Should I Stay or Should I go – The Clash Pt.1 This is a classic tune that every guitar player should know! Especially after the popularity of Stranger Things! This one may be tough for a 1-2 year student, but there are ways to make it a little easier. You’ll need to know your basic…
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…
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…
Major 7th Arpeggios Part 2 In part 1, we looked at C Major 7th Arpeggios from the 5th position. Now for part 2, we’re looking at the 8th position. All the examples presented will be in 8th position, and each example will begin with the chord shape closest in relation to the arpeggio. Try to…
Minor 7th Arpeggios Part 2 In the first Minor 7th arpeggios article, we looked at an A minor arpeggio in the 1st position. Here we’ll look at another A minor arpeggio only presented in 5th position. Each example posted will have the chord, then the lick. It’s important to link these together. It’s also important…
Major 7th Arpeggios Part 1 In this article we’re going to look at some examples of one Major 7th arpeggio shape, and some short phrases with increasing complexity as the examples go on. All the examples will contain the same arpeggio, and all examples will also have the corresponding chord preceding it. It’s a good…
Major 7th Chords In this article we’re going to look at some Major 7th chord voicings. For these examples, we’re using C major 7th. The spelling for the chord is C-E-G-B. Keep in mind, some of these voicings will not be ones that you’re used to seeing before, and they may prove difficult at…
Minor 7th Arpeggios Part 1 – In A Minor I’ve attached some arpeggio exercises to this post for practice. They will all be in A minor, and each exercise uses the same minor 7th voicing, the same 3 string arpeggio, and the examples become more complex. The first example is the introduction to the arpeggio…
Minor 7th Chords: Is 16 ways to play the same chord enough? No haha. But it’s a good start. Here are 16 ways to play a G minor 7th chord for guitar. The voicings are setup so the lowest note can also be switched to the highest one, effectively giving you two ways to…