In Part 1 the warm up exercises ascended and descended the strings in order. Part 2 uses some of the same techniques from Part 1, and introduces skipping strings. Skipping strings will help your coordination to smoothly play strings that are not directly above or below the current string you are playing on. I M […]
Brian Wampler, creator of Wampler Pedals, shows us how to set up a dream pedal board with some tips and tricks to get your guitar tone where you want it. Check out their line of pedals and try one out! (Source: Wampler Pedals)
The Circle of Fifths is a common music theory tool used to show the relationship of all the tones of the chromatic scale. The Circle of Fifths starts at the top with the Key of C Major. C Major is the natural scale meaning it has no sharp or flat notes in its scale. Moving […]
The wah-wah pedal was one of the first guitar effects created, and was invented by Bradley J. Plunkett while working for the Thomas Organ Company in 1966. The idea of the wah pedal had been used by musicians like Chet Atkins with their own versions they made, or using modified organ expression pedals during the […]
D Major Arpeggio Pattern 1 e|————–2————————–| B|———–3—–3———————–| G|——–2———–2——————–| D|–0–4—————–4–0———–0–| A|—————————–0—–0—–| E|——————————–2——–| D Major Arpeggio Pattern 2 e|————–2–5–2————————–| B|———–3———–3———————–| G|——–2—————–2——————–| D|—–4———————–4—————–| A|–5—————————–5———–5–| E|———————————–5–2–5—–| D Major Arpeggio Pattern 3 e|—————–5———————–| B|————–7—–7——————–| G|———–7———–7—————–| D|—–4–7—————–7–4———–| A|–5—————————–5—–5–| E|———————————–5—–| D Major Arpeggio Pattern 4 e|———————-10———————-| B|—————7–10——10–7—————| G|————7——————–7————| D|———7————————–7———| A|——9——————————–9——| E|–10————————————–10–| D Major Arpeggio Pattern 5 e|————————-10————————-| B|———————10——10———————| G|—————–11————–11—————–| D|————-12———————-12————-| A|——9–12——————————12–9——| E|–10——————————————–10–|
Tremolo is one of the oldest guitar effects and was available on many early electric guitar amps. Tremolo effects soon started becoming available in stompbox form to allow for more tempo control and other options. Tremolo is similar to turning the volume knob on your guitar up and down slightly or dramatically while sustaining a […]
B Minor Triads e|–2–|–x–|–x–|–7–|–x–|–x–|–x—|–10–|–x—|–x—| B|–3–|–3–|–x–|–7–|–7–|–x–|–x—|–12–|–12–|–x—| G|–4–|–4–|–x–|–7–|–7–|–7–|–x—|–11–|–11–|–11–| D|–x–|–4–|–4–|–x–|–9–|–9–|–9—|–x—|–12–|–12–| A|–x–|–x–|–5–|–x–|–x–|–9–|–9—|–x—|–x—|–14–| E|–x–|–x–|–7–|–x–|–x–|–x–|–10–|–x—|–x—|–x—| B Minor Barre Chords e|–2—-7–| B|–3—-7–| G|–4—-7–| D|–4—-9–| A|–2—-9–| E|–x—-7–|
A scale diagram represents the fretboard of a guitar. As in a guitar tab, the bottom line of the guitar scale diagram represents the low E string. This is the Scale Diagram as a Guitar Tab: e|————————–| B|————————–| G|————————–| D|—————–2–4–5–| A|——–2–3–5———–| E|–3–5——————–| Follow the arrows in order to play the notes of the G Major […]
D Blues Scale Pattern 1 e|————————————————–10–13–| B|——————————————10–13———-| G|——————————10–12–13——————| D|———————-10–12——————————| A|———-10–11–12————————————–| E|–10–13————————————————–| e|–13–10————————————————–| B|———-13–10——————————————| G|——————13–12–10——————————| D|——————————12–10———————-| A|————————————–12–11–10———-| E|————————————————–13–10–| D Blues Scale Pattern 2 e|————————————–1–3–4–| B|——————————–1–3———–| G|———————–0–1–2—————–| D|—————–0–3————————–| A|———–0–3——————————–| E|–1–3–4————————————–| e|–4–3–1————————————–| B|———–3–1——————————–| G|—————–2–1–0———————–| D|————————–3–0—————–| A|——————————–3–0———–| E|————————————–4–3–1–| D Blues Scale Pattern 3 e|————————————–3–4–5–| B|——————————–3–6———–| G|————————–2–5—————–| D|—————–3–5–6———————–| A|———–3–5——————————–| E|–3–4–5————————————–| e|–5–4–3————————————–| B|———–6–3——————————–| G|—————–5–2————————–| D|———————–6–5–3—————–| A|——————————–5–3———–| E|————————————–5–4–3–| D Blues Scale Pattern […]
B Natural Minor Scale starting on the D String e|———————————————————-| B|————————10–12–10————————| G|————-9–11–12————–12–11–9————-| D|–9–11–12————————————12–11–9–| A|———————————————————-| E|———————————————————-| B Natural Minor Scale starting on the low E String e|—————————————————| B|—————————————————| G|—————————————————| D|———————-7–9–7———————-| A|————7–9–10———–10–9–7————| E|–7–9–10——————————-10–9–7–| B Harmonic Minor Scale starting on the D String e|———————————————————-| B|————————11–12–11————————| G|————-9–11–12————–12–11–9————-| D|–9–11–12————————————12–11–9–| A|———————————————————-| E|———————————————————-| B Harmonic Minor Scale starting on the low E […]
G Maj7 C Maj7 E Maj7 Examples of Major Seventh chords with the roots on the Low E (6th) string. Click on a chord to view more of its Major Seventh Chord forms Major 7 chords are played by adding the major 7th note (one half step down from the octave) of the scale to […]
A Blues Scale Pattern 1 e|————————————–5–8–| B|——————————–5–8——–| G|———————–5–7–8————–| D|—————–5–7———————–| A|——–5–6–7—————————–| E|–5–8————————————–| e|–8–5————————————–| B|——–8–5——————————–| G|————–8–7–5———————–| D|———————–7–5—————–| A|—————————–7–6–5——–| E|————————————–8–5–| A Blues Scale Pattern 2 e|——————————————-8–10–11–| B|————————————8–10————-| G|—————————7–8–9——————–| D|——————–7–10—————————–| A|————-7–10————————————| E|–8–10–11——————————————-| e|–11–10–8——————————————-| B|————-10–8————————————| G|——————–9–8–7—————————| D|—————————–10–7——————–| A|————————————10–7————-| E|——————————————-11–10–8–| A Blues Scale Pattern 3 e|————————————————-10–11–12–| B|—————————————–10–13————–| G|———————————-9–12———————-| D|———————-10–12–13—————————–| A|————–10–12—————————————–| E|–10–11–12————————————————-| e|–12–11–10————————————————-| B|————–13–10—————————————–| G|———————-12–9———————————-| D|—————————–13–12–10———————-| A|—————————————–12–10————–| E|————————————————-12–11–10–| A Blues Scale Pattern […]
Dominant Seventh Chords are popular in blues music because of their naturally bluesy sound. Minor Dominant Seventh Chords have a sad tone or sound. Major 7th Chords Major 7 chords are played by adding the major 7th note of the major scale. Major Seventh Chords have a more romantic sound compared to Dominant Seventh Chords. […]
The Major Scale for Guitar
Below are diagrams for the Major Scale showing the one octave major scale (left) and the two octave major scale (right) patterns with the root notes in red. These major scale diagrams show the G Major Scale The Formula for the Major Scale is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole […]