This lesson covers how to play Andantino (Opus 21, No. 1) by Italian guitarist and composer Matteo Carcassi. We’ll cover chords used in this piece and sheet music for the melody including guitar tabs. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the chord … Read more
The Db minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play a Db minor chord “D flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Gb minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play a Gb minor chord “G flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Ab minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play an Ab minor chord “A flat minor”, this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Eb minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play an Eb minor chord (E flat minor), this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
The Bb minor chord is a less commonly known chord when first learning to play guitar. The lowercase ‘b’ represents a flat, meaning the note indicated is lowered by a half step. If you look up how to play a Bb minor chord (B flat minor), this might come up as a barre chord on … Read more
If you want to take your improvisation skills to the next level, it’s important to have a solid understanding of Dominant 7 arpeggios. Arpeggios are so effective because they highlight the important notes of a chord. If you’re familiar with Major triads, this concept goes one step further to include another note in the chord structure. … Read more
This lesson covers how to play Jesus Never Fails by Arthur Luther on guitar. We’ll look at 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 guitar chord charts To clarify how to read the chord charts … Read more
Have you ever come across a chord with a plus sign (+) next to it but weren’t sure what this meant? These are known as augmented chords which have a raised 5th chord tone. These chords are often used in jazz to create interesting tension in chord progressions. This lesson covers the theory on augmented … Read more
The locrian scale is the 7th mode of the Major scale and is one of the least common and often misunderstood scales in music because of its dark and tense sound. If you’ve ever wondered what to play over minor 7 b5 chords (a.k.a. half diminished chords), you need to unlock this scale in your playing! In this … Read more