The Chromatic Scale appears to be one of the least known and underused scales in music as far as beginning guitarists are concerned. It is often either ignored or misunderstood by many on-line guitar courses. The fact is that this scale is a foundational building block in music.Much has been written about the Chromatic Scale (including from myself), and has been described in various ways -- sometimes in a simple way, and sometimes in a very...more
What is an interval? To put it simply, it is the distance between 2 notes. These distances are the building blocks of all scales and chords.How intervals relate to each other in a chord or scale can also actually affect its "mood". Minor chords and scales "feel" different than major chords and scales. Anything minor has a "sadder" sound that anything "major".Now, earlier, I used the phrase "to put is simply". But interval theory is really a...more
Almost all music is played in what are called "keys". Having a basic knowledge of how to construct major scales is the starting point in understanding them.What is a key anyway? Well, there are major keys and there are minor keys. Because minor keys can be said to come from major keys, we will discuss major keys in this article.The starting point of a major key is a major scale, and like just about anything else in music it has a formula:1 + 1 + 1/2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1/2This is what is called a "step" formula, and it defines the distances or numeric intervals between each note in the scale.To construct, or make a major scale,start with the letter name of the scale you are trying to make. To start with, let's start with the letter "C". This first letter is not only the starting point of the scale, it is actually the key name.Then just go up the musical alphabet until you reach the starting point again.C D E F G A B CBut we're not done yet. There are rules to making these things:1. You must use every letter of the musical alphabet2. You must use the formula3. You must not mix sharps and flats if any existLet's put up the Chromatic Scale so that we can see the 1/2 step distances from note...more
All an "arpeggio" is is a chord with its notes played one at a time instead of all at once. They can be used as part of either a lead technique or a rhythm technique. This series of articles is about rhythm techniques.These exercises use a D chord, a D2 (or Dsus2, or D add E, or D add 9 -- just don't call it a D9 chord), and a Dsus4 chord. What you...more
Acquiring a new skill takes time and practice and these two qualities are ones with which all guitarists are very familiar. To learn the guitar, students must dedicate a large amount of time to learning how to place their fingers properly on the strings and which positions are used to create notes and chords. These things may not come naturally...more
Here are some more picking techniques for the G, C and the E chord. This is also part of what is called arpeggiated picking, but this style is used as a rhythm technique rather than as a lead techniqueLet's do a couple for a version of the G chord first. Put the entire chord down first. [ 3 2 0 0 3 3 ]. Note the extra "D" on the 2nd string.#1 Use alternate picking. Gradually pick up speed until you can play fast, but remember to play cleanly at any given tempo before moving on. This is meant to be a single measure in 4-4 time. Repeat exercise over and over.E--------------------------------3-------------B------------------------------------------3---G---------------------0--------------0---------D-----------0--------------0-------------------A----------------2-----------------------------E------3----------------------------------------#2 Use alternate picking. Put entire chord [ 3 2 0 0 0 3 ] down using fingers 2, 3, and 4, leaving the 1st finger free to play additional notes for a Gsus4...more
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So you can see that there are lots of ways you can learn to play the guitar. Choose the method you think is right and then give your 100% to learn the guitar.Which are the best guitar lessons? By: Amandeep Bath About the Author ...more
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Apprendre à jouer de la guitare est un acte qui demande de nous, une maitrise du solfège et des accords. Afin de réussir en matière de musique, de façon globale, le choix de l'instrument élémentaire tient une place essentielle. Dans les lignes...more
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