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Practice Session 4 – Chord Tones

September 7, 2008 By Lee 2 Comments

Guitar Practice Session 4 – Chord tones in the key of C major

Following on from part 3, here are some patterns based around the lower strings. [Read more…]

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Practice Session 3 – Chord Tones

September 7, 2008 By Lee Leave a Comment

Guitar Practice Session 3 – Chord tones in the key of C major

In the first two practice sessions we used the common I-IV-V chord progression in C major to practice playing chord tones. Now we will do the same thing again but use all of the (triad) chords in the key. [Read more…]

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Practice Session 2 – Chord Tones

September 7, 2008 By Lee Leave a Comment

Guitar Practice Session 2 – The I IV V Progression in C major

In part 1 we broke down the top three strings of the C, F and G major chords around the third fret. Once you have spent a little bit of time on part 1 you can now go about playing around with the bottom three strings.

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Practice Session 1 – Chord Tones

September 7, 2008 By Lee 3 Comments

Guitar Practice Session 1 – The I IV V Progression in C major

The I IV V progression is no doubt the most common chord progression. Itโ€™s been used for years and is still used today in thousands of songs in virtually all genres. In this session we are going to get used to the chord tones on the top three strings in one position. [Read more…]

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C Dorian Jam Track

September 7, 2008 By Lee Leave a Comment

Funky Blues Jam in C Dorian

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The CAGED Guitar System

September 7, 2008 By Lee 1 Comment

What is the CAGED system? In my opinion itโ€™s something that gets too much attention for the wrong reasons and not enough attention for the right ones. [Read more…]

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Guitar Improvisation – Part 2

September 7, 2008 By Lee 3 Comments

I’ve left this a bit longer than I had hoped since writing part one and I’ve kind of forgotten what I had in mind! Never mind, it’s all relevant. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Guitar Improvisation – Part 1

September 7, 2008 By Lee 4 Comments

Guitar Improvisation – The Black Art. How do you know what to play over what chords?

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Dominant Blues Jam Tracks

September 4, 2008 By Lee Leave a Comment

BB King Style Dominant Blues Jam Tracks In Various Keys
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Barre Chords Explained

September 4, 2008 By Lee 6 Comments

Barre chords (or bar chords or whatever way you prefer to spell them) should be mastered by all guitarists. If you know how to find the notes on the fifth and sixth strings then you’ll have instant ability to play any major, minor, major seventh, minor seventh and dominant seventh chord, in any key and two positions of the guitar fretboard with just a few shapes to learn.,,,

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