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| Understanding Harmony. Part 1, rating: 9.4 |
| Most people use their ear to find a harmony which is cool and all, but when you understand the theory it will open a bunch of new doors to possibility. POSTED: 05/15/2012 - 03:45 am |
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| The Importance Of Dissonance, rating: 7.3 |
| Expanded lesson from my guitar teacher with attempt to explain the basic necessity for dissonance and diversion from diatonics in modern music. POSTED: 05/04/2012 - 05:14 am |
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| Traids And Arpeggios Plain And Simple Written For Bass Can Be Applied To Guitar, rating: 0 |
| A brief explaination of triads and arpeggios, major and minor and a look at the most common major scale, and the most common minor. POSTED: 04/13/2012 - 03:18 am |
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| Knowing The Notes On The Guitar Fingerboard , rating: 7.3 |
| there are several ways to memorize notes on the guitar finger board. I've seen many students looking for a simpler and faster way to do so. I've discovered a simple formula which helps you to know all the notes on the guitar fret board in no time! POSTED: 04/02/2012 - 04:36 am |
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| Capo Conversion Made Easy, rating: 1 |
| Before you start reading this, I assume that you have little or absolutely zero knowledge about the topic. Well if you are not, you might want to stop right here because you probably have already learned it and perhaps you are very much better than me. POSTED: 01/17/2012 - 02:45 am |
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| 5 Tips For Using The Guitar Intervals In Your Advantage , rating: 0 |
| Although being a basic part of music, guitar intervals are very important when it comes to guitar playing because they are the basic measurement concerning any chord, scale and arpeggio. In this article I want to talk about a set of useful techniques that can make your guitar playing more creative and fun for both you and your audience. POSTED: 12/08/2011 - 02:35 am |
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| The Neapolitan Chord. Part 1, rating: 9 |
| Learn what a Neapolitan chord is and how it functions. POSTED: 12/05/2011 - 03:36 am |
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| 3 Ways To Use The Entire Pentatonic Scale Diagram Into Your Advantage, rating: 10 |
| Almost all guitarists usually start learning to play the acoustic or electric guitar after watching a great guitarist soloing. For that reason all of us want to begin composing awesome solos as we get passed the beginning level of studying. POSTED: 12/01/2011 - 03:35 am |
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| The Foundation Of Voice Leading 3rds 6ths, rating: 9 |
| Getting your foot in the door to seeing every triad on the fretboard, and how to move between them as efficiently and gracefully as possible. POSTED: 10/03/2011 - 03:49 am |
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| Pitch Axis Theory, rating: 9.3 |
| After a brief introduction to modes, I will explain The Pitch Axis Theory which isn't very well-known but quite fun to use. I came to it while learning to play some songs by my favourite guitarrist, Joe Satriani and if your level is intermediate-advanced, you might find it interesting. To end up the lesson, I'll show you an analysis of the song ''Not of this Earth'' from the same artist. POSTED: 09/01/2011 - 04:14 am |
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| Should I Learn Music Theory?, rating: 9.3 |
| A short article which discusses this topic without going into too much detail about the subject itself. Through use of analogies I have explained how I think of understanding music theory as it relates to any instrument. Hopefully this article will inspire student's to spend some time working on music theory to help them develop their voice on the instrument. POSTED: 07/22/2011 - 04:21 am |
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| Altered Chords: Progressively Altering The Dominant, rating: 10 |
| An in depth look at Altered Dominants and what to play over them. POSTED: 06/10/2011 - 03:44 am |
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| Key Lesson 1, rating: 8.7 |
| In this I will be teaching you something that will benifit and differ you from every other musician. Music Theory! It is a pain to learn but once you learn it, you beat half the battle! POSTED: 06/03/2011 - 03:04 am |
