How do they appear on the fretboard on the guitar? Find out in this handy guide. Here are the 3 important guitar chord symbols of the blues scale. To find out more about the 7th degree and minor blues scale, check out our beginner’s guide or take a look at The Minor Blues Scale: A […]
How many have you memorized? It’s really hard to memorize even all the chords of a classic song. There are lots of new chords to learn for the guitar. But you can really get down to the level that you’re capable of playing. You need some practice to really learn the chords. In fact, we […]
That’s right, this is my father’s guitar. I first bought it at a dealer in the Philippines a year ago. I bought it on a whim at the dealers’ asking price of US$5,000, when I heard that a guitar was being introduced in the market for US$10,000. How old do you think this guitar is? […]
For this, you’ll want to start by learning the basic shapes (A, C, D, E, G) and picking them for a while, slowly getting the basic notes down. In the next two sections I’ll try to cover the chord progressions that will apply most effectively for you, and the specific notes we’re going to be […]
It’s true that the majority of children (over half) of 15 and 16 years old cannot read and write. These children often live in the same houses as their parents. It may be the case that the teacher’s job is to motivate and engage these children in the learning process so that they don’t feel […]
In order to learn how to play at least standard guitar, you must be 21, unless you’re a child. If the age of your spouse or partner is 18 or older, you’re allowed to learn guitar. Do I need to have learned to play by the time I turn 18? (Age 22!) No. You don’t […]
I am lucky enough to have a wealth of experience in this domain, and I know from doing it professionally that it is a lot of work and an art. The tuning is done by a professional, and I can’t give out that info, but one thing to consider is how to tune the strings […]
We’ve all experienced the feeling you get when listening to an original song, the first time you play it for the first time. Many of us have the urge to just go play it immediately. It’s just there in the background of your mind… and that might lead you down a road towards overthinking in […]
I like to write a lot of the time so guitar is really nice because you can just play something and be like, “I’ve never played that before.” When you feel a chord, just let yourself go. I tend to not really write very deep so it’s really good to go, “Oh, okay, I can […]
Learn music theory or learn a technique. The main purpose of music theory is to identify the structure and sound of a piece. The basics (which are usually written off as basics) are the notes and the chords that go with them. As you learn techniques, it helps you learn how to use your own […]