Guitar Noise

We’re going to take some chord shapes that you know already and start working on moveable chords. These chords sound cool and we’ve thrown in several examples.

A quick guide to reading music notation. This is something that many of you have asked for. It is also something that any and every serious musician needs.

Knowing the little nuances of different musical genres can help you be a more flexible musician. The more styles you can play, the more music you can play.

A popular reader request is a lesson on how to get a Celtic sounding guitar style. This lesson has more than a few ideas to achieve that sound.

This article is full of advice for anyone thinking of buying their next guitar online. David shares some of his experiences in buying instruments from ebay.

Today we’re going to introduce the subject of modulation. Modulation is a great songwriting tool and a key subject to understanding how music is put together.

We are going to dispel some of the mysteries and anxieties surrounding songs written in minor keys. Included in this lesson is a whole bevy on examples.

We’re going to learn how to transpose songs into different keys. This is fairly easy to do, and an important skill if you want to play with other musicians.

Every songwriter is going to have their own unique spin. It’s what makes people want to listen to what you have to say.

This article examines the myth of the self-taught guitarist.

This is the second part of our theory and songwriting workshop. In this article we’ll come up with a simple way of figuring out a singer’s vocal range.

This is the first in a series that looks at how melodies and chords work together. It includes specific examples from some well known songs.

In this lesson we take a look at singing and playing guitar at the same time. Surprisingly, this is something anyone can learn to do well.

What are harmonics and how are they produced? We’re going to delve into these questions and show you how use harmonics to spice up a few songs.

This lesson takes a look at an unusual phenomenon known as sustained tones. You can hear it in songs by Oasis, Pink Floyd, Indigo Girls and others.

On the one year anniversary of his first article for Guitar Noise, David Hodge takes off on one of his tangents and considers all things in the guitar universe.

Here is a great lesson on chord shapes. We’ve got great examples backing us up too, including songs by Counting Crows and The Who.

The title says it all. This lesson looks back on some of the recent techniques we’ve learned and reinforces them with some practical and recognizable examples.

This lesson looks at the workings of chords other than the basic major, minor, augmented and diminished.

This beginner music theory lesson looks at how to put chords together. We’ll examine the four main chord types in some detail.