Personally I love just grabbing my guitar… and noodling. I’ll pick a key, whatever strikes my interest at that moment, and start noodling just for enjoyment… and often times, I’ll end up coming up with a cool progression or something that could be turned into a song. This lesson will give a few of the…
Today’s topic is the difference between major and minor chords. Perhaps you’ve noticed this before, but the difference is only a single note! That note is the 3rd. The other two notes in the chord are the root note, and the fifth – those notes are the same regardless of whether you’re making a major…
In this video lesson you’ll learn how you can cut your bar chords down to size, and still get a great result. The cool thing about this is that it takes a lot less finger strength to make the chord (you’re not actually barring it), and in addition, you’re getting a totally different and unique…
This one is a very basic, very quick little lesson – probably relevant only for the real beginners out there, but understanding the guitar root notes for each chord you play is quite important. In general, the root note is going to be the lowest note in your chord, in terms of pitch. Definitely this…
Last time I made a lesson on how to use a guitar capo, I left out an important bit of information: how to transpose properly so that you remain in the same key as the rest of the band. Today that’s what we’re talking about. Random Fact: Did you know ‘capo’ also means a mafia…
