Posted June 11, 2015

Rock Guitar Chord Systems: How to Build Common & Useable Progressions

I don’t want to say that the rhythm side of modern rock guitar is “easy,” but it’s probably not as difficult as you might think. Rock music is, generally, uncomplicated. Classical music, certain sub genres of bluegrass and advanced jazz (among others) are complex, but modern rock is actually quite simple...

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Posted May 27, 2015

8 Easy Steps for Changing Keys

Have you ever launched into a song only to realize partway through that the melody was too high or too low for you to sing? Instead of straining your voice trying to hit those elusive notes, or scratching the song from your repertoire altogether, all you need to do is change the key you're playing in! 

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Posted May 13, 2015

An Easy Guitar Scale Study: Major, Pentatonic Minor and Lydian Basics

In this article we will delve into a few different “starter” guitar scales.

That’s not to say that you have to be a beginner in order to benefit from this material, but rather it gives you an opportunity to study select scales in a more narrow and focused manner...

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Posted December 18, 2014

Understanding and Mastering the Tetrachord

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Posted December 11, 2014

8 Patterns That Help Vary Pentatonic Scales on the Guitar

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Posted August 1, 2014

10 Things to Know About Playing Natural Harmonics

If you have been playing guitar for a little while, you've probably heard of natural harmonics, those shimmery, ethereal chiming notes that add contrast to a rhythm part, accent notes to a heavy riff, and create screaming divebombs. Harmonics can be heard in songs by bands like Yes, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and many others. U2 guitarist The Edge has based a considerable part of his trademark sound on natural harmonics.

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Posted February 10, 2014

Steve Miller Venn Diagram

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Posted August 28, 2013

Under the Influence: Your Brain on Music

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