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A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 3
November 30, 2024
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Up by Groupings of 2 Up by Groupings of 3 Up by Groupings of 4 Up by Thirds Up Each String Vertical Triads Down Vertical Triads Up and Down Vertical
A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 2
November 30, 2024
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Hammer Ons Down Hammer Ons Up Outside Inside Middle Reverse String Skipping String Skipping Two Notes Per String Up by Fifths Up by Fourths
A Minor Pentatonic Exercises – Part 1
November 30, 2024
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Alternating Ascending and Descending String Skipping Alternating Ascending and Descending Two Note String Skipping Down by Fifths Down by Fourths Down by Groupings of 2 Down by Groupings of 3
Double Stops
November 30, 2024
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Music Terms
November 30, 2024
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List of music terms: Arpeggio: Playing notes of a chord one at a time. Attack: The initial sound of a note. Barre or Bar Chord: A chord where one finger
Common Chord Progressions
November 30, 2024
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Below are some common chord progressions. This is not a complete list. i bVI iv ivI bVI V Vi bVII bVI VI bVII IVI I bVII IVI I IV VI
Relative Minor
November 30, 2024
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To find the relative minor chord of any major key you just count down three half steps. The two keys share the same notes. Using relative minor chords is a
Dominant Chords
November 30, 2024
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A Dominant chord is the 5th chord of the scale. For instance, G7 would be the dominant chord in the scale of C. A dominant 7 chord is root, 3rd,
Circle of Fifths
November 30, 2024
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The Circle of Fifths can be used for: The outer circle represents major keys, inner circle represents the minor keys. If you go clockwise, you have the circle of fifths.
Modes Tabs
November 27, 2024
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G Major Scale Modes – All 6 Strings AeolianE--------------------------------2-3-5--B--------------------------1-3-5--------G--------------------0-2-4--------------D--------------0-2-4--------------------A--------0-2-3--------------------------E--0-2-3-------------------------------- LocrianE--------------------------------3-5-7--B--------------------------3-5-7--------G--------------------2-4-5--------------D--------------2-4-5--------------------A--------2-3-5--------------------------E--2-3-5-------------------------------- IonianE--------------------------------5-7-8--B--------------------------5-7-8--------G--------------------4-5-7--------------D--------------4-5-7--------------------A--------3-5-7--------------------------E--3-5-7-------------------------------- DorianE---------------------------------7-8-10--B--------------------------7-8-10---------G--------------------5-7-9----------------D--------------5-7-9----------------------A--------5-7-9----------------------------E--5-7-8---------------------------------- PhrygianE--------------------------------------8-10-12--B------------------------------8-10-12----------G-----------------------7-9-11------------------D----------------7-9-10-------------------------A---------7-9-10--------------------------------E--7-8-10--------------------------------------- LydianE-------------------------------------------10-12-14--B----------------------------------10-12-13-----------G--------------------------9-11-12--------------------D------------------9-10-12----------------------------A----------9-10-12------------------------------------E--8-10-12-------------------------------------------- MixolydianE-----------------------------------------------12-14-15--B--------------------------------------12-13-15-----------G-----------------------------11-12-14--------------------D--------------------10-12-14-----------------------------A-----------10-12-14--------------------------------------E--10-12-14----------------------------------------------- G Major Scale Modes – Top 3 Strings AeolianE-------------------B-------------------G-------------------D--------------0----A--------0-2-3------E--0-2-3------------ w h w w h w LocrianE-----------------B-----------------G-----------------D--------------2--A--------2-3-5----E--2-3-5----------
Strumming Patterns
November 27, 2024
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Downstrum Every Beat1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &D D D D Adding Two Upstrums1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &D D D U D U Adding Three
String Muting
November 27, 2024
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Palm Muting Palm muting is a technique that uses the fleshy part of your strumming hand palm to mute the strings. This creates a more articulate attack and sounds tighter.
Changing Strings
November 27, 2024
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Your strings will get old or break, you will need to change them yourself. Typically, when you start to see rust or dirt on your strings, and when they just
Setup and Maintenance
November 27, 2024
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Honestly, the best thing I ever did was find a person who works on guitars for a living. I bring all my instruments to them for setup, etc. It feels