Archive for July 2008
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Major & Minor Scales - Scale Theory pt. 2
If you haven’t read the first post on Scale Theory, and are new to this, I highly recommend you do.
Be a Real Guitar Hero: White Zombie - Thunderkiss ‘65
Tuning & Tone
The Tuning on this song is in standard E A D G B E. For the tone, I want you to hook up all the distortion effects you have, and crank them up. Really high. Got that? Ok, now go to the store and buy some more, and hook that up too. And [...]
Intro to Scale Theory: Scale Intervals & Scale Formulas
Scales are all built off of a root note. If someone says a song is in the key of D, then D is the root note. If a song is in the key of A minor, then A is the root note. Scale Intervals are based on how far notes are from the root note. [...]
The 12 note system, Whole Steps and Half Steps
This is the first in a multi-part series to help Guitarist’s better understand music theory. This article provides a basic understanding of the system all western music is built upon.
Be a Real Guitar Hero: Deep Purple-Smoke on the Water
Welcome to the first in a multi-part series. In a tribute to one of my favorite franchises, Guitar Hero, We will be providing lessons and tabs from the entire set list! And what better place to kick off this series, and this site, than with “Smoke on the Water”?
