Dm7: open chord diagram
Minor Seventh (formally “minor/minor seventh”, also m7,-7): root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.
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Dmaj9: D dominant or major 9th chord
A ninth is a compound interval that consists of the octave plus a second. The ninth chord typically includes the seventh along with the basic… Read More »Dmaj9: D dominant or major 9th chord
F minor barre chord (E shape)
The Em shape barre chord on the 1st fret equals Fm (F minor):
The 5 Steps to Marketing Your Music
Let’s begin with some questions : 1. Who is your ideal fan? Are you able to clearly find a possible fan in a crowd? You… Read More »The 5 Steps to Marketing Your Music
Reaching Your Musical Aspirations
You may not want to set goals. You may hate the idea. The best idea for you in this case is to look at the… Read More »Reaching Your Musical Aspirations
Pentatonic Scale
The word pentatonic gets it’s name from the Greek word “penta” which means 5 and tonic which stands for tone. That’s what pentatonic scales are: 5 tone scales.
There are only 5 basic pentatonic patterns. They are the C, A, G, E, and D. They are similar to the 5 basic chord patterns, because they can be closely associated with their chord counterparts. These patterns interlock with each other, meaning each pattern has notes that overlap with patterns adjacent to it.
To play in different key signatures we move the patterns around. The pictures on the left are the shapes with their suggested fingerings. The pictures on the right show how the scale shapes overlap the chord shape.
- These shapes are in their movable form. Learn about moving scale shapes to play in different keys besides C, A, G, E, and D.
- Also, check out the open pentatonic scale shapes, too. They are the same shapes, but we have to make a couple of alterations that you’ll want to be aware of.
- Check out the scale sequence charts: C scale sequence, A scale sequence, G scale sequence, E scale sequence, D scale sequence. Scale sequence charts are a way for us to see how the basic scale patterns are laid out on the fretboard in a particular key.
- There are five minor pentatonic scale shapes as well. They are actually the same shapes, but are associated with different chords in the CAGED sequence.
Cocaine by Eric Clapton
Main Riff Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Cocaine” (Power Tab)
Power Attenuator
A Power Attenuator enables a player to obtain power-tube distortion independently of listening volume. A power attenuator is a dummy load placed between the guitar… Read More »Power Attenuator
Alternate Picking And String Switching (Group Session Video)
Students Arthur, Cody, and Jathan have been playing for a few years now. It’s come to point in their playing where they would really like… Read More »Alternate Picking And String Switching (Group Session Video)
“All Mixed Up” by 311
Difficulty : Intermediate
Since this is a Reggae song, you may have a little trouble with it.
We now have the videos back up and running, so we are going to focus on this lesson in a different way.