4 Basic Tips for Practicing Scales
Playing scales should be a part of your regular practice routine. It’s like going to the gym; practicing scales is a form of physical exercise for your fingers and in…
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Learn Simple Chords First
Learning simple guitar chords is the most important thing for the absolute beginner. To play guitar, all you really need to know is a handful of open position chords, a…
How to Tune Your Guitar by Ear
It is important for all guitarists to be able to tune their guitar. Even with all the digital tuners and apps available you will also need to learn how to…
7th Chords
Lots of songs use only the basic chords (major and minor),but there are also many songs that use 7th chords. 7th chords are made up of 4 different notes unlike…
Simple Chord Progressions
Once you’ve learned some of the basic chords on the guitar, the next step is to learn to move from one chord to the next. This is what we call…
Music Theory 101 – Guitar Lessons Huntington Beach
Music theory is a vast subject. There are so many things to learn and it can be hard to know where to begin. Let’s start by learning what a “key”…
More 3 Chord Rock and Roll
3 chord rock and roll songs can be found in any era/decade of rock music. 3 chord songs are also the basis of most pop, country and folk music. Here’s…
3 Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
Here are 3 patterns of an A minor pentatonic scale. Most blues and rock guitar riffs derive from these patterns. The first step is to practice and memorize them.Then you…
3 Chord Rock and Roll
It’s amazing how many rock songs are based around 3 chords.It really doesn’t matter which decade you choose, you can find 1000’s of them. From early Elvis to The Black…
Guitar Finger Exercise For Total Beginners
If you’re just starting out on guitar and don’t to know where to begin, try this simple finger exercise. It won’t sound like you’re playing a song but it will…