to help you fully understand your fretboard.

Published September 17, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged major scale, musical intervals, one of these things is not like the other, scale degrees, Sesame Street, standard tuning, Stevie Ray Vaghan

Scale degrees and musical intervals

a musical staff showing scale degrees

Learn the basics of scale degrees and musical intervals. Knowing these concepts makes you a better musician and a more creative guitarist.

Published September 10, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged Guitar, major scale, music theory, musical intervals, scale degrees

Understanding the major scale is foundational music theory

Complicated-looking graphic depicting music theory

Learn how easy it is to begin understanding music theory. Master the concept of the major scale and apply it to your guitar.

Published September 2, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged Do Re Mi, flats, half steps, major scale, music theory, octaves, scales, sharps, whole steps

It’s easier than you think to learn how to play a chord on guitar

How to play a chord on guitar

Take this easy approach to learn how to play a chord on guitar. Don’t start with complicated chord shapes. Start small and work up.

Published August 26, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged A chord, C chord, D chord, E chord, G chord, Guitar, guitar chords

Whether advanced or basic guitar chords, you don’t have to play all the strings

Playing basic guitar chords

Want to instantly improve your guitar playing, even if you’re playing just basic guitar chords? Learn how to use dynamics in your playing.

Published August 19, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged 1812 Overture, basic guitar chords, dynamic range, dynamics, Tchaikovsky

Discover how to solo in a major key

The minor pentatonic scale Box 1

Learn the secret of how to solo in a major key when the minor pentatonic scale just doesn’t sound right. You’re closer than you think.

Published August 12, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged guitar solo, lead guitar, music theory, pentatonic scale, relative minor

The notes on a guitar exist in a simple pattern

The fretboard holds the notes on a guitar
So many strings and frets! How can you ever learn the notes on a guitar?

Master the notes on the guitar with a simple pattern that you can use to identify any note anywhere almost instantly. It’s easy and it works.

Published August 5, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged Guitar fretboard, identify notes

Don’t call ’em “guitar tricks”

Guitar tricks? I think of them as discoveries and technique. If you love to keep learning, let’s walk the path of discovery together.

Published July 22, 2020
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Guitar, guitar lessons, learning, music theory

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