Tag Archives: chords

In this lesson we’re going to look at the chords in the key of F sharp minor, or the F sharp minor chord scale. The chords of F sharp minor come directly from the notes of the scale.

Power chords are a staple in rock music and have been used to create some of the most iconic riffs in rock n’ roll history. In this lesson we’re going to take a quick look at inverted power chords, which are some of the heaviest sounding chords there are.

Navigating the guitar fretboard can be quite daunting. It’s a grid of notes that, when taken at face value, offers little insight into the nature of how it works. But if we drill down and start applying the basic structures of music to the guitar, interconnected shapes and patterns start to emerge that help you map out the fretboard.

If you started learning guitar with a pick, fingerpicking can seem a bit daunting as your picking hand will likely be a bit stiff and uncoordinated. Not to worry though. In this lesson we’ll go through some fingerpicking exercises that’ll help get your fingers in shape and moving smoothly across the strings.

In this lesson we’re going to break down the iconic riff of The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. It’s pretty straightforward as far as the progression, but does offer some nuanced picking patterns over arpeggiated chords that can be a little tricky to play.

In previous lessons we’ve learned about reading guitar tabs and scale diagrams. Just as important as those skills is the ability to read chord diagrams as it’s the easiest and quickest way to learn chord structures. In this lesson we’ll break down how to read guitar chord diagrams and the different types of diagrams you’ll likely come across.

In previous lessons we’ve learned about major, minor and diminished triads. In this lesson we’ll round out the triads with augmented triads. We’ll take a look at the interval structure that creates the augmented triad and map them to the guitar fretboard.

The circle of fifths is an invaluable tool that reveals important relationships between pitches and organizes them in a way that’s very useful to understanding diatonic harmony.

Guitar arpeggios are when the notes of a chord are played individually one after another. They can be used to add a bit of color to guitar playing.