How To Read A Chord Diagram
Chords are 3 notes played at the same time. There are all types of chords. The most common chord is the major chord. Minor chords… Read More »How To Read A Chord Diagram
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How To Read A Chord Diagram
Chords are 3 notes played at the same time. There are all types of chords. The most common chord is the major chord. Minor chords… Read More »How To Read A Chord Diagram
“Unwell” by Matchbox 20
Riff Rundown
Difficulty: Intermediate
This song is about people who claim to not be crazy even though they’re suffering from various occurrences that could lead them to be labeled as such.
Rob Thomas said that he wrote the song as a metaphor for humanity in general, a song for people who are “messed up and feel alone like that. We all feel a little messed up sometimes… you’re not alone.”
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“Hero” by Chad Kroeger
Riff Rundown
Difficulty: Easy
Composer – Chad Kroeger
Where to find this song – Spiderman soundtrack # 2
Release Date – April 30, 2002
Dot Inlays
The 12th Fret Memorizing the name of the notes on the entire fretboard can be a daunting task. A standard guitar has 21 or more… Read More »Dot Inlays
Songwriting Tips
Being prepared when inspiration hits.
Scenario # 1. You are strumming your acoustic guitar, freshly polished, new strings and perfectly tuned. The sound is bright and crisp. You are playing a few chords that you have learnt from Guitar Alliance when bam! A brilliant chord progression hits you like a bolt of lightning.
You rush to find a pen and paper and grab a pen that hasn’t been used since your primary school days. You etch down your chord progression on an old scrap of newspaper dated January 7th 1994 that you found under a pile of magazines, yellowing from age. By the time you finally get the pen working you have forgotten the chord progression and have managed to get blue ink all over your hands and freshly polished guitar.
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Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Difficulty: Intermediate
This lesson covers two guitar parts from the song “Simple Man”. The entire song is made from a basic C, G, Am chord progression.
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Changing Chords
The most important thing to remember when playing chords is that each note in a chord must be pressed down as a unit, not separately.
Here I will give you a couple of exercises that will help you establish the habit of pressing down each chord as a unit.Read More »Changing Chords
