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Open D Major 7th Chord
This chord is very easy to play. Just place your 1st finger across the 2nd frets of the G, B, and high E strings. To sound the chord just strum the D, G, B, and high E strings. Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers…
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Pawn Shop Guitars: How To Get A Good Deal
One of the most important things to remember when considering the purchase of pawn shop guitars, no matter where they come from, is the price. The pawnshop can be thought of as the world’s oldest financial institution. It can be traced to ancient China, when merchants would hold collateral and heirlooms in exchange for rice. Here,…
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Measures
When writing music down on paper for other musicians to play the music is divided into what is called measures. The measures are divided with vertical lines. The lines that musical notes are placed on are called staffs. Can you see the vertical lines in the music staff below? Same thing here in this tablature staff: Note:…
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“The Five Basic Chord Shapes” Video
Most of the chords that you will learn in the future can be derived from 5 basic chord shapes: C, A, G, E, and D. Together they spell the word CAGED which should help you remember them. There are major chords and minor chords.
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Rock And Roll Hoochie Coo by Johnny Winter
Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced Tempo: 100 beats per minute Key Signature: ARelease Date – 1970 Intro Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Verse Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Chorus Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Click Here For The Complete Transcription To “Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo” (PDF) Click Here For The Complete Transcription To “Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo” (PowerTab)
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Casey Jones by The Grateful Dead
Key Signature: C major Time Signature: Standard 4/4 time Composer – Garcia / Hunter Where to find this song – Workingman’s Dead track # 8 Release Date – June 1970
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Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Chuck Berry Where to find this song – Chuck Berry Is On Top track #6 Release Date – November 1959
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Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix
Difficulty: Intermediate In his brief four-year reign, Jimi Hendrix expanded the electric guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at merging all manner of music into one precise art form, often with experiments that produced high-quality feedback and roaring distortion. His frequent hurricane blasts of noise and dazzling showmanship proved that he could and would play…
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Suspended Fourth Chords
A suspended chord is a chord that creates a subtle harmonic tension by adding an extra note that sounds like it wants to resolve back to the original chord. You can hear their use in most types of music. Technically the extra note is the 4th step in the major scale replacing the 3rd. Common…