If you do not know the C major scale on the guitar, or which scale tones overlap with chord tones in the C major chord, then you better take a look at this lesson.
The C major scale, which contains the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. Notated it looks like [...]
The pentatonic scale is the most important scale to know. Fortunately, its easy to learn. It has only five different notes and the fingering is usually a nice simple shape on the fingerboard. The following TABs show the G pentatonic scale.
Here is the ascending scale in TAB
————————————–3—6–
——————————-3—6———
————————3—5—————-
—————-3—5————————
———3—5——————————-
-3—6—————————————
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When you play two or more notes on the same string you can use hammer-ons to make your guitar playing sound more fluid and musical and can also play very fast passages. The hammer on technique requires you only pick the first note in the phrase with your right hand. The other notes [...]
The pull-off guitar playing technique is similar to the hammer on technique in that it is used to create legato and sometimes very fast passages. You will still pick the first note of the phrase, but the rest of the notes will be sounded by pulling your finger down (towards the floor) as if [...]
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Learn basic chords all over the fingerboard
Sounds like a big challenge. Fortunately there are only a few different basic chord shapes. There are 5 basic shapes and they are based on the open position chords C, A, G, E and D. This system of chords is often called the [...]
Its been how long since you changed your strings? If you cannot remember when you changed them then its probably time for some new ones. The funky green color they turned is probably a good hint that a change is due. Also, little strands of unknown black goo hanging down from the [...]
Tune your guitar with this online tuner. Tune up every time you pick up your guitar. For best results, buy an electronic tuner.
To hear a string, click on the controller next to its letter, or number if you know them by number. If you don’t know which is which: E, or the [...]
Music Theory - Intervals
Just as atoms are the smallest building blocks of matter, we can consider intervals the smallest building blocks of music. We need to know:
What an interval is
Where did it come from
What it sounds like
How to play it
It all starts with the major scale, remember this thing with the notes C, D, [...]
This lesson drills you on your knowledge of the fingerboard. It will ask you to find a note on a certain string. All you have to do is click on it with your mouse. You should also find that note on your guitar. In the earlier lesson you learned where the [...]
Learn the location of every natural note on every string by doing this drill. What is a natural note? Its one that has a name like G or D; contrast that with notes like G-flat or D-sharp: those are not natural because they have accidentals in their names. There are only 7 [...]
