A Major Chord Sequence
Use this diagram to help you view the 5 chord shapes for A major across the entire fretboard. Can you spot the 5 basic shapes?
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C Pentatonic Scale Shape
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Here are the suggested fingerings: Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Here is the scale pattern played in the… Read More »C Pentatonic Scale Shape
Connecting Scale Patterns
The basic scale patterns (pentatonic scale patterns) have 5 different patterns. These patterns are all made up of the same 5 notes. On this page,… Read More »Connecting Scale Patterns
Adding Fills: D
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Chord Phrasing: D, G Progression
What if you’re playing a song and you want to do something more sophisticated than just simply strumming the chords? That’s where this lesson comes… Read More »Chord Phrasing: D, G Progression
CAGED: Am Shape Scale Sequence
In the diagram below you can see all 5 scale patterns in the key of A minor. Notice how each pattern overlaps.
Adding Fills: A
There are a lot of neat things we can do around the open A chord. In this lesson, I’ll give you some examples to practice… Read More »Adding Fills: A
Adding Fills Over Open C
In this lesson, we’ll take our standard open C chord and build a scale around it. This will us to mix fills in with the… Read More »Adding Fills Over Open C
Adding Fills Over The Open G Chord
In this lesson, we’ll take our standard open G chord and build a scale around it. This will us to mix fills in with the… Read More »Adding Fills Over The Open G Chord