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Chord Extensions-Building 7th Chords 2007-04-08 18:49:00 Now that you know how to build a chord and use it in a diatonic progressions (if you don’t, see building chords and diatonic harmony) we can take a look at making more complex harmonies and interesting sounding chords by using 7th chords.
A 7th chord is called an “extension” b/c you are adding additional notes to the 1-3-5 notes that compose a common triad. As the name indicates, we are adding Read more:Chord
, Building
Buy a Guitar-How To! 2007-04-06 00:43:00 Here is a great article on how to buy a guitar. Check it out:
Buy a Guitar
-How To!
By Carlos Gamez
You're off to buy your first guitar. I remember the first guitar I fell in love with. I used to go and just look at it in the store window. It was a Fender Telecaster.
Of course in those days my family couldn't afford to buy a guitar, so it was 10 years later when I finally did buy my first
Essential lead guitar techniques-Video 2007-04-01 21:49:00 Here is a video demonstrating the most essential guitar techniques for anyone playing lead guitar. Sorry for the poor audio and video quality, I don’t have such a great recorder.
The guitar techniques shown in the video are: hammer-ons, pull-offs, trilling, bending (and releasing), sliding, and vibrato. There are guitar tabs for each of the examples below the video. Enjoy!
Hammer-on********** Read more:Essential
Guitar Tuning Tips - Want Some Techniques You Can Use to Keep Your Guitar in Tune? 2007-03-29 05:00:00 I don't have time to write my own post tonight due to the new job i started. But instead of leaving you with nothing I figured I would share this good article with you on keeping your guitar in tune:
(If you don't already have a guitar tuner you can go to my link at the end of this article to get one)
GuitarTuning
Tips - Want Some Techniques You Can Use to Keep Your Guitar in Tune?
By David
Diatonic harmony- the building block of composition 2007-03-25 19:02:00 Note: Before you read this post it would help you if you read my post on notes, the major scale, and building chords.
As discussed previously a diatonic scale is a scale consisting only of the 7 notes which fit within a givins scale's formula. The most famous and useful (at least in western music) is the major scale (i.e. The major scale is diatonic b/c is consists of all 7 notes derived from Read more:block
Intervals 2007-03-23 01:14:00 An interval is the distance between two notes and it is calculated from the lower note. Different intervals have different sound qualities. Learning intervals will help you develop your ear and it is a great ear training exercise. For instance, if you can recognize the sound of a Minor 3rd interval then you will be able to hear when a melody you like uses it, thus you will be able to play it back
Practicing Guitar With A Metronome -Why And How You Should Do It 2007-03-22 01:19:00 For some reason most of the self-taught guitar players I know do not own a metronome. Whether they don’t understand the importance of being able to play in time and to tempo, or they think they can keep tempo just fine by tapping their foot, or they are just plain lazy, most self-taught guitar players do not practice with a metronome.
If you want to build speed, timing, and rhythm you need to Read more:Guitar
5 Guitar Playing Tips - Learn to Play Guitar Chords 2007-03-20 01:52:00 Here is a cool article i saw online:
5 Guitar
Playing Tips - Learn to Play Guitar Chords
By Anthony Lee
Many people are aspiring to learn how to play the guitar. The guitar has risen into a certain level of popularity that it has become a symbol of talent, creativity and "coolness."
However, learning how to play the guitar is no joke. Learning to play the instrument requires one to learn how
Building Chords- Using Scales to Make Major, Minor, and Diminished Chords 2007-03-18 20:33:00 This lesson will focus on how chords are made. Just like we had a formula of steps that we could use to make a scale (click here to see the lesson on building scales), we can also use a formula to make chords.
A basic chord is built on 3 notes. These 3 note chords are called “triads”. Other notes can be added to a tried to make “extensions”. This lesson will focus just on triads. Extensions will Read more:Building
, Scales
, Major
, Minor
Getting to know your guitar’s hardware 2007-03-16 20:31:00 If you are not already familiar with your guitar’s hardware then you should read this post. Knowing your guitars hardware is important because the more familiar you are with your instrument, the more control you will have over it. You should know all the main hardware for your guitar. (Especially if you ever consider making any modifications to your guitar).
