Waltz in E minor was composed by guitarist Ferdinando Carulli. This is guitar study number 21 from École de guitare, also known as Opus 241. This is a nice classical piece recommended for beginner to intermediate level guitarists looking to develop their fingerpicking technique. Music symbols used in the piece If needed, you can check out this guide on … Read more
The phrygian scale is the third mode of the Major scale and is widely used in improvisational music such as jazz and flamenco. This scale is closely related to the minor scale but with a small twist by changing one of the notes which gives it its unique and mysterious sound. In this post, we’ll cover the music theory … Read more
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a popular hymn written by Robert Robertson and altered by Martin Madan to the tune Nettlelon. In this post, we cover the guitar chords, sheet music for the melody including tabs, and also a finger-style guitar arrangement. Let’s get started. How to read the guitar chord charts To … Read more
Frere Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme. The English translation of this song is known as Brother John. In this post, we cover the chords, sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs and also a finger-style arrangement. Let’s get started. How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the … 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 post covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the E Major scale on … Read more
In this post, we cover how to play minor 6 chords on guitar, which are more commonly used in jazz and can be used to add color to your chords. We’ll first go over the music theory to understand minor 6 chords and then show you examples of how to play them throughout the fretboard … Read more
In this post, we’ll cover how to play Bouree 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. This piece is more suitable for intermediate level guitarists looking to develop their fingerpicking technique. … Read more
In this post, we cover how to play Major 6 chords on guitar, which are more commonly used in jazz and can be used to add color to your chords.We’ll first go over the music theory to understand Major 6 chords and then show you examples of how to play them throughout the fretboard starting … Read more
The altered scale is one of the essential scales to know in jazz and improvisation. This scale is especially useful when playing over altered chords which include chord extensions such as the b9, #9, #11, or b13. In this post, we cover the music theory on the altered scale, how to play them in different … 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 original … Read more
