@Hbriem - Thanks, another good tip... will give it a shot, although it doesn't seem like the kind of thing I'd be good at :) Neither am I. But it's v...
Train your ear.By that I mean, think of a recognisable melody or tune that you know well, say Frere Jacques, Whole Lotta Love or Happy Birthday. Then...
Well, the general rule of thumb is that two chords can substitute for each other if they share 2 or more notes. Looking at the normal major scale cho...
Maybe someone could tell me why playing 12-bar blues in G requires a flatted Iv? So, it's I-IVb-V or F-Bb-C. I see it now all over the place, but do n...
I've posted this before but it bears repeating.Here's a table some have found useful.Major Relative Key I ii iii IV V vi vii°...
Yes, barre chords are generally easier in the "middle" of the neck, say from fret 3 to 8 or so. After that they get harder again because there's so l...
Well, barre chords are much easier to play on an electric than an acoustic, easier on a nylon-string acoustic than a steel-string, easier with a thin(...
A few suggestions.1) Practice doing the E, A, Em and Am chord shapes without the index finger, leaving that free and moving them up. They actually so...
Of course any bass amp can be used for any bass, whatever its brand.Some big, strong guitar amps and speakers "can" be used for bass, but probably sho...
2- in the Accidental notes how to know if its sharp or flat ? like in e minor why the f# is f# not gb ? and thank u They're called enharmonics, 1 not...
So my teacher showed me this chord progression, it was E, to G, to C, to A. and right then my mind was blown.He told me to analyze it, and I came up b...
Doh! I forgot about our very own David Hodge's excellent Complete Idiot's Guide to Bass Playing. Should be in every bass player's library.
Well, you've got the right idea, but bass playing is a big subject, worthy of whole books and can't really be compressed into a couple of sentences. ...
There's really only one answer to that. Learn the major scale. It's the foundation of all music. Everything else is just variations.
im just trying to understand better the purpose of scales and im a bit confused. this theory stuff is too much like maths and i'm pretty sure i failed...