In this Fender FT-004 Tuner Review, we test whether this inexpensive device is worth your hard-earned cash…
Major 7th Thumb Bass Chord
Major 7th chords are bright-sounding and versatile. They can be used in jazz, indie and just about every other kind of music. This week’s Guitar Chord Of The Week is a full-sounding major seventh chord that requires the use of the thumb to play the root note.
Read on to find out out how play this chord and use it in an example progression…
Boutique Overdrive Pedals Round Up
If you are still chasing the ultimate overdrive sound, then there are plenty of manufacturers hoping to help you find it. There is a growing market for high-quality overdrive pedals, built by small companies providing ’boutique’ products that look as good as they sound. Guitar Command provides a round-up of some recent pedal releases…
Altered Chords
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!
Minor Ninth Guitar Chord
Minor Ninth Guitar Chords can be used instead of standard minor chords to add color to progressions. Shown here is a common way of playing a minor ninth chord. This shape has its root note on the fifth string.
Read on to find out more about this chord shape, then use it in the example chord progression.
The Wind That Shakes The Barley For Guitar TAB
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.
Eleventh Chord Shape
This week’s Guitar Chord Of The Week is a dominant eleventh chord shape. This is a common voicing of the 11th chord. It is played with the root note on the lowest (6th) string. Dominant eleventh chords are nice-sounding chords that can be used in place of standard dominant seventh (7) chords.
Read on to find out more about eleventh chords and to practice playing this shape in an example chord progression…
Triplet Arpeggios Guitar Lesson
Pull-off triplet arpeggios can be used to play extremely impressive-sounding licks. Usually played on the top two strings of the guitar, pull-off arpeggios require good left-right hand coordination. However, once this simple technique has been mastered, arpeggio shapes can be joined together to create long, virtuosic-sounding lines.
This lesson shows you how to play pull-off triplet arpeggios, with shapes for major and minor arpeggios. At the end of the lesson is an example piece that you can impress your friends with!
Minor Major Seventh Chord Guitar Shape
This week’s Guitar Chord Of The Week is a minor major seventh chord. This chord is a variation on a minor seventh chord. Use it in place of standard minor chords to give your own progressions an unusual and interesting sound.
Various chord symbols can be used for the minor major seventh chord, including: m(maj7), mM7, -(maj7), min(maj7).
Read on to find out how to use this chord in your own music, and how to play it in example chord sequences…
Minor Arpeggios Shapes And Licks
In a previous lesson we took a brief look at lead guitar arpeggios. Arpeggios are very effective in lead guitar lines as they break up scale-based passages and add interest and variety to solos. This lesson will focus on minor arpeggios.
Arpeggios can be used in lead guitar solos in any kind of music. Rock and metal guitarists use arpeggios all the time, as do jazz guitarists. Even a blues guitar solo can be spiced up with some arpeggio licks. Example arpeggio-based blues licks are provided further down the page.
We’ll also demonstrate how sweep picking can be used to play arpeggios in lead guitar lines.
