Guitara

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. […]

An example of a chorus effect is the sound of a choir singing; multiple voices in different pitches sung at very similar times. Chorus effects can produce a more ambient sound similar to flanger effects, but differ in the delay times used. Chorus effects are produced by cloning the sound signal, slightly delaying the signals […]

C Lydian Scale Mode C D E F♯ G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G Major Scale Pattern C Lydian Scale Mode Pattern The scale diagram on the left is the pattern used for a two octave Major Scale. The scale diagram to the right shows the Lydian Mode […]

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 […]

B Major Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1 e|——————————–4–7–| B|————————–4–7——–| G|——————–4–6————–| D|————–4–6——————–| A|——–4–6————————–| E|–4–7——————————–| e|–7–4——————————–| B|——–7–4————————–| G|————–6–4——————–| D|——————–6–4————–| A|————————–6–4——–| E|——————————–7–4–| B Major Pentatonic Scale Pattern 2 e|——————————–7–9–| B|————————–7–9——–| G|——————–6–8————–| D|————–6–9——————–| A|——–6–9————————–| E|–7–9——————————–| e|–9–7——————————–| B|——–9–7————————–| G|————–8–6——————–| D|——————–9–6————–| A|————————–9–6——–| E|——————————–9–7–| B Major Pentatonic Scale Pattern 3 e|————————————-9–11–| B|——————————9–12———| G|———————–8–11—————-| D|—————-9–11———————–| A|———9–11——————————| E|–9–11————————————-| e|–11–9————————————-| B|———12–9——————————| G|—————-11–8———————–| D|———————–11–9—————-| A|——————————11–9———| E|————————————-11–9–| B […]

E Aeolian Mode (or E Natural Minor) E F♯ G A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G Major Scale Pattern E Aeolian Mode Pattern (natural minor scale) The scale diagram on the left is the pattern used for a two octave Major Scale. The scale diagram to the […]

Starting at the 12th fret the notes repeat themselves, so the 13th fret would be the same as the 1st fret. Use this map to learn where the notes on the guitar are located and where they repeat. The space between notes are the sharp and flat notes. Example: Between a C and a D […]

These exercises use a lot of alternate picking – alternating the direction the strings are picked. This picking technique helps you play notes faster and more smoothly. Here is a key for the letters shown above and below each Guitar Warm Up tab. Picking Direction: (shown under each tab)U = Upstroke D = Downstroke Fingers: […]

During the 1970s compressors for the electric guitar became available in stompbox units. Compressors come in different forms from stompbox to rack units and give other effects different sound characteristics when used together. Distortion or overdrive effects work well with compressors and are commonly used together. A common mistake when using a compressor with distortion […]

StewMac explains how your guitar’s truss rod works and why it’s there. Different weather elements and other factors can make the neck of a guitar straight causing fret buzz and other issues. As always, StewMac has some great resources and tips to keep your guitar playing well. (Source: StewMac)

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 […]

Guitar Chord Diagrams show the notes used to play a guitar chord and their location on the fretboard of the guitar. The thick line at the top of the chord diagram represents the nut (a piece of plastic or other material at the top of the neck that holds the strings) of the guitar. The […]