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Posts tagged: Theory

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+/- 5 Rule For Finding Notes

September 20, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryPracticingIntermediate

Getting familiar with your fretboard is hard because the notes always feel so scattered. Luckily there are certain things that can help us. One way is using the dots, another way is using octave patterns. This is another cool way to start making sens ...

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Songs in CAGED Shapes | 3

June 21, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarTheoryIntermediate

So we want to actually play along with a song in CAGED chord shapes. Why? To get a better idea of where chord tones are, where arpeggios will lay on top, to see things in one position instead of sliding all over the neck, to see how our chords ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 3 – What Scale?!

April 19, 2021
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryAdvanced

Jazz requires a bit of foresight before jumping into taking a solo. In my previous posts I talk about recognizing a Major ii-V-I (Part 1) and a Minor ii-V-i (Part 2) and this will start expanding these concepts into how to begin the process of soloin ...

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Songs in CAGED Shapes | 2

December 21, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarPracticingTheory

Here's a another example of playing songs within our CAGED chord shapes. Why? Just like my previous example, to get a better idea of where chord tones are, where arpeggios will lay on top, to see things in one position instead of sliding all ov ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 2

August 17, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarTheoryAdvanced

With all the inversions, extended chords and key changes how can we begin to understand jazz? This is part 2 of a series in which I'm going to talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The Minor ii-V-i The ...

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Four Practice Schedules To Practice Efficiently

July 20, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingRhythm GuitarPracticing

Alright I'm just going to give you a practice schedule. You can alter this depending on where your at and where you want to work on. Essentially I'm going to give you 4 days worth of practice, giving you specific things to focus on each day: A = Chor ...

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Parallel vs. Relative Scales

June 15, 2020
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

What's a Scale?! Well if you click that link I'll talk more about how to build scales, but I'm mostly going to be talking about the difference between Parallel vs. Relative scales and each of their pros and cons. Relative Scales Relative me ...

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Changing Licks From Minor To Major Pentatonic?!

November 11, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Lead Guitar & SoloingTheoryIntermediate

Man, when I started playing all the licks I knew were in Minor Pentatonic Scales. How come pesky pop songs have to be in Major Keys so often? No worries, what we're going to cover today are how we can take some minor pentatonic licks and move them ...

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Why Do Pentatonic Scales Always Sound Good?!

September 16, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons TheoryLead Guitar & SoloingIntermediate

So why is the Pentatonic Scale the Pentatonic Scale? How does it magically fit in so many scenarios and how does it work so well over so many genre's of music? Penta is Greek for “5”, Tonic is short for “Key center” or “First note of a scale”. Ess ...

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Jazz Key Structures | Part 1

August 19, 2019
by garretsguitarlessons Rhythm GuitarTheoryAdvanced

Jazz is complicated due to the crazy Extended Chords and the fact that it changes keys all the time. This will be a series of blogs that will talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The ii-V-I The ii-V-I ...

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Be Aware of What Beat You Start Your Sol...

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My Favorite 5 Scale Exercises

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Yes, these are a few of MY (yes... me, me, me!) favorite sca ...

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Top 5 First Chord Melody Songs

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So you want to get better at Chord Melody’s? You’ve come to ...

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