Major and minor chord keys use a formula of major chords, minor chords, and a diminished chord. Guitar Chords in the Key of C Major: C Dm Em F G Am Bdim The chords in each key are like a family of chords that will sound like they belong together when played in a chord […]
Distortion and Overdrive Distortion and overdive effects mimic the sound of a cranked tube amp by boosting the guitar’s signal and causing the sound to “clip” which creates the distortion effect. Compression Compression is used to even out the over all volume of the guitar’s input. Tremolo Tremolo is an effect created by the consistent […]
To tune to open D from standard tuning: Tune the low E (6th) string one step down to D. Tune the G (3rd) string half a step down to F♯. Tune the B (2nd) one step down to A Tune the high E (1st) string one step down to D. Open tunings use the notes […]
This added note is often referred to as the “blue note”. The 5♭ note, or blue note, adds tension to the sound of the blues scale, and is very popular in blues music, hence the name. The Blues Scale uses the 1, 3♭, 4, 5♭, 5 and 7♭ notes of a scale. The diagram below […]
The Minor Pentatonic Scale for Guitar
The Minor Pentatonic Scale uses the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes from the major scale, and is a great scale to begin improvising guitar solos and phrases for riffs. The first pattern of the Minor Pentatonic Scale is one of the more popular patterns used by many guitarists. Once you have this pattern […]