The major scale is the most important scale in music theory, and today we will have a brief look at how to play it on guitar. What Is The Major scale? The major scale has seven notes, which we label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. The first note, note 1 is the root note. This is the note that we start from. From 1-2 is a whole step. From 2-3 is a whole step. From 3-4 is a half … [Read more...] about The Major Scale on Guitar
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50 Little Things You Can Do To Get More From Your Guitar Practice Time
Set Goals For Yourself and Guitar practice The first step to getting more form your guitar practice time isn’t doing practice, but thinking about who you want to be as a guitarist. Do you want to play rock guitar? Rhythm guitar? Lead guitar? Classical guitar? Do you want to be able to compose or improvise? Read music? Or play songs from tab? What genres do you want to … [Read more...] about 50 Little Things You Can Do To Get More From Your Guitar Practice Time
The Guitarists Guide to Sweep Picking
Sweep picking is a popular technique amongst shred guitar players, and cracking the technique is often seen as an important milestone for guitarists interested in that genre. But is sweep picking a technique that is only useful for those who want to shred, or is it worth learning for all lead guitar players? That is what we are going to discuss. But, before we … [Read more...] about The Guitarists Guide to Sweep Picking
How to Learn Songs Faster Using Guitar Pro
Guitar Pro is the most popular guitar tab program in the world. And it is easy to see why - it's easy to use to write your own tabs and is packed with useful features for writing and learning songs. I'm sure every guitar player that has discovered it remembers the moment they did! For sure, Guitar Pro is great for learning songs, but... are you using it to its full … [Read more...] about How to Learn Songs Faster Using Guitar Pro
A Guide to Writing Instrumental Neoclassical Guitar Songs
Different people learn to play guitar for different reasons. Some people want to learn their favourite songs, some people want to play in bands and play guitar solos… and some people want to be able to compose, record and perform their own songs. This article is going to look at the different topics that you need to study in order to be able to compose … [Read more...] about A Guide to Writing Instrumental Neoclassical Guitar Songs