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Guitar Effects
What are effects?? Effects can be anything used to alter the pure sound of an instrument or voice. In early days outdoor theaters were designed in such a way that would give the voices or the music the most dynamic range of volume possible. This way a larger crowd could enjoy the music without amplification that did not…
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What are arpeggios?
An arpeggio is built from the notes that make up a chord, but are picked as individual notes. They may be used as fill-ins, linking melodies with chords and chord/melody. Arpeggios have their own patterns but not unlike their chord counterparts. There are 5 basic patterns for each type of arpeggio just like there were…
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Phase Shifter
A Phase Shifter creates a complex frequency response containing many regularly-spaced “notches” in an incoming signal by combining it with a copy of itself out of phase, and shifting the phase relationship cyclically. The phasing effect creates a “whooshing” sound that is reminiscent of the sound of a flying jet. This effect dominates the sound…
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“Who’ll Stop The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Difficulty: Easy This is a great song to help you work on your strumming. Notice that the strumming stays constant, and you are playing basic chords.
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Back In Black by AC/DC
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Main Riff This signature tune by AC/DC is written in the key of E. It begins with a simple E-D-A chord progression with a lead fill built off of the E pentatonic minor. The lead fill may take a little practice to get up to speed. The riff ends with a “walk-up” on the…
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Added Ninth Chords Overview
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a 9th chord. 9th chords are a totally different animal and are built upon 7th chords. They use the 7th scale step whereas added 9th chords do not. Don’t look at added 9th chords…
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Acoustic Guitar Care
This article will explain how to take care of your acoustic guitar. An acoustic guitar will last a lifetime if properly taken care of.
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D Shape Barre Chord
This barre chord can come in handy when you least expect it. It’s a little difficult to play at first…
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Delay
Delay is probably one of the most valuable effects. It is the building block that many other effects such as reverb, flange and chorus are built from. A delay is basically what the name says. It is a delay of the original signal of the guitar that plays at a set time after the original notes or chord…
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Dm7: open chord diagram
Minor Seventh (formally “minor/minor seventh”, also m7,-7): root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.