The G 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 G Major scale … Read more
Scarborough Fair is a traditional English song that has been passed along for centuries with an anonymous composer. One of the features of this song is that it’s written in the Dorian mode. This lesson covers the chords, sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs, and also a finger-style arrangement. Grab your guitar and … Read more
Ever notice how a chord progression can suddenly create a stronger pull toward one chord, even though the overall key hasn’t changed? One way this happens is through a secondary dominant. You temporarily treat a chord inside the key like its own destination and place its 5 chord before it. In this lesson, you’ll learn … Read more
The Lydian scale is a Major-type mode with a raised 4th, giving it a different sound from the regular Major scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Lydian formula, compare it with Major, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic #4 in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start with … Read more
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” is one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most beloved melodies, originally composed as part of his cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147). Its flowing, lyrical quality makes it a beautiful piece to play on guitar, and with careful phrasing and dynamics, you can bring out its rich, … Read more
The C minor 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this chord written as C min 7, Cm7, or C – 7 on sheet music. In this lesson, we’ll go over some basic chord theory and then cover 8 ways to play a C … Read more
The B minor 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this chord written as B min 7, Bm7, or B – 7 on sheet music. In this lesson, we’ll go over some basic chord theory and then cover 8 ways to play a B … Read more
The G minor 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this chord written as G min 7, Gm7, or G – 7 on sheet music. In this lesson, we’ll go over some basic chord theory and then cover 8 ways to play a G … Read more
The F minor 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this chord written as F min 7, Fm7, or F– 7 on sheet music. In this lesson, we’ll go over some basic chord theory and then cover 8 ways to play an F minor … Read more
The D minor 7 chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this chord written as D min 7, Dm7, or D – 7 on sheet music. The D minor 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different ways you can … Read more