E Blues Scale Notes The notes in the E Blues Scale are E-G-A-Bb-B-D. The Bb note is the blues note (shown in “blue” in the diagrams). E Blues Scale Position 1 E Blues Scale Position 2 E Blues Scale Position 3 E Blues Scale Position 4 E Blues Scale Position 5 E Blues Scale Fretboard […]
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Understanding essential guitar scales for beginners Are you new to scales? Or new to guitar as a whole? Well I’m happy to see you here, where you’re going to level up your scale game! You’re going to look at 5 essential guitar scales for beginners. These scales will give you a better understanding of notes
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Sweep picking is an incredible technical tool and an essential lead guitar technique. Learning this technique will give you technical freedom, and allow you to play high-speed arpeggios, licks, and riffs. Let’s dive in and learn everything you need to know about sweeping! What is sweep picking? Sweep picking is moving from 1 string to
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Understanding 7th Chords in The C Major Scale The diatonic seventh chords of C Major can be found by stacking each degree of the scale in 3rds. Here are the notes in the C Major Scale: C-D-E-F-G-A-B Stacking each note in 3rds, we get these chords: C Major- D Minor – E Minor – F
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Understanding Major 9th Chords Major 9th guitar chords, Maj9 when abbreviated, are a popular chord type in genres such as as jazz and fusion, where advanced harmonies are more common. To help you understand these chords, you’ll use this C Major scale as a reference. C-D-E-F-G-A-B Where can you find a 9th interval (relative to
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In this free guitar lesson you’ll look at A major pentatonic scale guitar tabs, notation, and a fretboard diagram. A Major Pentatonic Scale Position 1 A Major Pentatonic Scale Position 2 A Major Pentatonic Scale Position 3 A Major Pentatonic Scale Position 4 A Major Pentatonic Scale Position 5 A Major Pentatonic Scale Guitar Fretboard
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You probably heard the term “1 4 5” somewhere, and that brought you here. Luckily it’s extremely simple to understand, and when understood correctly can be a great theoretical tool for composing and communicating about chord progressions with other musicians or guitarists. So… If you’ve been asking yourself ‘what is the 1-4-5 chord progression?”, then
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By the end of this lesson you’ll not only know how to play power chords on guitar, but you’ll understand them as well. Let’s dive in and learn about rock n’ roll’s most popular chord. Playing power chords. As a general rule, power chords are played with the index (1) and ring (3) fingers on
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Understanding the Major Scale Formula Understanding the major scale formula boils down to knowing the degrees and steps that make up a major scale. What are the 7 notes of a major scale? The 7 notes/scale degrees of a major scale are: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 Each of these degrees represents a distance from the root note. These
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E Minor Pentatonic is one of the most common guitar scales and is used in thousands of popular songs. Hop in and you’ll learn the positions and theory for this awesome scale. Understanding the E Minor Pentatonic Scale The 5 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes The 5 notes in the E Minor Pentatonic scale are:
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