Connecting the Tonic and Submediant
When a song is in the key of C major, the Am chord will seamlessly intertwine with the tonic. “Tonic” is a fancy word for… Read More »Connecting the Tonic and Submediant
Kenny E Mann
A/E
The A/E chord is a slash chord or compound chord. Just imagine playing an A chord, but substituting an E note as the lowest note… Read More »A/E
Added 9th (add9) Chords (Closed Position Shapes)
An added ninth chord (add9) is a major triad with an added ninth. Added ninth chords are different from other ninth chords (9, maj9) because the seventh is not included. Read More »Added 9th (add9) Chords (Closed Position Shapes)
G Shape Sixth Chord Barred
This barre chord serves as a great substitute for the standard G major shape barre chord (which is difficult to play). Read More »G Shape Sixth Chord Barred
Gmaj7 (open)
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above… Read More »Gmaj7 (open)
Unison Bend Rock Lick
In this lesson, we’ll learn how to play a lick using unison bends.
Chord Wheel Guide
I’d like to introduce you to your new best friend. You may have seen it before, but this time – we’ve changed it up a little to make it MUCH more user-friendly and easier to read.
Here it is…
The Chord Bracket
You may be saying, ‘well wait a minute. I’ve seen something like this before. You’re right. It’s actually segments of the famous chord wheel. But as I mentioned before, we’ve made it easier to read.
What It Is…
The chord wheel allows the practical application of chord theory. You can determine which chords belong to a given key and analyze any progression instantly.Read More »Chord Wheel Guide
Watch David Gilmour Play the Blues
Although it’s safe to say there’s always been a strong blues influence in David Gilmour’s guitar playing, we don’t often get to hear him play… Read More »Watch David Gilmour Play the Blues
Moving Scales To Play In Different Keys
There is a big difference between a scale pattern and the actual scale. The actual scale is only 5 notes. When we are learning scale patterns we are learning the location of the notes from the scale as they appear on the fretboard. The same 5 notes repeat themselves over and over on the guitar’s fretboard. What we need to be able to do in order to play from the scale is memorize these fretboard patterns.