We’ve previously looked at major 6th chords and their relationship with minor 7th chords. In this lesson, we are going to look at minor 6th chords. We’ll find out how to play them, what gives them their unique sound, and how, like major 6th chords, they’re the chord synonym of another chord.
Yes, that’s right: by learning just one chord shape you actually get two new chords!
These finger exercises will help improve the speed and clarity of your guitar playing. They are designed to be used by electric guitarists who use a pick, but can be adapted for acoustic guitars and fingerstyle players.
In this lesson we take a look at the use of the blues scale in improvisation. Example licks are provided with tab and audio.
Read on to find out how to play blues guitar licks in every fretboard position…
This article is an introduction to the diminished 7th chord.
For many guitarists it’s a relatively unusual chord, standing apart from the usual major, minor and seventh chords.
Jazz guitarists are more likely to use it regularly. It is found in many jazz chord progressions, and is commonly used as a chord substitution (i.e. it is used in place of another chord to change the harmony). More details on substitutions later in the lesson.
This article covers diminished 7 chord theory, how to play these chords on the guitar and how to use them in your own compositions.
In this article we look at music intervals and ear training. We show you what musical intervals are and how to hear and play them on the guitar.
At the end of the article we provide several practical ear training exercises. If you make them part of your practice routine then your improvisation ability and all-round musicianship will quickly improve…
This is an introduction to arpeggio-based soloing. It is part of our How To Get Better At Guitar Series. Using guitar arpeggio shapes to improvise solos can help to add interest to your solos.
Learn arpeggio shapes then use them to play the example solos. Improvise your own solos over the backing tracks provided.
These guitar scale exercises can be used to practice changing position and combining scale shapes while improvising.
If you always stay in one position while soloing you may be restricting yourself. Your fingers will fall into the same old patterns and you’ll struggle to come up with anything new.
By learning scales all over the fretboard you can give your lead playing more freedom. Even if you are using the same notes but played in a different position you will find that new licks will present themselves.
This lesson will show you how to play 3 octave major scales, how to combine scale shapes while soloing and at the end gives you an extended position-changing study. It is part of the how to get better at guitar series.
Alternate picking is the main guitar picking technique. If you play with a pick you should get into the habit of alternate picking early on: a good picking technique will help you to play faster and more fluently.
In this lesson, we start by explaining what alternate picking is. We then provide several alternate picking exercises that you can use to develop your technique.
A special ‘bonus’ exercise is provided at the end of the lesson – it’s a challenging picking study that’s good for a bit of ‘guitar shop showing off’!
If you come across a complex chord symbol with several sharps and / or flats, chances are it’s an altered chord. In this installment of Guitar Command’s series of guitar chord theory articles, we look at how altered chords are formed, and how to play them.
There is a lot of information in this lesson, but don’t worry, there are some nice chords to play at the end!
Learn to play the The Wind That Shakes The Barley on guitar. The Wind That Shakes The Barley is a popular traditional Irish / Scottish reel. It can sound good played fast or slow, and is a great tune to play on an acoustic guitar. Two versions are provided here: a ‘straight’ version, and a version that includes several traditional ‘fiddle’ style embellishments for an authentic feel. The music is presented in traditional notation and TAB.
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