September 22, 2015Open Chords[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”]Here are some chords every guitarist should know. Open Chords are played within the first few frets on the guitar and include […]
September 22, 2015Suspended Chords[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] A suspended (sus) chord is a chord that has no major or minor third. The third is replaced with either a major […]
September 22, 2015How to Play E String Based Guitar Chords[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] All of these chords use the notes of the top “E” string as their root. For example, if you wanted to […]
September 22, 2015How to Play A String Based Guitar Chords[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] All of these chords use the notes on the “A” string as their root. For example, if you wanted to play […]
September 22, 2015What are Chord Inversions?[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] Not all chords are played with the root note as the Bass or lowest sounding note. Using other chord tones in […]
September 22, 2015Diatonic Chords on the Bottom Strings[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] Diatonic chords are a family of chords all created from the same scale. The scale is organized into groups of three […]
October 6, 2015Musical Beat & Tempo[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”] All music has a pulse.We usually call it the beat, and it is what keeps a piece of music moving along […]
October 6, 2015Measures & Time Signatures[] A measure or Bar is a segment of time broken into a certain number of beats. The value of beats in each measure is defined […]
October 7, 2015Rhythmic Ties[ padding=”0 20px 0 20px”]A rhythmic tie or just “tie” is a curved line connecting two notes. This indicates that the duration of the two notes […]