Guitar Scale Positions Explained, Simplified
Scale positions are compact, movable shapes that let you play a scale across all six strings in one area of...
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4/4 is the most common time signature in music: four beats per bar, each a quarter note. Here's what the numbers mean, why it's called common time, and how strong and weak...
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Scale positions are compact, movable shapes that let you play a scale across all six strings in one area of...
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Diatonic chords are the seven chords that naturally belong to a key. Learn the fixed major-minor pattern, how to build...
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The dominant 7th chord is a major chord with a flattened seventh — the bluesy, restless sound behind blues, funk,...
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Every chord, scale, and melody is built on intervals — the distance between two notes. Here's how the 12 intervals...
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Seven beginner electric guitars under 350 euro, grouped by who each one actually suits, with the pickup and body trade-offs...
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The major scale is the foundation of guitar theory. This guide covers the formula, the five fretboard positions you need...
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The circle of fifths is the most useful map in music. Here's what it is, how to read it, and...
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Power chords are the two-note shape behind every rock and metal riff. Here's why they work, how to play them,...
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The natural minor scale is the parent of rock, metal, and minor-key music. Here's the W-H-W-W-H-W-W formula, how it relates...
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The 1-4-5 (I-IV-V) chord progression powers thousands of songs across rock, pop, country, and reggae. Here's what it is and...
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Five shapes. One system. Every chord, everywhere on the neck. Here's the CAGED system, explained the simple way.
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