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
This lesson covers how to play Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2 by Frederic Chopin including chord charts and sheet music with guitar tabs. This is a beautiful classical guitar piece ideal for intermediate to advanced level guitarists. Grab your guitar and let’s get started! How to read the chord charts For the charts below: You … Read more
Bossa Nova is a musical genre originating from Brazil which features the guitar as the main accompaniment. This mellow and beautiful style uses syncopated rhythms with a fingerpicking style of playing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to play Bossa Nova rhythms on guitar starting with basic patterns on one chord to more advanced patterns … Read more
A minor 7 arpeggio takes the notes of a minor 7 chord and plays them one at a time. Compared with the Dominant 7 arpeggio from the previous lesson, the 3rd is lowered by one fret. That b3 gives the arpeggio its minor sound. In this lesson, you’ll learn the minor 7 formula, movable arpeggio … Read more
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Air (from Suite No. 3, BWV 1068), commonly known as Air on the G String, is a timeless classical masterpiece. In this lesson, you’ll learn a beautiful fingerpicking arrangement of this piece, complete with guitar tabs. This arrangement is best suited for intermediate to advanced guitarists, offering a great opportunity to refine … 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 F sus 4 chord, which is short for suspended 4. We’ll first cover some basic chord theory and then show you 7 ways … Read more
A Major 7 arpeggio takes the notes of a Major 7 chord and plays them one at a time instead of all together. Because these notes come directly from the chord, arpeggios can help you create melodic ideas that clearly follow the harmony underneath. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Major 7 arpeggio formula, several … Read more
This lesson covers the 5 scale shapes for effectively playing the Eb Major scale on guitar and the music theory to help you understand it. If you still aren’t confident about naming the notes on the guitar, I recommend checking out these 7 tips to learn the notes on the fretboard. Grab your guitar and let’s get … Read more
His Eye is on the Sparrow is a hymn written by Civilia D. Martin. In this lesson, we cover the chords for this song, 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 more
If you’ve seen add 2 chords and sus 2 chords on sheet music when trying to learn a song, but weren’t sure what they were or how they are different, this lesson will clarify things for you. Although these chords have some similarities, they’re not quite the same. Let’s first look at the music theory … Read more