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Here's a few different ways to use the 7(9,13) chord. We'll look at it in funk, blues, and jazz contexts.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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5.00/5 (1 rating) ·
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Here's some basic tips for getting used to hearing notes and intervals. Each interval is presented in context, along with a sound clip to help you remember it.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
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4.81/5 (21 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/18/2000
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Get a handle on using the barre form of the F# minor and learn how it's used in a few different tunes.
Theory/Reference ·
Beginner ·
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4.71/5 (7 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/10/1999
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Here is a fingerstyle arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, complete with alternating bass. The fingerings aren't too difficult and it sounds great when you really get it going.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
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4.71/5 (246 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/28/1999
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Whether you're playing solo or backing up a singer, here's a few tips for creating interesting rhythm guitar parts for accompaniment.
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
107318 Hits ·
4.69/5 (154 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/21/2000
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Here's a few examples that demonstrate how the very sad-sounding minor 6th chord is commonly used. It's perfect for those melancholy moments...
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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4.67/5 (6 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/2/1999
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This is one of my favorite classical tunes and perhaps Satie's most famous, arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Somber and beautiful at the same time....
Classical ·
Advanced ·
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4.63/5 (52 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/18/2000
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Let's learn some rhythm licks a la Jimi Hendrix that you can add to your playing. We'll look at a bunch of variations and examples, and then dissect them for easy digestion. Mmmmm, yummy!
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
202496 Hits ·
4.63/5 (179 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/29/1999
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A fingerstyle version of this classic holiday tune. Fun for the whole family. Also includes boughs of holly (whatever that means)...
Other ·
Advanced ·
9308 Hits ·
4.62/5 (37 ratings) ·
Last modified: 12/21/1999
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Can you walk bass lines like John Paul Jones? Would you want to walk bass lines like John Paul Jones? Take this lesson and the answer to both will be "yes"...
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
39543 Hits ·
4.62/5 (34 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/11/1999
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A few little fills you can use when you're getting down and dirty...
Funk/R&B ·
Advanced ·
97820 Hits ·
4.62/5 (218 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/23/1999
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Here's a discussion of how modes work, as applied to the C major scale. It covers both how to play them melodically as scales, and harmonically as chords.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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4.59/5 (98 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/2/1999
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Here are some nice licks over a chord progression similar to All The Things You Are. They'll help you play over typical standard jazz progressions (but only if you practice them...)
Jazz ·
Intermediate ·
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4.59/5 (137 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/6/1999
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Bends go especially well with funky grooves. Here's a few ideas you can use to put that same feeling in your playing. Bluesy in nature, but that always works well in funk.
Funk/R&B ·
Advanced ·
88518 Hits ·
4.59/5 (117 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/14/1999
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One of my favorite chords is a certain voicing for a C add9, so let's check out this voicing and learn how to use it in place of that regular open-stringed C major chord...
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
48592 Hits ·
4.57/5 (35 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/30/1999
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Here are a few different ways to use a very classic chord - the A minor - and how to incorporate it into your own tunes
Theory/Reference ·
Beginner ·
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4.57/5 (28 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/16/1999
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Let's get a little melancholy with some ideas on how to use the touching GMaj7#11 chord and its scale counterpart - G Lydian. Very misty...
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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4.57/5 (14 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/21/1999
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An introduction to the art of the "slide" and how to put it into your playing to make your solos oh-so-silky smooth...
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
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4.57/5 (93 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/13/1999
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This is a pretty well-known piece that you can use to help both your fingerpicking and your dexterity. It has some really nice changes and is a fun one to play when you really get it going.
Classical ·
Intermediate ·
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4.56/5 (210 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/31/1999
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This is an introduction to the minor chords using barre forms to play them in all keys, with chord charts and music playback to help you get them under your fingers.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
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4.56/5 (191 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/9/1999
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OK, kids. Let's get familiar with the very dominant Aug7 chord, and a great scale to play over it - the Whole Tone scale. We'll jam some funk and play a bit of Monk...
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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4.67/5 (12 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/5/1999
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Here's an excerpt from Niccolo Paganini's Caprice #5 for Violin. Some of you may recognize part of it from the guitar duel in the movie "Crossroads"...
Metal ·
Ridiculous ·
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4.52/5 (235 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/26/1999
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Let's get a better understanding of modes of the major scale by looking at the C Aeolian (minor) scale and how it relates to C major. There's some charts and explanations of how to construct these scales, and when to use the C Aeolian scale for soloing.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
69774 Hits ·
4.52/5 (31 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/8/1999
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Learn how to use those perennial favorites, the dominant 7th chord, and its associated scale, the Mixolydian. There's a little blues, a little latin, and some good clean fun...
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
25758 Hits ·
4.52/5 (31 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/1/1999
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Here's an intermediate fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional folk classic. Enjoy.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
71199 Hits ·
4.51/5 (201 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/16/1999
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This is an introduction to the basic open major chords, with chord charts and music playback to help you get them under your fingers.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
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Here are some quick tips for enhancing your soloing over blues tunes, with some cool licks and explanations for why they work harmonically.
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
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4.50/5 (475 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/23/2001
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How can we use the blues scale to play over minor chords in different styles? Take this award-winning lesson and find out...
Theory/Reference ·
Advanced ·
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4.50/5 (48 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/26/1999
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OK, time to think rhythmically now. We going to explore the triplet and how you can put it in your playing to win friends and influence people...
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
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4.49/5 (41 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/21/1999
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Sam Munro's lesson on Extended 9th's got me thinking about how you can create hip lines using upper structure triads. Here's what I came up with...
Jazz ·
Advanced ·
67962 Hits ·
4.48/5 (48 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/28/1999
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Get a handle on fingerpicking patterns and use them to play through your favorite tunes. There's lots of examples with explanations of the technique used for each.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Beginner ·
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4.47/5 (1116 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/26/2001
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Here's how a jazzer might reharmonize a C minor blues, a la "Equinox" by John Coltrane or "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter, with explanations of chord choices and scales used.
Jazz ·
Intermediate ·
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4.47/5 (32 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/7/1999
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Let's take a look at the inner workings of the Harmonic Minor scale to unlock its potential for generating hardcore shred licks
Metal ·
Advanced ·
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4.46/5 (224 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/20/1999
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What do the C Dorian scale and Cm7 chord have in common and how can you use them in your playing? Here's some ideas using jazz and funk examples.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
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4.46/5 (35 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/1/1999
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Here's a classic tune from the Baroque master, J.S. Bach, arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Very spiritual...
Classical ·
Intermediate ·
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4.45/5 (86 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/19/1999
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This is an introduction to the major chords using barre forms to play them in all keys, with chord charts and music playback to help you get them under your fingers.
Basics ·
Beginner ·
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4.44/5 (865 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/24/2000
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Here are some solo and chordal ideas in the style of Jimi Hendrix, with cool bends, double stops, and a bunch of musical examples to get yer ya-ya's out...
Rock/Pop ·
Advanced ·
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4.44/5 (371 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/27/1999
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Here are a few ways you can use both the E locrian scale and the always useful Em7b5 chord in your playing, with a few examples showing them in different styles
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
47844 Hits ·
4.43/5 (53 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/7/1999
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Here are some more tasty licks in the style of that blues firebrand, Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan...
Blues ·
Advanced ·
106667 Hits ·
4.43/5 (102 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/24/1999
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Here are a few licks in a style similar to that of the great Tele-Master, Albert Lee. There's a nice double-stop run, and plenty of room for twangin'.
Country ·
Expert ·
197502 Hits ·
4.42/5 (297 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/27/1999
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