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How to play diminished chords on guitar

Man playing diminished chords on guitar
Image by Pexels from Pixabay

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
Image by Katrina_S from Pixabay

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 use alternating bass notes to add interest to chords

Man hand playing alternating bass notes on guitar
Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay

Learn how the alternating bass note technique works, how to play it with various chords, and how it adds interest to your playing

Published May 22, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged bar chords, barre chords, country, Country Blues, folk music, major chords, open chords

How to turn guitar chords E minor and A minor into any other minor chord

FMinorBarChordOnGuitar

Learn how to use the guitar chords E minor and A minor with a bar to create two moveable shapes that give you all other minor chords

Published April 26, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged bar chords, barre chords, moveable chords, open chords

How to play the B chord and the F chord on guitar

Man playing F major chord on guitar
Perhaps the most challenging natural major chord on guitar

Learn to play the B and the F chord on guitar and take your first important steps into mastering the technique of bar chords

Published April 19, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged bar chords, barre chords, Chords, triads

How to create minor triads for a new dimension

Guitarist playing a minor triad
Minor triad...like a major triad only brooding

Learn how to use three simple shapes for minor triads and play minor chords in all areas of the neck to bring interest to rhythm and leads

Published April 8, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged bar chords, barre chords, chord inversions, Chords, guitar solo, lead guitar, major chord, major key, major triad, minor chord, minor key, minor triad

Major triads spice up your playing

Man playing major triads on guitar
Up and down the neck with major triads

Learn three powerful major triads that will greatly expand both your rhythm and lead playing with simple shapes you may already know.

Published March 24, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar, Music theory Tagged bar chords, barre chords, chord inversions, Chords, George Harrison, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, The Beatles

How do I play A on guitar?

Teacher pointing to note on a guitar

Discover how to find both the note and the chord A on guitar. It seems simple, but it gets more complicated quickly. Master it here.

Published February 20, 2021
Categorized as Guitar instruction, Learn Guitar Tagged bar chords, barre chords, Chords, Guitar, guitar tuning, intervals, Notes, standard tuning

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