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Chord Phrasing: D, G Progression
What if you’re playing a song and you want to do something more sophisticated than just simply strumming the chords? That’s where this lesson comes in! It’s a discussion of things you can do that can spice up a simple D and G chord progression. You can download the full tab for this lesson here:…
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Chord Families
Knowing how to play a lot of chords is one thing, but knowing where to use them is the trick. That’s why we’re going to spend a little time in this lesson learning about chord families. Most people might not realize it, but songs and scales have their own built-in chord families. By using the…
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G & Em Chord Progressions
When a song is in the key of G major, the Em chord will seamlessly intertwine with the tonic. Remember, ”Tonic” is just a fancy word for the root chord. It’s often referred to as the 1 chord, or the Roman numeral I chord. This chord is dependent upon the key signature of the song-…
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Learning The Guitar
I remember when I first started learning the guitar. I had a cheap little blue electric guitar with a matching amp that my parents bought me when I was 12. Every since that day, I’ve been expanding my knowledge of the instrument. At first, though, it was hard playing that little blue guitar. I couldn’t…
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Songwriting Tips
Being prepared when inspiration hits. Scenario # 1. You are strumming your acoustic guitar, freshly polished, new strings and perfectly tuned. The sound is bright and crisp. You are playing a few chords that you have learnt from Guitar Alliance when bam! A brilliant chord progression hits you like a bolt of lightning. You rush to find a pen…
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Chord Progressions: An Overview
A chord progression (or harmonic progression) is a series of musical chords or chord changes that “aims for a definite goal” of establishing (or contradicting) a tonality founded on a key, root, or tonic chord. Chords and chord theory are generally known as harmony. A chord progression can be thought of as a harmonic simultaneity succession: it offers…