We are going to be looking at my
The Major Scale- using notes to make a scale 2007-03-15 21:18:00 Today we will take a look at how to build a scale using certain notes on your guitar (or any other melodic instrument you play). Just like notes are the building blocks for scales, scales are the building block for composition. All chords are derived from scales. And in western music there is one scale that is more important than all the others: the Ionian scale, (most commonly called by the “ Read more:Major
Guitar Players...Get a Balanced Guitar Practice Diet 2007-03-14 20:03:00 This is a great article I saw online today. I wanted to share it with you:
"GuitarPlayers
...Get a Balanced
Guitar Practice
Diet By Craig Bassett
Do you have a wide variety of things that you practice. Or do you like to binge? (You
know...the type of player who practices sweep picking for a kazillion hours a
day but only know three chords)!Having a balanced practice routine is essential
if you
How to read guitar tabs and guitar chord charts 2007-03-14 17:58:00 Before we go any further I want to make sure you know how to read guitar tabs and chord charts. You will need to know this because I will be using them a lot on this site from now on.
Guitar tabs are very easy to learn. It is not nearly as complex as reading sheet music. By the end of this post you should be able to read guitar tabs quite easily.
Let me first explain the difference between
Great Guitar Book: Practical Theory for Guitar 2007-03-14 04:15:00 This is a great book that i own. It really taught me a lot. I reccomend it if you are serious about understanding guitar theory. It will make you a much better guitar player. It also comes with a very helpful Audio CD.
Here is my copy. You can get it on Amazon via the link on the top left of the page: Read more:Guitar
, Great
, Practical
, Theory
Learning your guitar's fretboard 2007-03-13 21:13:00 Now that you know what notes are and how they work (Click here to see the last lesson if you don’t), we can apply it to you guitar’s fretboard.
Now that we know the order of the notes, we can figure out what all the notes are on your guitar. Let’s start with the open strings (an open string is a string played open, without your hand fretting it at all. If you pick any one of your guitar strings Read more:Learning
Understanding the Basics: Notes 2007-03-13 02:00:00 Before you really start understanding guitar you need to know a little bit about how music works (commonly called Music Theory). I am going to explain what notes are and how they work. This will help you understand later lessons that go deep in into music theory.
Here is the definition of a note from dictionary.com: Note- a sign or character used to represent a tone, its position and form Read more:Understanding
, Basics
, Notes
So you wanna play guitar? 2007-03-13 01:16:00 Ok. So you decided you want to play guitar. Maybe it was because Jimi Hendrix captivated you with those magical screams that you never thought could come from any instrument. Maybe you decided you wanted to write a love song for someone. Maybe you just have a lot of free time on your hands. Whatever the reason, you have to understand one thing: If you want to be good it’s going to take practice Read more:wanna
Why I Started This Site 2007-03-12 22:12:00 I have been plaing guitar since around 1999. In the past 7-8 years I have really learned a lot about the guitar. I still have a lot more to learn. But i am often approched by friends looking to get more insite into their instrument. So i wanted to start a site where i could share what i know with everyone. Hence "The Guitar Resource".
When i first started playing i learned almost everything from
Free online guitar tuner 2007-04-13 01:50:00 Here is a great free online
guitar tuner. This is a flash based guitar tuner. All you have to do is click the note and then tune the corresponding string on your guitar. You should always make sure your guitar is in tune before practicing
thanks www.Kiimi.com for the tuner!
