...and the major, minor, harmonic minor and modes as the "meat" of your playing. Yes, Pentatonics are not just for beginners, everyone uses them regardless of how advanced they get. What's great about our CAGED pentatonic shapes as they can really be ...
Have you ever thought about life before the internet? Life before radio even? How did musicians survive without Youtube showing them how to play? They played what they heard. How? By just tinkering around until they figured it out. Maybe they had ...
Golden Rule: Always start and end your scales and arpeggios on the root note. No, I don't want you to say you're playing a C scale, but have your first note of the position your playing in, to be a B. That wouldn't be a C scale because you're first ...
So you've read my first blog on this subject and you're ready for another push to really own that cover song. Here are two tips for exactly that. Taking a Vamp, and Turning It Into a Chord Progression A vamp is basically a repeating musical phrase. ...
Have you ever learned a song that sounded great, but had no idea how those chords sound good together? Each song is different and there's no 'one size all' technique that's out there decode weird chord changes. Here are some ideas to help get you the ...
The Dominant 7 Chord is probably one of the coolest chords of them all and also one of the most important chords of them all. Why you ask? Because it's telling you what key your in and gives you a big hint on what chord is next. How to Build a Domin ...
I call my theory video series "Usable Guitar Theory" for a reason. I ignore stuff that may be relevant in a college theory course, but not very applicable to a majority of the music most play. The vii diminished chord is a perfect example of somethin ...
