A Major 7 arpeggio takes the notes of a Major 7 chord and plays them one at a time instead of all together. Because these notes come directly from the chord, arpeggios can help you create melodic ideas that clearly follow the harmony underneath. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Major 7 arpeggio formula, several … Read more
This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the Eb Major scale on guitar and the music theory to help you understand it. If you still aren’t confident about naming the notes on the guitar, I recommend checking out these 7 tips to learn the notes on the fretboard. Grab your guitar and let’s get … Read more
His Eye is on the Sparrow is a hymn written by Civilia D. Martin. In this lesson, we cover the chords for this song, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger-style guitar arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to … Read more
If you’ve seen add 2 chords and sus 2 chords on sheet music when trying to learn a song, but weren’t sure what they were or how they are different, this lesson will clarify things for you. Although these chords have some similarities, they’re not quite the same. Let’s first look at the music theory … Read more
The D Major scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. You might have learned it in the first position of the guitar, but the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the D Major scale … Read more
Most people have only ever heard the Star Spangled Banner sung, or belted out at a ballgame. On a solo guitar it’s a different thing. Quieter, more personal, with room for the melody to breathe. In this lesson you’ll get the chords, the melody with tabs, and a full fingerstyle arrangement that connects the two … Read more
Adelita is popular classical guitar piece written by composer Francisco Tárrega. It is a short yet beautiful piece with rich harmony and musical expression. This piece is a great fit for intermediate guitarists looking to expand their repertoire and refine their finger-style technique. In this lesson, you’ll find the sheet music along with guitar tabs … Read more
The C 7 chord (C dominant 7) is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You can play it as an open shape but there are many other ways you can play this chord throughout the fretboard. We’ll first go over some basic chord theory and then cover 7 ways to … Read more
The B Major 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as B Maj 7 on sheet music. In this lesson, we’ll go over some basic chord theory and then cover 7 ways to play a B Major 7 chord which you can … Read more
This lessons covers how to play the G Major 7 chord which is less a commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as G Maj 7 or Gmaj7 on sheet music. The G Major 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different … Read more