E flat power chords are an indispensable component of any guitar player’s repertoire. From various genres and overtone spectrum intervals to being easy and fun to play distorted – an E flat power chord should feature as part of every guitarist’s repertoire. Power Chords are highly adaptable and will get you through many rock and […]
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The F6 chord is a major sixth chord composed of notes F, A and C and shares its identity with its relative minor seventh chord. Use this interactive piano chart to view the notes and inversions of an F6 chord, along with their inversions. For a text-based version that’s compatible with screen readers, click here.
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The blues scale is an indispensable foundation of guitar playing. Easy to remember and applicable across any key, it forms the cornerstone of a solid musical foundation. This scale is a minor pentatonic scale with one additional chromatic passing tone – flattened down to a blue note b3. When played properly, this note adds tension
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Harmonic minor stands out from its siblings by including a fully diminished seventh chord – giving it a classic sound and adding to its artistic value. Step one is to learn the C harmonic minor scale notes, intervals and scale degrees on piano treble clef. Step two involves identifying triad chord quality names. Triads Triads
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Pentatonic scales allow musicians to improvise within harmonic contexts more fluidly – this is particularly beneficial for beginners. Pentatonic scales differ from other scales by eliminating half step intervals from both major and minor scales, enabling guitarists to avoid chords that do not complement their melody. Pentatonic scales also offer a universal sound, enabling educators,
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G minor 7 chords can add a splash of extra color and interest to your guitar playing, as well as acting as an alternative G minor chord in certain progressions. Steve Goodman’s “City of New Orleans” features a Gm7 chord for an upbeat summer song vibe. How to play The Gm7 chord (known by many
This lesson will explore chords you can build using D Phrygian mode notes. Beginning with a piano diagram of both treble and bass clefs (with middle C highlighted), mode notes are presented with their interval positions and scale degree names. Scale The D Phrygian scale contains seven notes and has two flats as a key
The F dominant 7 sharp 9 chord (or F7(#9)) consists of five notes arranged as F, A, C, Eb and G# and is similar to its F 9 counterpart but with an additional augmented ninth added on top. View a text-based chart below or click here for an interactive piano version. Scales Scales are repeated
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Blues and Classic Rock music fans may recognize it from guitar heroes’ solos; this open sound is the hallmark of major pentatonic scale. Once you understand major pentatonic scale shapes, they open up an abundance of creative opportunities for riffs, solos, and melodies – helping you to expand beyond playing one scale shape at a
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The b diminished scale is an eight-note octatonic scale. It is one of the most frequently found chord qualities in blues music. Diminished scales are widely utilized across musical genres. Their distinctive sound can be heard through their combination of whole steps and half steps, distinguishing it from major scales. How to play it Diminished
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