Bass arpeggios are a great way to build finger dexterity and familiarity with the fretboard. They also help to give a fuller harmonic foundation to your bass lines when used alongside chords. The basic four note triads are the best to start with. They’ll be the basis for everything you add to them later; rhythms, […]
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As you play an electric guitar or bass, its vibrations produce an electrical current which is then captured by pickups and sent directly to your amplifier via cables. Many cable manufacturers advertise their cables as providing superior sound clarity and enhanced bass response; unfortunately, such claims are completely misleading. What is a guitar cable? A
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Scale diagrams are a type of fretboard notation that visualizes how notes and patterns appear on your guitar’s neck. Because intervals (i.e. tones and semitones) define them, scale shapes can be moved up or down the fretboard according to any key for easy transposition. Major Scale The major scale is often one of the first
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Bb is an essential chord to have in your toolkit as a beginner guitarist. It often appears in conjunction with F and is therefore invaluable. This simple voicing requires only three fingers to use and allows you to strum the top strings while muted the lower ones – an effective way of adding Bb chords
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Bass guitar amps differ from regular guitar amplifiers in that their frequency response range differs significantly. Whereas normal guitar amplifiers use speakers capable of reproducing high frequencies, bass amps utilize larger speaker sizes in order to produce heavier low frequencies more easily while being smaller and lighter overall. Combo bass amps offer convenience while stacks
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Sad songs can be an extremely effective way to convey feelings. Although happy songs are more commonly performed, their lyrical content may be much deeper and meaningful if written with sadness in mind. Music created to accompany sad songs may help us release built up emotions more freely and relax more completely. Emotional lyrics Sad
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No one could predict that The Beach Boys would include a solemn G minor chord with lilting harmonies and upbeat percussion in their iconic song, “California Girls.” G minor also features prominently in Cherry Glazerr’s song, “Had Ten Dollaz”, which highlights her singer-songwriter’s anxiety. G Sharp Minor is a sharp key, meaning its key signature
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Bass guitar knobs are an important factor in controlling your instrument’s tone, with knobs serving to either add brightness and punch or warm and mellowness to its sound. Here we explore several of the most crucial bass guitar knobs and explain their purpose and operation. Split shaft knobs feature one coarse 18-spline fit on one
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Piezo pickups offer an effective solution for adding an enhanced brilliance to an acoustic guitar without altering its natural acoustic tone and resonance. In this blog post we’ll take a deeper dive into what they are and how they function on these instruments. Many people complain about piezo pickups sounding harsh and trebly; however, newer
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If you have ever heard guitarists refer to a ‘one, four, five’ chord progression, you know exactly what they mean. A chord is composed of three or more notes played at intervals (one octave above from their initial note) within a specific scale. Start with open chords before moving on to barre chords; this will
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