Christmas Guitar Notes Play-A-Long Here’s some note reading practice with a traditional Christmas song for the holidays. At the end I go over the chords as well. Learning to read guitar notes can be a lot of fun. The trick is to keep at it a little at a time and find lots of songs ...…
Would you like to really be able to read notes on guitar? This is a invaluable exercise to help you in your journey. It’s not easy to read music traditional notation on the guitar. On a piano the notes make sense – when they go up on the paper, they on up on the keyboard. ...…
Here’s a note reading exercise for guitar using the song Aura Lee, also known as Love Me Tender as sung by Elvis Presley. This tune uses notes on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings.…
Another common chord pattern is I – IV – I – V, sometimes called the “Happy Progression”. In the key of G this is G – C – G – D. Practice this pattern with a basic strum, then try the song “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morris. Most of the song consists of the ...…
Between most notes there is what we call a “whole step”. This refers to the distance between the notes. Now we’ll use the correct musical term – “interval”. The distance between two notes is called the “interval”. The interval between the notes A and B is a whole step. The interval (distance) from C ...…
The I – iv – IV – V chord progression (turnaround) is common in Western popular music. Played with a triplet feel it becomes a Rock Ballad It’s the basis for the verses of The Bangles 1989 hit “Eternal Flame” as well as Radiohead’s “No Surprises”. Recent examples include Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” and Justin ...…
Here’s some examples of songs and how I use the 4 chord “Turnaround” pattern or chord progression. I included in a quick example of when to change keys.…
OK, are you ready for some serious music theory? Well – not that serious. Get that sour look off your face. I’m going to explain the roman numeral system that is often used to describe chord progressions or patterns. It’s actually not that complicated. I’ll start with the basics and go into ...…
A second example of a Common Chord Pattern or chord progression is what is commonly called the “Turnaround” Pattern. Again, this pattern can be found in most popular styles of music. This pattern can be described using the roman numeral system I’ve mentioned earlier. In this case it would be: I – vi – IV ...…
