Month: March 2025
What is The Circle of Fifths?
What is the Circle of Fifths? The Circle of Fifths is a diagram that shows us every key, its key signature and the relative minor key linked to it. Each key, working clockwise around the circle of 5ths, is a Perfect 5th above the preceding key. This is where the name comes from, circle of…
How to Use The Chromatic Scale for Fretboard Knowledge
The Chromatic Scale. Don’t be put off by the fancy name, it may sound like an incredibly complex concept to understand and play but it’s actually really simple! What is a Scale? On a basic level, a scale is a way of getting from one fixed musical point to that same musical point at a…
What Is The Musical Alphabet
Every Language has its own alphabet, a series of letters that are used to create words and sentences. Music is no different! It has a musical alphabet. There are some differences between the regular alphabet and the musical alphabet. Take a look at the image of a keyboard below, there are four D notes which…
The Most Important Thing to Learn on Guitar – String Names
The most important thing you absolutely must know about the guitar is the string names. This is the first rung on your ladder to music theory mastery and you should get to know the string names as soon as possible! From the thickest / lowest string to the thinnest / highest string we have, the…
How to Find The Notes on the Guitar
How to find the notes on the guitar starting with the E and A Strings Our ability to play guitar depends largely on our knowledge of the fretboard. If we know the notes on the fretboard well, we can play our scales, chords and arpeggios anywhere we want, at any time. If we don’t, we’ll…