Holdsworthian Diatonic Chords
The way Allan Holdsworth thought about chords as being groups of (usually 4) notes from a scale blew my mind […]
How to See Music Theory on the Guitar Fretboard
For the most part I taught myself to play guitar. I spent a year at Music College and had a […]
Complicated Chords with Memorable Shapes
You might be somewhat put-off by learning the so-called advanced chords with big, scary names like Cmaj13(#11) and so on, […]
5 Ways to Learn More Chords on Guitar
We all know that sitting down to learn a bunch of chord shapes is probably one of the most tedious […]
How to Move Chord Inversions Across the Fretboard
The top four strings on the guitar are a great area to exploit for tight funky chords. In this blog […]
What Exactly are the Basics of Learning Guitar? (Part 2)
In Part 1 we looked at scales and chords as part of the equation for learning the basics on guitar. […]
9 Things You Need to Know to Play Slash Chords
Have you ever come across a chord like G/B or D/F# and wondered how to play it? Beginning guitarists are […]
Unorthodox Guitar: Allan Holdsworth Style Chords
One of my all-time favorite guitar players, and possibly the single biggest influence on my playing over the years, has […]