Chords Outside the Scale - Think Outside the Box
Just playing chords and notes from the key you are playing is always a quick and easy way to knock out some riffs, but what if you want to try something a little different, a little more interesting? Well, for just that reason, we’re starting a new weekly series here at FretFeed calledThink Outside the [...]
Jazz Guitar Rhythm
Jazz music offers a wealth of inspiration for any musician. Many popular artists like John Mayer incorporate jazz stylings into their music. Today we’re going to be taking a look at some basic chord shapes and rhythmic techniques to get you started playing jazz guitar.
10 Chromatic Exercises to Spice Things Up
Most guitar players are familiar with the chormatic exercise, and use it to improve their chops and warm-up before session. Most guitar players know how boring these exercises can get as well. Try adding these variations on the old standard to both improve your playing, and keep your practices interesting.
The Major Scale - Modal Music part 1
We previously talked about the major and minor scales, their construction, and the theory behind them. Today we are going to take a closer look at how to apply this scale to our playing. This post is the first talking about the seven modes of the major scale, so we’ll also take a look at [...]
Intro to Chord Theory: Building Triads
Once you have an understanding of how scales work, it’s time to start understanding how chords are constructed. The basic building block of chords is called a triad, and today we going to be explaining what these are, and how they work.
