Guitar Skills Legato A legato indicates that musical notes should be played connected. The standard notation indicates legato either with the word legato or by a slur (a curved line) under or above the notes that form one legato group.
Guitar Skills Finger Rolling If you play a melody and have to jump to a neighboring string within the same fret, you can use a finger roll so you don’t have to change position.
Guitar Skills The Sixteenth Note A sixteenth note (also called a semiquaver) represents the duration of a quarter of a beat in a 4/4-time signature.
Guitar Skills The C Major Scale The C Major Scale is one of the most used scales on the guitar. Learn to play all 7 patterns to play the scale on your guitar.
Guitar Skills The F# Half-Diminished Seventh Chord The F#m7b5 chord in the open position is a half-diminished seventh chord. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The G# Diminished Chord The G#mb5 chord is a diminished triad, which can be used as substitute for dominant 7th chords. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The Eighth Note The eighth note is notated with a filled-in note head. It has a straight note stem with one flag. It is played for one-eighth the duration of a whole note.
Guitar Skills The Quarter Note The quarter note is notated with a filled-in oval note head and a straight, flagless stem. It is played for one-quarter of the duration of a whole note.
Guitar Skills Downpicking Downpicking is a guitar-picking technique in which the player moves the pick in a downward motion, against one or more of the strings.
Guitar Skills The Thirty-Second Note A thirty-second note (also called a demisemiquaver) represents the duration of an eighth of a beat in a 4/4 time signature.
Guitar Skills The G Major Scale The G Major Scale is one of the most used scales on the guitar. Learn to play all 7 patterns to play the scale on your guitar.
Guitar Skills The A Minor Chord The A Minor chord in the open position is one of the five fundamental minor chord shapes. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The B Dominant 7th Chord The B Dominant 7th chord is a B Major chord with an additional minor seventh. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The D Major Chord The D Major chord in the open position is one of the five fundamental major chord shapes. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The A Major Chord The A Major chord in the open position is one of the five fundamental major chord shapes. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The C Major Chord The C Major chord in the open position is one of the five fundamental major chord shapes. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills The G Major Chord The G Major chord in the open position is one of the five fundamental major chord shapes. Learn how to play the chord with suggested finger positions.
Guitar Skills Alternate Picking Alternate picking is a guitar-playing technique where you hit the strings in an upward (V) and downward (п) direction alternately.
Guitar Skills Economy Picking Economy picking is a guitar-picking technique designed to maximize picking efficiency by combining alternate picking and sweep picking.
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