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| The Logic Of Chord Progressions, rating: 8 |
| Every wondered why certain chords sound even more awesome than they normally do when the are played in sequence with other chords? Than this article is for you. POSTED: 05/27/2011 - 03:16 am |
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| Improvisation Lesson. Part1, rating: 0 |
| With this lesson you will learn the importance of the improvisation, and how to improvise principally in rock and blues, but I explain the basics of the improvisation of a solo. POSTED: 05/27/2011 - 03:14 am |
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| Chord Chemistry. Part 2, rating: 9.6 |
| Basic Modulation - Pivot Chord POSTED: 05/18/2011 - 03:04 am |
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| Scales Modes And Chords Made Easy, rating: 2.4 |
| An introduction and basic theory to chords and scales. POSTED: 05/10/2011 - 04:01 am |
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| Easy Way Of Learning Scales On Guitar, rating: 10 |
| I just found out a really easy way to learn scales without putting hours and hours of time to it every day. Here I will tell you what i figured out. POSTED: 04/20/2011 - 08:06 am |
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| Practical Application Of Music Theory For Guitarists, rating: 8.8 |
| The benefits of studying and applying music theory for guitarists of many different skill levels. POSTED: 03/29/2011 - 04:56 am |
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| How To Write Chordal Basslines. Part 1 - Fifths, rating: 8 |
| The secret to writing good basslines: Use of chord tones! POSTED: 03/18/2011 - 07:49 am |
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| The Modal Approach. Part Five: The Complex, rating: 9.3 |
| Tom Colohue's "The Modal Approach". Part 5 of 5. The end is in sight, with only the more complex of pitch axis and changing tonal centre to cover. POSTED: 12/07/2010 - 04:20 am |
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| The Modal Approach. Part Four: The Progression, rating: 9.6 |
| Tom Colohue's "The Modal Approach". Part 3 of 5. The real beauty of modal interplay is about to be laid bare. POSTED: 11/30/2010 - 04:31 am |
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| The Modal Approach. Part Three: The Tonal Centre, rating: 9.6 |
| Tom Colohue's "The Modal Approach". Part 3 of 5. We're moving on to applications now, beginning with the tonal properties of modes. POSTED: 11/23/2010 - 04:42 am |
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| The Modal Approach. Part Two: The Paperwork, rating: 9.8 |
| Tom Colohue's "The Modal Approach". Part 2 of 5. This article covers facts and formula necessary to constructing and using modes. POSTED: 11/16/2010 - 06:35 am |
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| The Modal Approach. Part One: The Backstory, rating: 9.3 |
| Tom Colohue's "The Modal Approach". Part 1 of 5. This article covers origins and information behind the development of modal theory. POSTED: 11/09/2010 - 07:34 am |
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| Complex Rhythms, rating: 9 |
| This lesson deals with basic and complex rhythms and is essential for any guitarist (or musician). After reading this you can break the rhythmically-challenged guitarist stereotype and maybe your drummer will stop making fun of you. POSTED: 10/22/2010 - 06:11 am |
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| Baby Steps To Learning Lead Guitar. Lesson 1: Basic Music Theory, rating: 7.7 |
| The basics of music theory made even easier! POSTED: 10/14/2010 - 06:43 am |
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| Learn Modes Easy With Pitch Axis Theory, rating: 5 |
| Have you tried to learn the 7 modes, but couldn't memorize all the shapes? I guarantee this lesson will help you learn every mode in every key. Just give it a chance. POSTED: 10/08/2010 - 06:44 am |
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| The Guitar Is Tuned Wrong, rating: 2.8 |
| This isn't an article showing you the Rule Of Fifths or explaining how to tune your guitar a certain way. This is more of a way to explain why tunings work the way they do. This is also a pretty short article. POSTED: 10/07/2010 - 06:56 am |
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| How To Improvise Using Nothing But Licks, rating: 2.3 |
| Ever listened to a guitarist say "You don't need scales" or "Learning that is a waste fo time". Well, they aren't wrong, but they aren't right either. POSTED: 10/05/2010 - 06:41 am |
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