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Standard Tuning
Standard tuning is when the guitar is tuned to E, a, d, g, b, e. In the music industry it is the assumed default if a specific tuning is not mentioned. Standard tuning provides simple fingering for many chords and the ability to play common scales with reasonable left-hand movement. The separation of the first…
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The Right Wrong Notes
Beyond The Box When playing music we can use scales as a guide which will tell us what notes will work best for a particular song. The pentatonic scale is a good example. The five notes in the pentatonic are all you need sometimes, but at some point may players want to be able to…