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Diatonic Scale Formulas
Here are the intervals that create the major scale and it’s modes.
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How To Use A Compressor
What does a compressor do? Compression is probably the most misused effect that is used by guitarists. This misuse is probably a result of the fact that many players do not understand what compression is or what it does. When a new guitar player gets a hold of a new effects unit they expect that…
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Wah-Wah
A Wah-wah pedal is a foot-operated pedal, technically a kind of band-pass filter, which allows only a small portion of the incoming signal’s frequencies to pass. Rocking the pedal back and forth alternately allows lower and higher frequencies to pass through, the effect being similar to a person saying “wah”. The wah-wah pedal, used with…
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Equalizer
An Equalizer adjusts the frequency response in a number of different frequency bands. A graphic equalizer (or “graphic EQ”) provides slider controls for a number of frequency region. Each of these bands has a fixed width (Q) and a fixed center-frequency, and as such, the slider changes only the level of the frequency band.
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Alternating Bass Exercises
Simply strumming chords to a song can get quite boring rather quickly. Here we are going to alternate between a bass line and the chord voicing to create a more interesting sonic landscape from some of the basic chord forms that you already know.
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Do I need to know scales in order to solo?
You don’t need to know scales to play lead guitar, or for that matter, any instrument. A lot of the old blues players claim that they don’t know any scales or theory whatsoever. All you need is an ear to tell you if the notes sound good. Knowing scales does however, allows you to be…
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How To Use A Capo
You can use a capo to easily change the key of a song. A lot of people do this so that they can sing the song in a range that is comfortable. Regardless of where you place a capo, the idea is that you create a ‘floating nut’.
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What Is A Chord/Lyric Sheet?
A chord/lyric sheet usually contains (1) the chords used in the song (2) the lyrics within the song.
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How To Read Slash Sheets
Slash sheets provide an overall structure for playing chords. This page will tell you how to read them.
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DADGAD Tuning
There is a whole subculture of guitarists who play exclusively in DADGAD tuning, as it lends itself well to certain types of styles (celtic music, for example). But, DADGAD has also been explored by Jimmy Page and other rock guitarists. I like to refer to it as “dad gad” tuning. Here’s how to tune to…