How To Tune Your Guitar By Ear 2007-04-13 01:47:00 Here is a good article I saw online about how to tube your guitar by ear. This should be helpful:
How To Tune Your Guitar
By Ear
by: Mike Hayes
1. The very first thing you need to know is that learning to tune your guitar takes time.
Some things on guitar can be learned in minutes, some in days, and others in weeks, but tuning will sometimes take even longer, because you have to train your
How To Practice Guitar 2007-04-16 05:24:00 Here is a helpful article i came across:
How To PracticeGuitar
By Gen Mason
To begin to understand how to practice the guitar for maximum benefit you must first understand what practicing is. To practice the guitar is not the same as sitting down and playing the guitar. While replaying things you already have mastered has its place later on in the practicing regime, practice is truly learning
Creating tension and resolution—the V7 to I chord change 2007-04-17 05:03:00 (Before you read this lesson you should make sure you understand Diatonic Harmony and Buliding 7th chords)
Good composition is about creating music that has movement. Music that has peaks and valleys. If your chord progressions don’t go anywhere, they are just boring. The best way to create music with strong movement is to create tension and resolution in your compositions. How do you do that? Read more:Creating
Practicing Guitar With A Metronome -Why And How You Should Do It 2007-03-21 20:21:00 For some reason most of the self-taught guitar players I know do not own a metronome. Whether they don’t understand the importance of being able to play in time and to tempo, or they think they can keep tempo just fine by tapping their foot, or they are just plain lazy, most self-taught guitar players do not practice with a metronome.
If you want to build speed, timing, and rhythm you need to Read more:Guitar
Alternate Picking- Video Lesson 2007-04-22 19:10:00 There are many picking techniques guitarists use when playing guitar. An there is no “right” answer on which technique you should use. In fact, many guitarists use different picking techniques for different situations. But the focus of this lesson will be on alternate picking. This is one of the most widely used picking techniques and it is essential for any guitarist to be comfortable with Read more:Picking
Guitar Chord Finder 2007-04-26 23:12:00 Here is a great resource for all guitar players. Not sure what chord you are playing? Well just place fingering on this virtual fretboard and it will tell you all the possible names for the chord you are playing. You can also hit the play button to hear the chord. This is a really great guitar chord tool. Check it out! Read more:Guitar
, Chord
, Finder
Arpeggios- What are they and how should I use them 2007-04-29 21:47:00 Chances are 9 out of 10 (if not 10 out of 10) of your favorite guitar tunes have arpeggios in them. So what is an arpeggio? Simple. An arpeggio is chord notes played in succession instead of simultaneously. So if someone says to arpeggiate an Am chord what they mean is play it one note at a time, instead of strumming all the notes at once. Here is an example:
Using arpeggios in your solo is a Read more:Arpeggios
Buying a metronome 2007-05-02 04:54:00 Since I always talk about practicing with a metronome I decided I would post some links to buy one in case you don’t have. Practicing with a metronome is probably THEE most important thing to do when learning to play guitar. It will build your speed, rhythm and overall technique. If you don’t know how to use a metronome see my post on How To Use A Metronome.
Here are three great, affordable Read more:Buying
Moveable major and minor scale shapes. 2007-05-02 02:46:00 One of the good (and bad) things about guitar is that when you want to play a scale all you have to do is know that scales fingering on the fretboard and you can then apply that fingering to any note in any position. This is good because all you have to do is remember one shape for any given scale and you can apply that shape to any key. The bad part is that players tend to rely on shapes
and
Learning Arpeggios- What are arpeggios and how should I use them? 2007-04-30 01:31:00 Chances are 9 out of 10 (if not 10 out of 10) of your favorite guitar tunes have arpeggios in them. So what is an arpeggio? Simple. An arpeggio is chord notes played in succession instead of simultaneously. So if someone says to arpeggiate an Am chord what they mean is play it one note at a time, instead of strumming all the notes at once. Here is an example:
Using arpeggios in your solo is a Read more:Learning
Modes- An intorduction to learning modes 2007-05-06 21:56:00 This is a post I have been hesitating on for a long time. Since the theory behind a mode is somewhat hard to grasp at first, I was not sure how to break it down modes in a way that you could easily understand. But due to the importance of modes I decided I can’t push them off any longer. But I will try to cover modes in installments and as clearly as I can. This first lesson on modes will just
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