The Mixolydian guitar mode is popular among jazz and blues players, but it can also be found in other genres such as rock, folk, classical, country, and pop. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd and LA Woman by the Doors are two songs that use the Mixolydian mode. This lesson will teach you how to …
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Harmony, or the chords that support a melody, is an important element of music, and sad guitar chords and chord progressions are required if you want to write sad and emotional music. A chord is a collection of notes performed together, whereas a chord progression is a series of two or more chords played in …
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The Lydian mode is used in various genres of music such as Jazz, Fusion, Folk, Rock and Classical. Guitar virtuosos known for their use of the Lydian mode include Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. The sound of the Lydian mode can be described as bright, happy, optimistic and heavenly. In this lesson you will learn …
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A guitar chord is a group of notes played at the same time on the guitar. A triad is the most basic form of chord, one that has three notes. A triad is in inversion when the root note is not in the bass. In this lesson you will learn how to play triads in …
Some guitarists think they don’t need to learn music theory either because they believe one of these myths or else because they’ve tried learning guitar theory the wrong way. In this lesson, we’ll define what guitar theory is (so that you don’t spend time learning things that you don’t need) and explore three areas of …
Guitar modes explained and how to use them to improve your playing Guitar modes are a scary topic for many intermediate and advancing guitar players. While the theory behind the modes can get a bit complex unless you have a solid basis in music theory, you can, and should, start using them even if you’re …
One thing that used to confuse me when I started learning guitar was the relationship between the notes on the neck. Looking at guitar notes on the neck, they seemed like a bunch of notes thrown there together with no relationship with each other. I used to think, that good guitar players could pick notes …
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