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
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 […]
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 […]
Guitar Chord Progressions
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 […]