Hero by Chad Kroeger
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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
This lesson covers two guitar parts from the song “Simple Man”. The entire song is made from a basic C, G, Am chord progression. Hear This Lesson:… Read More »Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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
Enter Sandman by Metallica
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
Composer – Hetfield, Hammett, Ulrich
Where to find this song – Metallica ( Black Album ) track #1
Release Date – August 1991Read More »Enter Sandman by Metallica
Add That “Swing” With The Common Shuffle Rhythm
Triplets are used in many styles of music including blues, rock and country. The basic shuffle rhythm is created by leaving out (resting) the middle note of each three-note triplet group. This “triplet” idea allows performers to include triplets in the melody without clashing with any rhythm patterns.
Many shuffle rhythm songs are in 12/8 time (sometimes called “swing time”) which is just like 4/4 time except with a “swing”. Here we’ll take a look at a common blues shuffle rhythm in the key of A using power chord shapes.
Common Variations of 12 Bar Blues Chord Progressions
The 12-bar blues is one of the most popular chord progressions in popular music, including the blues. The blues progression has a distinctive form in chord structure and duration. It is, at its most basic, based on the I-IV-V chords of a key.
The 12 bar blues progression is the foundation of the blues. The whole blues genre is very minimalistic. Basically all you need to get started is to learn the 12 bar blues progression and The Most Commonly Used Lead Pattern.Read More »Common Variations of 12 Bar Blues Chord Progressions