Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan We use this tune quite a bit, in different variations, so I thought I’d share our transcription here. I have it written as a chord chart, but if the student wanted to get deeper into the finger patterns of the song, it’s totally doable. Note to capo the…
Chromatic Exercises for Beginners Here is one example of a chromatic exercise I use for students just starting out. There are many variations on this, but this example is very straight forward. Using only the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd finger, play the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fret on each string, then continue and play the…
Major 7th Chords pt. 2 More major 7th voicings! This time on string groups 2-3-4-5, but as with the first article, presented in C major 7th for all (C-E-G-B). The first example is the chord shape most guitarists use for a major 7th. It’s a very useful shape, and easy to locate, since the…
Minor 7th Chords Part 2 More Minor 7th chords! In part one we looked at the 4 minor 7th chords in a string group, then flipped a note from low E to high E and made 4 more chords. Now, we’ll look at the same chords presented in a different string group. Like the first…