Super Mediocre Guitar Lessons
Syncopation or off beat notes. For these exercises count 1-2-3&4. Play the off beat on the &. All examples below are using a C chord. Use a metronome. Focus on
All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb, index and middle fingers. m i m i
All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb and middle finger. I suggest you also try
Let’s focus on alternating our bass line on the lowest strings. Use the metronome and play a quarter note one note on each beat. Count aloud as you play 1-2-3-4.
A pinch is when you pinch two strings between your thumb and 1st finger. You can also pinch between your thumb and middle finger and even the ring finger. Let’s
Don’t skip working on your right hand. Finger picking is easy once you get the hang of it. You don’t need long nails or finger picks, you can if you
Major Arpeggios A Major Arpeggio – Root Inversion A Major Arpeggio – Root Inversion A Major Arpeggio – First Inversion A Major Arpeggio – First Inversion A Major Arpeggio –
A spread triad or open voice triad or wide interval triad. Is just a regular triad but you move the middle note up or down an octave. A spread triad
The following links are for songs in ChordPro format. These are formatted to display on a phone, tablet or computer. I use LivePrompter 2 to display the files. It works
A slash chord is a chord where a specific bass note (different from the chord’s root) is written after a slash in the chord symbol. This bass note usually adds
A ninth chord is a chord that includes the basic notes of a seventh chord (root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th) with an added ninth. Ninth chords create a complex, jazzy
A seventh chord is a triad that you add the seventh note to. A dominant seventh chord is a major triad with a minor seventh. A major seventh chord is
A sixth chord is a chord where a sixth interval is added to a basic major or minor triad, creating a warm, and sometimes slightly nostalgic sound. The sixth in
An add chord is a chord where an additional note, or extension, is added to a basic triad without changing the original chord structure or stacking extra thirds as in
Suspended chords are often just referred to as Sus chords. There are two basic sus chords the Sus4 and Sus2. Sus4 means that the perfect 4th replaces the 3rd of
An augmented chord is a type of chord that creates a distinctive tense, unresolved, and dramatic sound. It’s based on a major triad where the 5th note is raised by
A diminished chord is a type of chord that has a tense, unstable, or unresolved sound, often used to create a feeling of suspense or tension in music. It’s built
I’ve included some other scales for reference. The following diagrams are all in the key of A (unless otherwise noted). Acoustic Scale Altered Dominant Scale Asavari Scale – G Blues
