Shell chords are foundational shapes that every guitarist should know. These simplified three-note chords highlight the most essential tones in a chord: the root, third, and seventh, giving you a clearer understanding of how chords are built and function. Because they focus only on the most important notes, shell chords serve as excellent building blocks for … Read more
This lessons covers how to play the F Major 7 chord which is less a commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as F Maj 7 or Fmaj7 on sheet music. The F Major 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different … Read more
Chord progressions are an important aspect of playing music because they make up the structure of a song to support the melody. A chord progression simply means a series of chords that are organized together to make up a section or whole part of a song. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be looking at how … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the E sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the D sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the A sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more
After mastering your basic chords on guitar, you’ll also want to learn sus 2 chords which often come up in many popular songs. These chords have a cool, airy, open sound that will freshen up progressions. In this lesson, we’ll specifically be covering how to play the G sus 2 chord, which is short for “Suspended … Read more
In music, triads are the foundational building blocks used to create chords. We use them to outline harmony, which is the “secret sauce” for creating melodic solos and fluid improvisation. In our previous lesson, we covered How to Practice Major Triads. Now that you have those shapes under your fingers, the transition to minor is … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the B sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The B sus 4 chord has an simple open chord shape but there … Read more
After learning your open chords on the guitar, you’ll soon want to know how to play sus 4 chords, which often come up in many popular songs. In this lesson, we’ll be covering the C sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The C sus 4 chord has a common open chord shape but there … Read more