Subject: Diminished and Half Diminished 7th Chords
Diminished and Half Diminished 7th Chords
June 3rd, 2017 at 9:03 am EDTHey Friend, While I was cruisin’ the inter-webs yesterday, I came across something that I have neither seen nor heard before - a half-diminished 7th chord. I was like… Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?! Yeah, so it appears there is not only ...
Rock With The Beatles and AC/DC
June 2nd, 2017 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, I thought today we’d take a little break from chords and exercises and have some fun. First off, a little history lesson… well, more like a gear history lesson. Guitar World Magazine posted an article yesterday giving something of ...
No B, No F
June 1st, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Here’s the follow-up exercise from yesterday’s lesson and question from Storm. Storm asked, “Why does the CAGED system exclude the B and F chords?” Here are the exercise files: No B, No F Exercise PDF No B, No F Exercise MP3 ...
Poor B and F Major...
May 31st, 2017 at 8:38 am EDTHey Friend, I love it - another question! Storm asks, “Why does the CAGED system exclude the B and F chords?” I could make a joke about B and F majors’ standing in the CAGED system, but I won’t... The idea behind CAGED is to give you a to ...
7th Chord Harmonic Progressions, Part 2
May 30th, 2017 at 8:40 am EDTHey Friend, I got another question about 7th chord progressions, this time from Michelle. She wanted to see the 7th chord harmonic progression in action. I totally get that. To be able to visualize what you hear can be extremely powerfully in the l ...
Happy Memorial Day
May 29th, 2017 at 9:02 am EDTHey Friend, I wanted to take a brief moment and thank those of you who have lost someone to war. The sacrifice you have made to help ensure the freedom of our country is truly immense, and my gratitude to you and your loved one cannot be expressed i ...
Cages and Barres
May 28th, 2017 at 11:31 am EDTHey Friend, Let’s get back to Brad’s question about barre chords and the CAGED system, which was what do I think about learning barred C, G and D shaped barre chords? I’ve created a lot of exercises showing you root 5 and root 6 barre chords. ...
Barres and Cages
May 27th, 2017 at 8:44 am EDTHey Friend, Today is ging to be a short one, mainly because it’s family fun day at another Disney park (Epcot this time). This will be the last one (at Disney), as our three-day pass is running out by Tuesday. I got an interesting question the ot ...
Root 6 7th Chords
May 26th, 2017 at 8:24 am EDTHey Friend, Happy Friday! How’d you do with the root 5 7th chords yesterday? Excellent? Good, ‘cause today’s chord exercises will be both easy and challenging, depending on which chord form is called for. First off, we’re again going to be ...
Root 5 7th Chords
May 25th, 2017 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, Today we’ve got exercises! Put on your sweatbands - it’s gonna get steamy! Okay, maybe not. But you will be putting your index finger to the test. As I mentioned yesterday, the easiest way to play most 7th chords is in the barre cho ...