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
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
Ever notice how a chord progression can suddenly create a stronger pull toward one chord, even though the overall key hasn’t changed? One way this happens is through a secondary dominant. You temporarily treat a chord inside the key like its own destination and place its 5 chord before it. In this lesson, you’ll learn … Read more
The Lydian scale is a Major-type mode with a raised 4th, giving it a different sound from the regular Major scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Lydian formula, compare it with Major, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic #4 in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start with … Read more
The Mixolydian scale is a Major-type mode with a b7, giving it a different sound from the regular Major scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Mixolydian formula, compare it with Major, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic b7 in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start with one … Read more
The Phrygian scale is a minor-type mode with a b2, giving it a more tense sound than the natural minor scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Phrygian formula, compare it with natural minor, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic b2 in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start … Read more
A minor 6 chord starts with a minor triad and adds the natural 6th degree. That extra note gives you a different color from a regular minor or minor 7 chord. In this lesson, you’ll learn the minor 6 formula, a few practical movable shapes, and additional inversions and extensions you can explore across the … Read more
A Major 6 chord starts with a Major triad and adds the 6th degree. That extra note gives you another way to color a Major chord without changing its basic Major quality. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Major 6 formula, a few practical movable shapes, and additional inversions and extensions you can explore across … Read more
The altered scale gives you several tension notes to use over an altered dominant 7 chord before resolving into the next chord. In this lesson, you’ll learn how the altered scale is built, play it across the fretboard, and use it to create tension and resolution in a minor-key progression. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View … Read more
The Dorian scale is a minor-type mode with a natural 6th, giving it a different sound from the natural minor scale. In this lesson, you’ll learn the Dorian formula, compare it with natural minor, play it across the fretboard, and use its characteristic 6th in musical examples. Mastery Roadmap Focus · View Roadmap → Start … Read more