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Guitar Chord Map: Chords in Every Major Key
Learning individual chord shapes is an important part of learning guitar, but knowing the shapes alone doesn’t tell you much about how those chords actually work together. That’s where understanding Keys and chord progressions becomes useful. This Guitar Chord Map lays out the chords that naturally occur in all 12 Major keys, with chord diagrams for each one. It gives…
5 Beginner Strumming Patterns You Can Play Along With
In this article we’ll look at 5 beginner strumming patterns that you can play along with. Each of them have been taken from a popular song and are extremely common so you’ll come across them time and time again. We’re going to use the same two chords throughout, G and Em, so you can focus…
3 Strumming Patterns Every Beginner Guitarist Needs to Learn
Three beginner guitar strumming patterns every guitarist needs to learn. One of the biggest breakthroughs for beginner guitarists is realising you don’t need hundreds of strumming patterns to play songs. In fact, a small number of patterns appear again and again across thousands of popular songs. Today I’m going to show you three of the…
Stop Learning Guitar Randomly: The Beginner Roadmap
Stop Learning Guitar Randomly: The Beginner Roadmap I have a lot of students who come to me for lessons because they are stuck on guitar. They usually think they are stuck because guitar is hard, and it is, it takes a lot of time to get good. But they usually aren’t stuck because of the…
How Sam Fender Makes Chords Sound Beautiful
Sam Fender’s chord progressions are a great example of how simple guitar chords can sound rich, emotional and musical without being technically complicated. He is a master at making his guitar chords sound better through stylistic choices. What’s interesting is that most of the time he’s not using completely different chords from everyone else. He’s…
Next Step Fingerstyle Guitar: What “Jesse” Teaches You About Control and Pinching
Next Step Fingerstyle Guitar Control If you’re looking for a next step fingerstyle guitar lesson and you’re already comfortable with basic fingerstyle guitar patterns, Jesse by Janis Ian is a fantastic next step. The reason why it’s so good isn’t about speed or difficulty. It’s about developing control, timing, and relaxed coordination in your right hand. At this stage, progress…
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