On a six-string guitar, Nashville tuning involves replacing the four lowest strings with thinner strings tuned an octave higher than … More
Category: Chords
Drop2 chords bebop scales (Randy Vincent)
An short extract of Randy Vincent drop2 book : the 4 bebob scales. Mp3s: C Major “Shearing style” scale C … More
How to deal with both guitar and piano in a band?
There are some special considerations that need to be taken into account when guitar and piano, both play in a … More
Close and open harmony
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia C-major triad in close and open harmony A chord is in close harmony (also called … More
Block chord soloing
In our quest for chord soloing freedom, I thought I would jump right into the deep end and begin … More
What the hell with Shearing style chords on a guitar?
We all know George Shearing’s chords on piano, but what this really means on guitar, as some confusion still exists … More
More on block chords
The block chord, also known as “chord melody”, is a musical technique used by jazz musicians since the end of … More
Block chords
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A block chord is a chord or voicing built directly below the melody either on … More
The Brazilian guitar book (Nelson Faria) /Tristeza
Just wanted to share an extract of my favorite Brazilian guitar book, written by Nelson Faria, here is Tristeza arrangement; … More
Quartal harmony
Quartal harmony uses the fourth interval as a basic building block. The chords have a more open, ambiguous sound because … More
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