Important music theory & Diminished chords
In today’s live stream, I talked about the major scale, how to harmonize it with triads AND 7th chords. Then I showed you how to play diminished chords, and how to use them.
Using Diminished over Minor
Most people think of the diminished scale only as a tool for dominant chords. But hey, you can make it sound nice over minor chords too. Here we have 2 licks that are resolving back to E minor chord tones. That’s the important part! An exotic scale like this one works as long as you […]
4 Note Diminished Scale Pattern
The Symmetrical Diminished Scale is an 8 note scale that has a very simple construction. It’s constructed by alternating whole and half steps and sounds very sophisticated and colourful.
Dim 7 Arpeggios over Dominant Chords
Let’s see how we can use a diminished 7 arpeggio as a way to resolve a 5 chord. Each note is a minor 3rd apart, which translates to 3 frets on the guitar. I’m playing the arpeggio over an E7 chord. If you start on the major 3rd, the first 3 notes are chord tones […]
Here’s Tasty Lick Number Three
Here is a little fun lick for you. It has some diminished arpeggio runs, but I play it over E minor. You can do that with the diminished arpeggio. The last 4 notes are from the minor blues scale.
Secret Blues Turnaround
I guess the secret is now out. Well, it’s kind of a challenge to play it smoothly, but that’s okay. It should give you something to work on. It is a very good idea to work on small and somewhat difficult pieces of music on a regular basis. It short enough that it’s not overwhelming. […]
Mastering The Blues
Play better blues solos & find your own voice Blues is at the heart of everything I play. I love it, and I’ve spent many years working on my skills as a blues guitarist, and it sure was a lot of work. I’ve also been successful at teaching hundreds (if not thousands) of guitar players […]
Lick Of The Week 1
Lick Of The Week 1 – this is 2 hours, 20 minutes of fun! This is a collection of 17 lessons that have I been published under the “Lick Of The Week” page. All lessons come with PDF TAB/GuitarPro 6 files, and a few of these have Mp3 files associated with them (drum loops and […]
Introduction To The Blues
Want to learn how to play the Blues? Sorry, this course is no longer available as a download. Contact me if you have any questions. LAST CHANCE. This downloadable course will be removed tomorrow. Then this course is for you. This is a 1 hours and 40 minutes 2 hour long video for guitar players new to […]
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