Back Door Man by The Doors
“Back Door Man” is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin’ Wolf in 1961. The song is considered a classic of… Read More »Back Door Man by The Doors
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Guitar Arpeggios: An Introduction
What Is an Arpeggio?
An arpeggio is built from the notes that make up a chord, but are picked as individual notes. They may be used as fill-ins, linking melodies with chords and chord/melody. Arpeggios have their own patterns but not unlike their chord counterparts. There are 5 basic patterns for each type type of arpeggio just like there were 5 basic patterns for chords.Read More »Guitar Arpeggios: An Introduction
Open G Major 7th Chord
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 »Open G Major 7th Chord
Harmonic Minor Scale
In this lesson, I’ll show you how to play the E Harmonic Minor Scale so you can incorporate it into your own songs or lead… Read More »Harmonic Minor Scale
Polymeter/Polyrhythm
Although sometimes used synonymously, polymeter is the use of two metric frameworks (time signatures) simultaneously, while polyrhythm refers to the simultaneous use of two or… Read More »Polymeter/Polyrhythm
Cmaj9, C9, Cm9, C added 9th Chords
The guitar chords on this page are built from the C major scale. The C major scale has 7 scale steps. They are the notes… Read More »Cmaj9, C9, Cm9, C added 9th Chords
What Is Strumming?
Strumming, for a guitarist, generally is used specifically to refer to when a guitarist loosely plays a series of basic guitar chords with the same rhythmic set of up and down strokes.
One common mistake among beginner guitarists is to use guitar strumming patterns in place of proper rhythmic control or to try to regulate any guitar into a strumming pattern. This is usually only used for more background rhythm parts, and shouldn’t be confused with acoustic guitar lessons on techniques that are intentionally more precise. Read More »What Is Strumming?
Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker
Born near Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1917 to a sharecropper family, John Lee Hooker was one of the last links to the blues of the deep… Read More »Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker