Subject: Happy Halloween 2016
Happy Halloween 2016
October 31st, 2016 at 8:33 am EDTHey all you cool Cats and Kittens, Tricks? Or Treats? I thought since today is a fun day of costumes and candy here in the States, I'd dig into the vault and pull out a little treat for you from Guitar Tricks. Special guest Tony Bones taught a lesson ...
G Major Progression
October 30th, 2016 at 2:27 pm EDTHey Friend, Had a little family outing this morning, doing something we don't normally do. We had a family picture taken for the upcoming holiday season. Yesterday we finished up the last basic chord in the key of G major. Since F#° prompted me to ...
F# Diminished Barre Chords
October 29th, 2016 at 12:57 pm EDTHey Friend, Guess what day it is? Yup, time for barre chords! Hurray! F#° turns out to be easier as a triad than as a barre chord. The root 6 barre chord is at the second fret. Place your index finger on the sixth string at the second fret. Your m ...
F# Diminished Positions
October 28th, 2016 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, Better late than never, right? For F#° chords (remember, the little degree symbol means 'diminished' in music notation), I mean. Exercise files There are ten unique positions up the neck, with eight different shapes you can use. In fac ...
Well, Sorry About That
October 27th, 2016 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, I was working along this morning, getting the daily email ready to go, when my wife came in and knocked me off my axis. There was some strange behavior with one of her online accounts, so it understandably got my attention. I've pretty we ...
Intro to F# Diminished
October 26th, 2016 at 9:16 am EDTHey Friend, I know I'm running a little late today with the lesson. I took today off to take care of some things and while I was putting today's message together, I was listening to Boston's "Don't Look Back" album. I should know better! I've got my ...
E Minor as the VIm Chord
October 25th, 2016 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, E minor has a substantial role in the key of G major. As the six chord (VIm), it will get used a bunch in songs. In Rock , Blues and Country, the six chord is used very often to create tension in the chord progression. It's a very common ...
Songs in G Major
October 24th, 2016 at 8:38 am EDTHey Friend, So far in the key of G major, we've looked at the G, Am, Bm, C and D triads. Next up will be E minor, which we've seen before in the key of C major. Before we get there, though, what can you do with the chords we've already talked about? ...
D Major Barre Chords
October 23rd, 2016 at 4:19 pm EDTHey Friend, Happy Sunday to you! I've been working through all sorts of fun little chores around the house, so now it's time to take a little break and touch base with you. Today's message is about the D major barre chords. I put together some exerci ...
Isolated Guitar Goodness
October 22nd, 2016 at 11:20 am EDTHey Friend, As I was working my way through the onslaught of daily email I receive(you too, right?), I opened up the Guitar World Daily Shred Letter because a headline jumped out at me: "Are You a Headstock Snob?" I have to admit I am, though not n ...