April 2021

Major Open chords for guitar in standard tuning. Major Chords are identified by their root note as shown below. The strings that are played open are shown with a “O” at the top of the guitar chord diagram. An “X” in the chord diagram shows which strings are not played or muted. Minor Open Chords […]

1 + 3 + 5 + 6 1 + 3♭ + 5 + 6

To play a harmonic minor scale, raise the 7th note of the natural minor guitar scale by a half step as seen below. The Formula for the Harmonic Minor Scale: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole + half step, whole step OR by lowering the 3rd and 6th notes of […]

Jack Gardiner demonstrates the BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay pedal’s 11 eleven musical delay modes including an onboard stereo looper. The BOSS DD-8 is claimed to be the most advanced compact delay pedal ever from BOSS. (Source: BOSSchannel)

Notice how the patterns connect to or overlap eachother across the guitar neck. F Minor Pentatonic The 5 Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns Minor Pentatonic Scale Guitar Tabs

The natural minor scale is also known as the Aeolian Mode or Relative Minor scale. The Formula for a Natural Minor Scale: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step OR by lowering the 3rd, 6th, and 7th notes of the major scale a half step. The E Natural […]

Josh Scott from JHS Pedals gives a rundown of several overdrive pedals that might not be getting the credit they deserve. JHS makes some great pedals of their own, and Josh has a ton of useful information on effects pedals so check them out! (Source: JHS Pedals)

The major pentatonic guitar scale is usually played over major chords, and is used in rock music as well as country music. The diagram below shows the 5 Major Pentatonic Scale Patterns spread over the length of the guitar neck. Notice how the patterns connect to or overlap eachother.The diagram shows the A flat (A♭) […]

History of the Electric Guitar Electric Guitar Anatomy Reference Body The body of the guitar is hollow for acoustic guitars, and semi-hollow or solid for electric guitars. Most electric guitars are made with wood such as maple, ash, alder, mahogany as well as other types of woods. Some guitars are now made with acrylic material […]

Delay and echo effects repeat the guitar’s signal based on different time settings to create “slap-back” and other delay and echo effects. Delay effects use analog (tape), solid-state, and digital circuitry. Tape echo started being experimented with by using a copy of the same recording and splicing the two together at different times, or by […]

B Phrygian Scale Mode B C D E F♯ G A B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G Major Scale Pattern B Phrygian Scale Mode Pattern The scale diagram on the left is the pattern used for a two octave Major Scale. The scale diagram to the right shows the Phrygian Scale […]

A key is a group of chords based the major scale or natural minor scale. The major scale’s notes lay out the root notes for the chords used in a major key. The chords in each key are commonly identified by Roman numerals with the major chords capitalized, and the minor chords lowercase. C Major […]

Minor Seventh Chords are played by adding the flat 7th note (one full step down from the octave) of the scale to a minor triad or chord, and like most minor chords, have a sad tone or sound. Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Examples of Minor Seventh chords with the roots on the Low E (6th) string. […]

The Russian band “Coliseum” gained more fame for the wrong reason. This video captures the band’s guitarist ruining the set and ultimately being slapped by his band members. (Source: jpg2png) Error processing SSI file