Cool Arpeggiated Riffs with Triads
Here’s another lesson for you riff-hungry rocksters out there! One cool way that you can start looking for new chords to use is to examine…
Guitar Root Notes Explained (With Chart for All Chords)
Understanding root notes is one of the most important fundamentals in guitar theory. Once you grasp this concept, everything else—chord construction, scales, and even soloing—starts…
Using Octaves in Guitar Riffs
If you’ve watched my Guitar Scale Patterns lesson, you’ll know that one of the things that I mention in there is the octave pattern. I…
Using Open Notes in Guitar Solos
If you look at your scales, and actually dissect them to see what notes are in each scale, you’ll see that in many keys, some…
Drop D Tuning: Chord Shapes & How to Tune Your Guitar
Drop D tuning explained: tune your 6th string down to D, then use these chord shapes. Simple power chords, rich bass notes, perfect for D/G/A…
The “A” Major Diatonic Scale
Today we’re going to take a look at the “A” major diatonic scale. If you’ve been following along with the lessons, then we’ve already covered…