Wah-Wah
A Wah-wah pedal is a foot-operated pedal, technically a kind of band-pass filter, which allows only a small portion of the incoming signal’s frequencies to… Read More »Wah-Wah
Kenny Mann
Equalizer
An Equalizer adjusts the frequency response in a number of different frequency bands. A graphic equalizer (or “graphic EQ”) provides slider controls for a number of frequency region. Each of these bands has a fixed width (Q) and a fixed center-frequency, and as such, the slider changes only the level of the frequency band. Read More »Equalizer
What do you do when you can’t play a song up to speed?
A lot of songs are hard to play and take a little practice to get up to full speed. In this video I’ll explain how you can practice to get a piece of music up to speed.Read More »What do you do when you can’t play a song up to speed?
Alternating Bass Exercises
Simply strumming chords to a song can get quite boring rather quickly. Here we are going to alternate between a bass line and the chord voicing to create a more interesting sonic landscape from some of the basic chord forms that you already know.Read More »Alternating Bass Exercises
Do I need to know scales in order to solo?
You don’t need to know scales to play lead guitar, or for that matter, any instrument. A lot of the old blues players claim that… Read More »Do I need to know scales in order to solo?
How To Use A Capo
You can use a capo to easily change the key of a song. A lot of people do this so that they can sing the song in a range that is comfortable. Regardless of where you place a capo, the idea is that you create a ‘floating nut’. Read More »How To Use A Capo
What Is A Chord/Lyric Sheet?
A chord/lyric sheet usually contains (1) the chords used in the song (2) the lyrics within the song. Read More »What Is A Chord/Lyric Sheet?
How To Read Slash Sheets
Slash sheets provide an overall structure for playing chords. This page will tell you how to read them.Read More »How To Read Slash Sheets |
What are chord extensions?
Extensions are simply Major, minor, or Dominant 7th chords with one or more scale steps added to the formulas.Read More »What are chord extensions?
What Is The Blues?
blues (bl
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- A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.
- 2. A style of music evolved from southern African-American secular songs and usually distinguished by a syncopated 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first: “The blues is an expression of anger against shame and humiliation” (B.B. King).Read More »What Is The Blues?