Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We’ll take a little break from free lessons and blogging, and will be back in early January 2018 We’re looking forward to lots of amazing guitar playing and music in the new year. 2017 has been a heck of an amazing year, 2018 is going to be even better. … Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2018
Chords & Progressions In Songwriting and Composition
Chords In Songwriting and Composition. I, IV, V The 1st, 4th, and 5th chords in a scale are the main chords that serve as a framework to which any chord progression in any song can be reduced. Look at any song or composition: and you will see that the most common chords in any song … Chords & Progressions In Songwriting and Composition
How to Jazz Up The 12-Bar Blues
Jazzing Up The 12-Bar Blues When blues guys play the blues, they usually play the following progression: I | IV | I | I | IV | IV | I | I | V | IV | I | V || In the key of C for example, this would give you the following chords … How to Jazz Up The 12-Bar Blues
Creative Improvisation Games With Open Strings
Creative Improvisation Games With Open Strings You can create really cool, interesting melodic lines with open strings. If you’re in a rut with your soloing, this new idea will open up a lot of new possibilities in your playing. In the following ideas, all in the key of C or A minor hit/pick an open … Creative Improvisation Games With Open Strings
Rock The Romanian Gypsy Scale (In Position)
The Romanian Minor In-Position Scale Fingerings In last week’s blog, we covered all the theory for this scale. Check it out here: The Romanian Minor Scale Theory. There is also a video in the blog where you can hear the sound of the Romanian Minor Scale. This week, we’ll have a look at the 7 … Rock The Romanian Gypsy Scale (In Position)
