Learning jazz and blues licks can help you hear how scales, chord tones, chromatic notes, and rhythm come together in real musical phrases. In this lesson, you’ll learn seven licks over G7. Rather than only memorizing them, we’ll look at what each phrase is doing so you can adapt the ideas and create lines of … Read more
Spanish Romance is one of the most popular classical guitar pieces with an unknown composer. This piece is referred to by different names such as Romanza, Romance de Amor, or Estudio en Mi de Rubira (Study in E by Rubira). The song is ideal for advanced beginners to intermediate level guitarists that are able to … 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 E sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The E sus 4 chord has an easy 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 A sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The A sus 4 chord has an easy 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 D sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. The D sus 4 chord has an easy open chord shape … Read more
Prelude in D Major (No. 5) is a piece written by Matteo Carcassi as a guitar study in his work, Complete Method for Guitar, also known as Opus 59. This classical piece is recommended for beginners to be able to keep a consistent picking pattern while switching between open chords. Grab your guitar and let’s … Read more
Triads form the backbone of most chords and are a great tool for outlining harmony, building melodies, and improvising. While the concept is simple in theory, learning how to apply triads all over the guitar neck takes practice but it’s well worth the effort. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Major triads, explore … Read more
The harmonic minor scale is a minor scale with a raised 7th, creating a strong pull back toward the root. In this lesson, you’ll learn the harmonic minor formula, fretboard shapes, and ways to apply the scale over minor-key chord progressions. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start with one natural minor scale shape … Read more
This lessons covers how to play the D Major 7 chord which is less a commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as D Maj 7 or Dmaj7 on sheet music. The D Major 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different … Read more
This lessons covers how to play the A Major 7 chord which is less a commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. You may also see this written as A Maj 7 or Amaj7 on sheet music. The A Major 7 chord has an easy open chord shape but there are many different … Read more