Today you’ll look at a simple guide to playing C Minor Pentatonic on the guitar. To better understand pentatonic scales as a whole, check out this post. Understanding the C Minor Pentatonic Scale The 5 C Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes The 5 notes in the C Minor Pentatonic Scale are: C-Eb-F-G-Bb What is the relative […]
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Understanding Diminished and Augmented Guitar Chords Diminished and augmented guitar chords are triads. The diminished chord has the same intervals as a minor triad, with the exception of a flattened 5th (b5). The augmented chord has the same intervals as a major triad, with the exception of a sharpened 5th (#5). The abbreviations for both
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What is the Dorian Guitar Mode/Scale? The Dorian guitar mode/scale is the second mode out of the seven diatonic modes. It’s a minor mode because of its minor 3rd (b3) and minor 7th (b7) intervals. Understanding the Dorian Guitar Mode What is the formula for a Dorian scale The formula for Dorian is: 1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7 You
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Understanding Sus2 and Sus4 Chords Sus2 and Sus4 chords, Sus meaning suspended, are triads that convey tones neither major nor minor. Like all chords, they are built using chord formulas, which you’ll see below. But to start, look at the formula for a major scale: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 Each of these numbers represents a degree of the
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One of the first and easiest scales every guitarist needs to learn is the pentatonic scale. Learning these shapes will open up the guitar fretboard, and make it easier for you to improvise and compose. Sit back and bust out your guitar as you learn the 5 pentatonic scale shapes for guitar and the theory
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There are a few alternate tunings you may come across when beginning a guitar, and the E flat (Eb) tuning is one of them. So, what exactly is it? E Flat guitar tuning is the process of tuning the strings down a half-step lower. How do I tune my guitar to E Flat? The process
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Learning pentatonic scales can be confusing when you start to see words thrown around like “major” and “minor” all the time. So, let’s get rid of your confusion. There are two ways to explain the difference between major and minor pentatonic scales. 1. Derivative Pentatonic Theory Derivative pentatonic theory is where we take a group
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The CAGED system is a common way to view and understand scales on guitar. It uses the open chord shapes that you likely learned as a beginner, and uses them for visualization. There are 5 Major Scale CAGED shapes, and here they are. Major Scale CAGED shapes using C Major You’ll use the C major
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Memorizing string names is your first step into memorizing the entire fretboard. Luckily, the names are super easy to remember! Follow along as I show you how to easily remember guitar string names and order. How many strings does a guitar have? As a general rule a guitar has six strings. There are guitars containing
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Sometimes we as guitarists need to add a little bit of flavor to our chords, and the best way to do that is with some beautiful intervals thrown into our regular mix of chords. This way you’ll sound fresh, and you’ll sound like a pro! So, let’s learn some chords. As a whole, here are
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