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Tonic
The tonic is the first scale degree of a diatonic scale (for example, the major scale, is a diatonic scale). Sometimes it’s called the 1st scale step, or the 1st. The tonic is often confused with the root, which is the reference note of a chord, rather than that of the scale. It is often…
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Amaj7
A Major 7th Open
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Signe by Eric Clapton
Difficulty:Intermediate NO PICK on this one guys and gals! It’s just too hard to play that way. The acoustic is in standard tuning. For a real challenge, play it on a nylon acoustic if you have one. Talk about a workout!
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Compressor
So what exactly is a compressor? A compressor is a signal processor that is used to reduce the dynamic range between the softest and loudest parts of the audio signal. Think of the sound of your guitar as a wave. There is a peak where it is at its highest level and a trough where it…
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How To Tune A Floyd Rose
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Phase Shifter
Phase shifters are like flangers except they have multiple flanges going on at the same time and sometimes with no predetermined speed. Both are great additions to any guitar player’s set-up.
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Drop D Tuning Chords For Guitar
Drop D tuning is great, but playing chords requires some adjustment. This article contains several chord charts of chord voicings for drop D tuning. Getting tuned to drop D is a simple endeavor. The low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. The rest of the strings remain the same. You’ll end…
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“Steal My Kisses” by Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
Difficulty: Easy His most successful album to date, 1999’s Burn to Shine blended Harper’s fondness of ’20s jazz compositions and urban beatboxing, resulting in a clever and passionate collection of songs. “Steal My Kisses” and “Suzie Blue” were radio favorites, landing him two headlining world tours and an opening spot on the Dave Matthews Band’s summer trek of 2000.
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Flange
Flange was created by accident in a studio. It was found that if you played back a reel-to-reel tape of the guitar track and held up the reel with your hand and let it go it would catch up with the other tracks causing what would become known as flanging. The best way I can describe this effect…
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Chorus
Chorus can be either one of two things. Part of a song form: A chorus can be a part of song that has a line or lines that are repeated. Also called the refrain. A guitar effect: Chorus is a version of delay and is a favorite effect for clean sounds. Chorus gives the impression of multiple instruments…