A fundamental concept of music theory is the idea of intervals. An interval is the musical distance (or difference) between two notes. On guitar, you can think of it as how many frets there are between two notes. Think About Musical Intervals on Guitar When it comes to beginners thinking about intervals, the guitar gives us a problem: We have a lot of strings This can make it … [Read more...] about Music Theory Basics: Introduction to Intervals on Guitar
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How to Learn Songs on Guitar
Most of the time, we learn guitar because we want to play songs we have listened to, the songs we love. Playing those songs gives us a way to connect to the music that has been a significant part of our lives, on a much deeper level. Learning those songs also allows us to connect to others, by playing the songs together. Every guitar player gets a kick from jamming their … [Read more...] about How to Learn Songs on Guitar
How to Improvise on Guitar
Reason 2 why you struggle to learn how to improvise on guitar: You are trying to learn too much in one go, setting unrealistic / impossible goals and expectations for yourself. Overwhelm is one of the biggest problems guitar players face. It affects nearly every area of our playing. And it affects our improvising, especially, when we are trying to apply scales over a chord … [Read more...] about How to Improvise on Guitar
Symmetrical Chords on Guitar
Symmetrical chords have a unique place in music theory, which results in a unique application to the guitar (and fretted instruments in general). This article is the first in a series, that is will take a look at symmetrical chords, where they come from and how we can apply them to guitar. To start with, we will look at a little bit of theory. In the next few parts we will … [Read more...] about Symmetrical Chords on Guitar
How to Write Guitar Riffs Using the Harmonic Minor Scale
It's been said that you can't be a great lead player, without first being a great rhythm player. And if you are writing your own material, part of being a great rhythm player involves having great riffs. Today, we'll look at how we can write riffs using the harmonic minor scale. Let's look at a little bit of theory The Harmonic Minor Scale The harmonic minor scale has the … [Read more...] about How to Write Guitar Riffs Using the Harmonic Minor Scale