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To Fret Or Not To Fret (The Low E String on Bar Chords)

To Fret Or Not To Fret (The Low E String on Bar Chords) I wanted to write about this because this is a common, reoccurring issue with many guitar students. Many guitar students seem to have this whole, interesting misconception, that you are are not allowed to bar the low E string on an A-shape To Fret Or Not To Fret (The Low E String on Bar Chords)

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The Harmonic Series and Its Implications On Composition

Introduction The basic building blocks of western music are the result of hundreds of years of experimentation and evolution. Through these hundreds of years of evolution, we have arrived at 12 tones in a tempered scale and 12 intervals that are used in every genre of western music. While the styles of music change, they The Harmonic Series and Its Implications On Composition

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Why Do An Interval & Its Inversion Add up To 9 Instead of 8?

Why Do An Interval & Its Inversion Add up To 9 Instead of 8? Here’s something you may have wondered at some point in your musical studies or career: If there are only eight diatonic notes in an octave, why is it that when you invert any interval, the starting interval plus its inversion always Why Do An Interval & Its Inversion Add up To 9 Instead of 8?

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10 Guitar Things You Can Practice Without a Guitar

The Value of Practicing Away From The Guitar Although you might not always have a guitar at hand to practice on the spot, there are many things you can still practice when you don’t have a guitar with you. As a matter of fact: really great musicians have gotten to the level they are at 10 Guitar Things You Can Practice Without a Guitar

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10 Good Reasons Why You Want To Master Triads

10 Good Reasons Why You Want To Master Triads All too often music students think of triads (3 note chords) as being too basic. They want to rush to “the cool stuff”, those fancy 7th chords. Well folks: “triads” ARE the cool stuff! Triads are the basic foundation of our harmony. After all, the definition 10 Good Reasons Why You Want To Master Triads

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