The Phrygian scale is a minor-type mode with a b2, giving it a more tense sound than the natural minor scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Phrygian formula, compare it with natural minor, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic b2 in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start … Read more
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a popular hymn written by Robert Robertson and altered by Martin Madan to the tune Nettleton. In this lesson, we cover the guitar chords, 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 … Read more
Frere Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme. The English translation of this song is known as Brother John. In this lesson, we cover the chords, sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs and also a finger-style arrangement. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify … Read more
The E 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 now you want to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the E Major scale on … Read more
A minor 6 chord starts with a minor triad and adds the natural 6th degree. That extra note gives you a different color from a regular minor or minor 7 chord. In this lesson, you’ll learn the minor 6 formula, a few practical movable shapes, and additional inversions and extensions you can explore across the … Read more
In this lesson, we’ll cover how to play Bourrée in E minor by Johann Sebastian Bach on guitar. This popular classical piece, also known as BWV 996, was originally written for the lute as the 5th movement from Suite in E minor. The piece gives you a good introduction to Bach’s work without being overly complex. This … Read more
A Major 6 chord starts with a Major triad and adds the 6th degree. That extra note gives you another way to color a Major chord without changing its basic Major quality. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Major 6 formula, a few practical movable shapes, and additional inversions and extensions you can explore across … Read more
The altered scale gives you several tension notes to use over an altered dominant 7 chord before resolving into the next chord. In this lesson, you’ll learn how the altered scale is built, play it across the fretboard, and use it to create tension and resolution in a minor-key progression. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View … Read more
Opus 60, No. 6 was written by Spanish guitarist and composer, Fernando Sor. This is the sixth of a 25 piece study by Sor. This is a simple yet musical piece recommended for beginner level guitarists looking to develop their fingerpicking technique. Opus 60 No. 6 guitar tabs Some minor edits have been made to the … Read more
Opus 60, No. 5 was written by Spanish guitarist and composer, Fernando Sor. This is the fifth of a 25 piece study by Sor. This is a simple yet musical piece recommended for beginner level guitarists looking to develop their fingerpicking technique. Opus 60 No. 5 guitar tabs The numbers next to some notes on the top … Read more