A triad is a chord that contains three different notes.
To understand how chords are built, we return to the major scale.
Take the first, third and fifth notes from the C major scale and you will have a C major chord.
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Having a hard time stretching on the guitar?
You are not alone. It’s very common for guitar players to have difficulty performing certain stretches on the guitar.
The good news is improving your reach on the guitar is well within your reach. It’s just like any other technique on the guitar. If you work on it with the right exercises, you can improve it.
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For many guitarists, the little finger can be the source of grief. Here is how to improve dexterity, strength and coordination in your pinky.
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Are you sometimes puzzled about the best fret-hand fingerings to use in a new song?
Well, you are not alone.
Many guitarists find it difficult to determine the best and correct fingerings for songs. Today we will demystify the basics of fret-hand fingerings so you can answer the question:
“Which finger goes where?”
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Have you ever wondered how a guitarist can play the melody and chords for a song simultaneously? Want to be able to do it on your own guitar?
The guitar is an incredibly versatile instrument, and when you know how to do it, you can create great sounding chord melodies for many songs.
What is a Chord-Melody Arrangement for Guitar?
In chord-melody technique, or chord-melody style, a song is specifically arranged so that the melody line is simultaneously played with suitable accompanying chords on the guitar.
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So whether you are trying to learn a new chord, scale or even some guitar theory; today we will look at something you can start using right now to improve your guitar memory and learn guitar faster.
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Creating your own guitar solos is tons of fun and can become extremely addicting.
For many beginning improvisers though, going from a scale fingering to a full-blown guitar solo seems like a mysterious, confusing and daunting task.
In this article we are going to remove some of this mystery. But before we get started, we need to clear something up…
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