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Category: Music theory

Exploring the 7 chord

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Learn all about the different variations of the 7 chord, how to make them on guitar, and what the differences between them are

Published July 26, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged Abbey Road, diminished chords, diminished seventh chords, George Harrison, Half diminished chords, intervals, James Bond, major 7, major chords, minor 7, minor chords, minor major 7, musical intervals, Something, The Beatles

What is a sus chord and how do you use it?

Man playing a Dsus4 chord on guitar
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Lean what a sus chord is, how to play them for the five open major chords, and why they’re useful chords for you to know

Published July 6, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged intervals, Led Zeppelin, major chords, minor chords, scale degrees, Stairway to Heaven, sus chord, suspended chord

How to play diminished chords on guitar

Man playing diminished chords on guitar
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Learn how to make diminished chords on guitar and how to use them to create tension and release in your guitar playing for added interest

Published June 3, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged bar chords, barre chords, diminished chords, diminished seventh chords, Half diminished chords, harmonized scale, jazz

The anatomy of an A chord on guitar

Open A chord on guitar
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Learn how much more useful technique and knowledge the open A chord on guitar holds than the simple cowboy chord you might have thought it is

Published May 26, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged alternating bass notes, bar chords, barre chords, chord inversions, major chords, major triad, open chords, power chords

How to harmonize the major scale on guitar

Harmonize the major scale on guitar artwork
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Learn to easily harmonize the major scale on guitar with a simple pattern that unlocks the chord structure of any major key

Published May 20, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged diminished chords, major chords, major scale, minor chords, relative minor

The anatomy of an E chord on guitar

Man playing E chord on guitar
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Learn key understandings that the open E chord on guitar provides including moveable shapes, triads, the major pentatonic scale and more.

Published May 14, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged bar chords, major pentatonic, major triad, pentatonic scale, triads

How to play power chords on guitar

Guitar with glowing strings to represent power chords on guitar
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Power chords on guitar are the signature sound of heavy metal, punk, and other aggressive electric styles, but they can be used in any genre

Published May 10, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged dyad, heavy metal, punk

Harmonizing the minor scale

Musical Staff harmonized scale over guitar outline

Learn how harmonizing the minor scale in each of the three forms: natural, harmonic, and melodic helps you understand minor-key based music

Published May 5, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged chord changes, chord chasing, harmonic minor, harmonized scale, intervals, major scale, melodic minor, minor scale, natural minor, scale degrees

What makes the blues scale a powerful tool?

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Image by Сергей Игнацевич from Pixabay

Learn what makes the blues scale a powerful tool that you can use to create interesting guitar solos in both major and minor keys

Published May 4, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged blue note, blues scale, hammer on, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, pentatonic scale, pull off, scales, sliding, string bending

A minor scales primer

Minor scale musical staffs over guitar

Here is a minor scales primer to help you learn the different forms of the minor scale and how to play each of them on your guitar

Published May 3, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged guitar solos, harmonic minor, intervals, lead guitar, major scale, melodic minor, minor scale, natural minor, scale degrees

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