A scale is a way of grouping and ordering musical notes. For our purposes, scales are important for creating melodies, solos, and attaching chords together. We’re going to start with the Em Pentatonic scale. The next technique we’re going to tackle is power chords. Lesson 15 – The Em Pentatonic Scale was last modified: January […]

Now that we’ve learned a couple of chords, we can talk about how to get from one chord to another. To make the change sound smoother, we’re going to use a technique called a pivot finger. We’ll practice playing the chord change slowly and then pick up the tempo a bit and play along with […]

So now let’s try learning another chord that is very similar to the Em chord we learned earlier. This new one is called Asus2. Peter will also explain what a chord is from a musical perspective and the different types of chords that exist. The next step is to learn how to switch between Em […]

So far we have learned about the parts of the guitar and the amplifier and how to get sounds that we want. We looked at different playing positions, how to hold a pick, and we’ve also learned about left hand positions and thumb placement. Remember to play towards the front of the frets with as […]

This first chord we’re going to play is an Em. We’ll start by looking at how this is written out using chord diagrams. Then we’ll learn how to put our fingers in place and play the chord. Once you get the hang of this first chord, move on to lesson 12. Lesson 11 – Em […]