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Finding I-IV-V Chord Tones in Your Pentatonic Scale
Once you know where the notes are in your pentatonic scale, the next step is connecting them to the chords you’re playing over. That’s where…
How to Tune Down a Whole Step on Guitar
Tuning your guitar down a whole step is one of the simplest alternate tunings you can try, and it completely changes the character of your…
The Most Widely Used Bar Chords
The most widely used bar chords come down to just four shapes: E major, E minor, A major, and A minor — moved up the…
Popular Chord Progressions for Guitar: The Ones You’ll Actually Use
Just a handful of chord progressions power most of the songs you hear on the radio and throughout music history. Understanding the most popular chord…
Double Stop Blues: A Cool Blues Riff Using Doublestops
Double stops are one of the easiest ways to make your blues soloing sound bigger without adding any complexity to your fretting hand. You’re just…