June 2024

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Ancient instruments that led to the evolution of the modern acoustic guitar were called lutes. Evidence of lutes can be seen in ancient art from Egypt as well as other forms of art from different civilizations and historical eras. Lutes have a rounded back with a teardrop shaped body with strings stretched across a wooden […]

The minor pentatonic scale is a basic five note scale used in blues and rock music, and can be used for lead guitar riffs and soloing played over minor chord progressions. More on the Minor Pentatonic Scale

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6th Chords 6th chords are formed using a major or minor triad and adds the 6th note of the root note’s scale. 6th chords are used in jazz and pop music. 7th Chords 7th guitar chords are frequently in jazz and blues. These guitar chords use the flat 7th or 7th note from the major […]

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Original Composition: George R. PoultonLyrics: W. W. Fosdick American Civil War Song Aura Lee As the black-bird in the spring ‘neath the wil-low tree e|——————|——————|——————|——————| B|——1—-0—-1-|–3———3—–|–1—-0——-0–|–1—————| G|-0—————-|——-2———-|———–2——|——————| D|——————|——————|——————|——————| A|——————|——————|——————|——————| E|——————|——————|——————|——————| Sat and piped I heard him sing prai-sing Au – ra Lee e|——————|——————|——————|——————| B|——1—-0—-1-|–3———3—–|–1—-0——-0–|–1—————| G|-0—————-|——-2———-|———–2——|——————| D|——————|——————|——————|——————| A|——————|——————|——————|——————| E|——————|——————|——————|——————| Au – ra Lee Au – ra […]

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Traditional English Lullaby Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Twin-kle, Twin-kle Lit-tle Star, How I Won- der What You Are e|———————————–|———————————–| B|–1—-1—-8—-8—-10–10—-8–|–6—-6—-5—-5—-3—-3—-1–| G|———————————–|———————————–| D|———————————–|———————————–| A|———————————–|———————————–| E|———————————–|———————————–| Up A- bove the World So High, Like a Dia- mond in the Sky e|———————————–|———————————–| B|–8—-8—-6—-6—-5—-5—-3–|–8—-8—-6—-6—-5—-5—-3–| G|———————————–|———————————–| D|———————————–|———————————–| A|———————————–|———————————–| E|———————————–|———————————–| Twin-kle, Twin-kle Lit-tle Star, How I Won- der What You Are […]

E F♯m G♯m A B C♯m D♯dim E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim e|—-0—–2—–4—–0—–2—–4———-| B|—-0—–2—–4—–2—–4—–5—–7—-| G|—-1—–2—–4—–2—–4—–6—–8—-| D|—-2—–4—–6—–2—–4—–6—–7—-| A|—-2—–4—–6—–0—–2—–4—–6—-| E|—-0—–2—–4—————————-| I ii iii IV V vi vii (Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case) Key of E Major Using 7th Chords EMaj7 F♯m7 G♯m7 AMaj7 B7 C♯m7 D♯m7♭5 E Major […]