If you want to add a jazzy edge to your guitar playing, using 9th chords is a powerful tool that adds a smooth and sophisticated sound to your music. Before learning 9th chords, I recommend first checking out the guide on 7th chords if you don’t know them already. In this lesson, we’ll break down how the E 9 chord aka E … Read more
Here are some song recommendations to learn this fall! 🍁 Click the links to get the PDFs for these songs! You can also explore these song categories on the site for purchase: To find more resources for your skill level, go to the levels page.
In this lesson, we’re covering how to play the E blues scale on guitar by learning the 5 essential scale shapes and the underlying music theory. Although the blues scale is often used in blues music, this versatile scale can also be used in different genres to create soulful and melodic ideas. If you missed the … Read more
If you want to add a jazzy edge to your guitar playing, using 9th chords is a powerful tool that adds a smooth and sophisticated sound to your music. Before learning 9th chords, I recommend first checking out the guide on 7th chords if you don’t know them already. In this lesson, we’ll break down how the G 9 chord aka G … Read more
This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the A Major scale on guitar. If you’ve learned how to play the A Major scale in the first position of the guitar, the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. If you still aren’t confident about naming the … Read more
The C minor scale is one of the essential scales to know on guitar. If you’ve already learned the notes in the first position of the guitar, 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 C minor scale … Read more
This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the F Major scale on guitar. If you’ve learned how to play the F Major scale in the first position of the guitar, the next step is to learn the same set of notes throughout the fretboard. If you still aren’t confident about naming the … Read more
Here are some summer learning recommendations to improve your playing. Click the links to get the PDFs for these songs! You can also explore these song categories on the site for purchase: To find more resources for your skill level, go to the levels page.
Francisco Tárrega’s Gran Vals is a cornerstone piece in the classical guitar repertoire, known for its graceful melody with a Spanish flair. You might recognize it from the older, iconic Nokia cell phone ringtone! Dive in to learn this piece filled with beautiful picking patterns and chord voicings. Get ready to add this gem to your playing! Notation … Read more
In this lesson, we’re covering how to play the D minor pentatonic scale on guitar by learning the 5 scale shapes on the fretboard and the music theory to help you understand how it works. The pentatonic scale is a powerful 5 note scale that you can use to create tasteful and melodic ideas for … Read more
