With this video I'm beginning a series where I'm aiming to provide you with a solid foundation in what I call applied music theory, or functional music theory. Through this series we'll be exploring …
The Most Important Patterns For Understanding The Guitar Neck
Triads are a simple chord type that provide the key to decoding and unlocking the fretboard of the guitar. By using 3 big triad shapes, I show you how to navigate the entire neck in any key. Once you …
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Understanding Modes from the Tonal & Chromatic Perspectives
The concept of modes can seem challenging, but when you thoroughly understand it you are free to explore all the different possible sounds that scales can make. By visualizing the notes of a scale …
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Music Theory | 10 Types of 7th Chords
Here is a quick tour of 10 different types of 7th chords. I demonstrate them using single string arpeggios, because I find that it is easier to understand the intervals that make up different chords …
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Music Theory: Using a Single String to Understand the Fundamentals
Today's lesson is an outline of an approach that I developed over my years as a private guitar teacher. In this approach you look at the instrument by reducing concepts in theory to a single string. …
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