Guitar: Lessons

Sometimes referred to as cowboy or folk chords. These chords are played in the fret one, two, and three are of the guitar neck and include at least one open string. Technically the open position includes the open strings and frets one, two, three and four. These are typically the first chords anyone learning to play the guitar learn.

The "E/F Movable Barre Form" chords are movable form chords based on the open position E, Em, E7, and Em7 chords. With the root on string six, these chords can be transposed to ANY key.

Not to leave our guitar players out of the action here is a chart for basic chords for guitar. The basic open position chords that all guitar players should know. These are typically the first chords beginner learn.

Using chord "Voice Leading" principles we will explore all 4 voicings of core seventh chords using string family 1 2 3 4 chords.

Developing you single note picking starts with holding the pick properly, choosing the proper size and material and actually working on picking on your guitar.

What is up, down, higher, lower, top, bottom, ascending, descending on a guitar? Up, down, higher, lower, top, bottom, ascending, descending should refer to musical pitch and not to direction as we know it. Up and higher refers to the raising of musical pitch. Down and lower refer to the lowering of musical pitch. Top refers to the upper note of a chord voicing or musical phrase and bottom refers to the lowest note.

Using the blues progression will can explore all voicings on string family 1 2 3 4. Using Voice Leading principles we will explore all 4 voicings of a seventh chords. To goal here is to play a different voicing in each measure. By transposing the C7 voicings to F7 (up 5 frets) and G7 (up 2 frets from F7).

The traditional/standard guitar chord diagram is typically used for showing chords. It is also used for showing scales-shapes, licks, and runs.

Fingerboard reference chart of natural, sharp, and flats note names for six-string guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

The "Guitarele, guilele" is a tenor body sized ukulele with additional stow strings, five and size. Tuned A D G C E A. This is the same tuning as the top four strings of C tuning with a low G with an added A and D.. Also the same tuning as a standard tuned guitar an a capo at the fifth fret (A D G C E A).

This is a guest lesson/article by internationally renowned jazz guitarist and educator Chuck Anderson. Normally, we think of fingering as a technical subject. Using a good and efficient fingering makes sense. It should make anything that you play easier and more dependable.

Single sheet summary of the A Blues Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning.

Single sheet summary of the A and E Blues Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning.

Single sheet summary of the C Blues Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Pentatonic Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Dorian Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Mixolydian Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Aeolian (Natural Minor) Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Ionian (Major) Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Lydian Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the C Mixolydian +4 Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Single sheet summary of the A Pentatonic Scale fingerboard shapes for guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).