In celebration of spring approaching, let’s ring in the warmer weather with a classic baseball theme that everyone should know. This video features close-up shots of both hands playing theContinue readingTake Me Out To The Ballgame (Play-along Video TAB)
Amazing Grace (Chord Melody w/ Video TAB)
Here’s a short video demo with tablature showing how to play this guitar chord melody on Amazing Grace.
America the Beautiful (Chord Melody w/ Video TAB)
Today is Presidents Day in the states, so the tune du jour is a traditional American piece known as America the Beautiful. Here is a short video demo with tablatureContinue readingAmerica the Beautiful (Chord Melody w/ Video TAB)
Hallelujah (Chord Melody w/ Video TAB)
Check out this video play-along for an intermediate-level chord melody of “Hallelujah”, originally composed by Leonard Cohen. The video features shots of both right and left hands as well asContinue readingHallelujah (Chord Melody w/ Video TAB)
Star Spangled Banner for Guitar
This melody should need no introduction. This particular arrangement is written in the key of E major, which is also the key in which the famous Jimi Hendrix rendition isContinue readingStar Spangled Banner for Guitar
Bebop Fingering for Guitar (Study on “Donna Lee”)
Many jazz melodies can be difficult to play efficiently on guitar, particularly bebop melodies. Playing these melodies efficiently can require some careful pre-planning for your (left hand) fingering. This leadContinue readingBebop Fingering for Guitar (Study on “Donna Lee”)
Applying Advanced Chord Inversions
This time we will try applying these seventh chord inversions to a jazz standard. This tune is made up of mostly cliche jazz chord progressions such as ii-V-I, which isContinue readingApplying Advanced Chord Inversions
Using Advanced Chord Inversions
Now it’s time use the inversions we learned in previous lessons in some real chord progressions that would occur in any standard composition. This sheet features a ii-V-I (two-five-one) progressionContinue readingUsing Advanced Chord Inversions
Advanced Chord Inversions (Diminished 7th)
Diminished chords provide a unique color which can be characterized as tense or suspenseful. These chords work well as passing chords or for harmonizing chromatic passages. [br] [br][br]
Advanced Chord Inversions (Minor 7 b5)
Minor seventh flat-five chords occur often in jazz, especially in songs written in a minor key. This type of seventh chord is also known as a half-diminished chord. [br] [br][br]