Major chords and where they come from for guitar players.

Chords are three or more notes played together (two notes played together is called an interval). Lets take the C major chord as an example. The notes in the C major scale are; C      D      E      F      G      A      B      C       lets give each  note in the scale a number. 1       2       3      [...]

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A great day out at Music Live 2009.

A great day out at Music Live 2009 was had by all today in Birmingham. Music Live is the place all guitarists should go to in the UK. If you want to spend all day drooling over guitars and kit, this is the day out for you. If you found out about it to late [...]

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Practise soloing on guitar using the C major scale and this backing track.

Practise soloing on guitar using the C major scale and this backing track. Using the mp3 player below select the C major scale chord progression and have a go at playing a guitar solo. Don’t just run up and down the scale, try limiting yourself to a few notes from the scale and using rhythmic [...]

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Tones and semitones on your guitar fret board.

Tones and semitones on your guitar fret board. The names of the notes used in music are given below, the notes in brackets are notes which can have two different names but they are the same not. For example A sharp (A#) and B flat  (Bb) are the same note. A    (A# or Bb)   B    C    (C# [...]

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Strum Pluck Strum when trying to get the fingering for a new guitar chord.

Strum Pluck Strum when trying to get the fingering for a new guitar chord. When learning a new chord shape memorize the chord shape as quickly as possible so that you do not have to keep referring to the chord sheet when playing. Then put your fingers in the correct positions for the chord and [...]

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A great article about U2′s The Edge on musicradar.com

A great article about U2′s The Edge on musicradar.com. There is an interview with The Edge’s guitar tech and  it’s a really good read. At  the end is a list of gear The Edge is currently touring with. If you are a fan check it out. pbguitars.co.uk

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Some simple chord progressions to practise your guitar soloing over. E & A minor pentatonic.

Some simple chord progressions to practise your guitar soloing over. E & A minor pentatonic. This is a link to some free online backing tracks of simple chord progressions. Once you have learnt the E minor pentatonic and A minor pentatonic scales have a go a creating a simple solo to work over these guitar chords.

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Using backing tracks as part of your guitar practise routine.

Using backing tracks as part of your guitar practise routine can be great fun and really help you develop your sense of timing. There is no greater thing in life than playing with other musicians but sometimes that’s just not practical so it’s time to get out your backing tracks and play along. Once you [...]

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Playing your next guitar solo just using a single string.

Play your next guitar solo just using a single string, it’s an interesting exercise. It forces you to think about the construction of the solo in a different way rather than running out the same old licks you use in the scale patterns you have learnt. Anything in your guitar playing that forces you to [...]

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Michael Angelo Batio fun to watch and a real performer.

Michael Angelo Batio is fun to watch and a real performer. Although this style of guitar playing is not my cup of tea I had the chance to see Michael Angelo Batio play at a guitar show in Birmingham. He’s a great performer and doesn’t take himself too seriously. Between tracks he had a  good [...]

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