March 2025

The G minor arpeggio uses 3 notes from the G minor scale. The first note G, the flat third note A#, and the fifth note D. These same 3 notes create the G minor chord or triad when played in unison. The red dots of the diagram represent the root notes. These diagrams break the […]

The note formula for the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes of the root note’s major scale scale. The notes used in the C minor pentatonic scale are: C (1st or root), E♭ (flat 3rd), F (4th), G (5th), and B♭ (flat 7th). C Minor Pentatonic Scale Guitar Tabs […]

e|——————————————–1–3–4–| B|————————————–2–5———–| G|—————————–1–4–5—————–| D|——————–2–3–5————————–| A|———–2–3–4———————————–| E|–1–3–4——————————————–| e|——————————————————–| B|——————————————————–| G|————————9–10–9————————| D|————-9–10–11————11–10–9————-| A|–8–10–11———————————-11–10–8–| E|——————————————————–| e|———————————————–| B|——————–5–6–5——————–| G|———–4–5–6———–6–5–4———–| D|–3–5–6—————————–6–5–3–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–| e|————————–12–13–12————————–| B|————–12–13–14————–14–13–12————–| G|–10–12–13————————————–13–12–10–| D|————————————————————–| A|————————————————————–| E|————————————————————–|

e|–1–| B|–0–| G|–0–| D|–0–| A|–2–| E|–3–| e|–3–| B|–3–| G|–4–| D|–3–| A|–5–| E|–3–| e|–7–| B|–6–| G|–4–| D|–5–| A|—–| E|—–| e|–7–| B|–6–| G|–7–| D|–5–| A|—–| E|—–| e|——| B|–8—| G|–10–| D|–9—| A|–10–| E|——| e|–10–| B|–12–| G|–10–| D|–12–| A|–10–| E|——|

G Major Barre Chords G Minor Barre Chords Barre Chords by Root Note

e|——————————————–5–7–8–| B|————————————–6–9———–| G|—————————–5–8–9—————–| D|——————–6–7–9————————–| A|———–6–7–8———————————–| E|–5–7–8——————————————–| e|———————————————–| B|———————————————–| G|——————–1–2–1——————–| D|———–1–2–3———–3–2–1———–| A|–0–2–3—————————–3–2–0–| E|———————————————–| e|—————————————————-| B|———————-9–10–9———————-| G|————8–9–10————10–9–8————| D|–7–9–10——————————–10–9–7–| A|—————————————————-| E|—————————————————-| e|——————–4–5–4——————–| B|———–4–5–6———–6–5–4———–| G|–2–4–5—————————–5–4–2–| D|———————————————–| A|———————————————–| E|———————————————–|

The diagrams below show how to play major and minor barre chords in standard tuning. The curved lines shown in the diagrams indicate the notes that are barred (fretted using one finger). Major Barre Chord Forms Root notes on 6th and 5th Strings Guitar Tab example of a chord progression using Major Barre Chords G […]

e|–3–| B|–0–| G|–0–| D|–1–| A|–3–| E|—–| e|–3–| B|–4–| G|–4–| D|–5–| A|–3–| E|—–| e|–7–| B|–4–| G|–5–| D|–5–| A|—–| E|—–| e|—–| B|–8–| G|–8–| D|–9–| A|–x–| E|–8–| e|–8—| B|–8—| G|–8—| D|–9—| A|–10–| E|–8—| e|–11–| B|–12–| G|–12–| D|–10–| A|——| E|——|

Different chord voicings become playable where they would be near impossible to play in standard or other tunings. The list below gives tunings from standard guitar tuning as well as many others to experiment with. The first note of each tuning listed below represents the 6th or lowest string (low to high). Standard Tuning E […]

e|–5–| B|–5–| G|–5–| D|–3–| A|–5–| E|—–| e|–12–| B|–13–| G|–10–| D|–12–| A|——| E|——| e|–12–| B|–10–| G|–10–| D|–10–| A|–12–| E|–10–|

The E minor arpeggio uses 3 notes from the E minor scale. The first note E, the flat third note G, and the fifth note B. These same 3 notes create the E minor chord or triad when played in unison. The red dots of the diagram represent the root notes. These diagrams break the […]

The note formula for the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes of the root note’s major scale scale. The notes used in the C minor pentatonic scale are: C (1st or root), E♭ (flat 3rd), F (4th), G (5th), and B♭ (flat 7th). C Minor Pentatonic Scale Guitar Tabs […]

e|—————–2———————–| B|————–3—–3——————–| G|———–4———–4—————–| D|——–4—————–4————–| A|–2–5———————–5–2—–2–| E|———————————–2—–| e|——————–7——————–| B|—————–7—–7—————–| G|———–4–7———–7–4———–| D|——–4———————–4——–| A|—–5—————————–5—–| E|–7———————————–7–| e|———————7———————| B|——————7—–7——————| G|—————7———–7—————| D|————9—————–9————| A|———9———————–9———| E|–7–10—————————–10–7–| e|—————–10——————————| B|————-12——12————————–| G|———11————–11———————-| D|–9–12———————-12–9————9–| A|————————————9——9—–| E|—————————————10——–| e|——————10–14–10———————————-| B|————–12————–12——————————| G|———-11———————-11————————–| D|——12——————————12———————-| A|–14————————————–14————–14–| E|———————————————-14–10–14——|

These scale diagrams and guitar tabs show the scale pattern connections that help give more room and dynamics with the minor pentatonic scale when playing different phrases, solos or riffs. The A Minor Pentatonic Scale e|——————————–5–8–| B|————————–5–8——–| G|——————–5–7————–| D|————–5–7——————–| A|——–5–7————————–| E|–5–8——————————–| The first minor pentatonic scale pattern is the base that these scale connections are […]