Guitar Switchbacks: Join Scales with Descending Drone Riffs
You’ve learned one scale position. Now you’ve learned another. But how do you connect them? That’s what switchbacks do. They’re small groups of three descending…
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How to Change Scales With the Chords in Blues
One of the biggest questions I get from students is this: how do I change scales with the chords? It’s a great question, and the…
Major vs Minor Scales on Guitar: The Relative Key Secret
Here’s something that trips up a lot of guitarists: G major and E minor use exactly the same notes. Same scale, same frets, same fingers…
How to Make G C D Sound Better on Guitar
There are thousands of hit songs built on G, C, and D. Same three chords — but they all sound different. The difference isn’t in…
Cool Acoustic Guitar Riffs in C Major / A Minor
Let’s talk about something simple that sounds beautiful. Acoustic riffs in C major and A minor. This is first position stuff, the diatonic scale laid…
Guitar Capo for Beginners: Play Any Key With Simple Chords
A capo is one of the best things a beginner can buy. Ten bucks, and suddenly those five or six open chords you already know…